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Should I remove Savingsbull Services?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
81% remove it19% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Bad
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
Reach 0.0003%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 137.35 days
326.06 days >
Average installed length: 171.32 days

Versions

VersionDistribution
1.0.0.0 100.00%

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Savingsbull Services

What is Savingsbull Services?

EULA: "The Toolbar monitors and records the ways in which you use your computer and the websites you visit so that: (i) you can receive targeted advertisements. The Toolbar interacts with your computer by displaying advertisements, including without limitation by inserting into web pages or displaying over parts of such web pages advertisements, banners or coupons that would not otherwise appear. Converting words on pages you view into hyperlinks that are linked to advertisements. Monitoring and recording the domain name of each page you view, the advertisements that appear on these pages, and the advertisements that you click."

About  (from Adpeak)

Savings Bull is free to you and all your friends. And thats the way we like it! Bringing you the best deals on the internet in no time at all is our passion. To maintain our servers & electric bills we use ads. Advertisements pay our bills, this same method is used by Google, Facebook, AOL and any other great big name...  Read more
Overview
  • Possible malware installed by this program
  • Connects to a server over the Internet
  • Installs a Windows Service
  • Typically distributed through a pay-per-install bundle
  • Displays unwanted advertisements
  • The experts agree, you should remove it!
Warning, multiple anti-virus scanners have detected possible malware in Savingsbull Services.
adpeakproxy.exe (8cbe07b5aa098830acb1e1f555c7f92b) has been flagged by the following 14 scanners:
Anti-Virus softwareVersionDetection
avast! 2014.9-140111 Win32:PUP-gen [PUP]
AVG 2015.0.3598 Generic5
ESET-NOD32 8.9266 Win32/AdWare.Adpeak.A
IKARUS anti.virus t3scan.2.2.29 AdWare.Win32.Adpeak
K7 AntiVirus 13.175.10781 Riskware
K7GW 13.175.10781 Riskware ( 0040eff71 )
Malwarebytes v2014.01.11.12 PUP.Optional.Adpeak
McAfee 5600.7254 Adware-Adpeak
McAfee-GW-Edition 7.7254 Adware-Adpeak
Microsoft Security Essentials 1.10201 Adware:Win32/Adpeak
Sophos 4.96 AdPeak
Trend Micro 10.465.11 ADW_ADPEAK
TrendMicro-HouseCall 7.2.328 ADW_ADPEAK
VIPRE Antivirus 25234 Adware.Adpeak (fs)
       View all 14 all detections
Savingsbull Services has been found to be bundled with 3rd party software. If you have not purposefully installed this, you should be safe uninstalling it.

Program detailsProgram details

Displayed publisher: Adpeak, Inc.
URL: www.savingsbull.com/aboutthisad.php
Help link: www.savingsbull.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\savingsbull services
Uninstaller: MsiExec.exe /X{739027FD-0200-4F32-A9AC-8E4058065C1A}
(The Windows Installer is used for the installation, maintenance, and removal.)
Language: English (United States)

Program filesFiles installed by Savingsbull Services

Program executable:adpeakproxy.exe (Malware detected)
Name:AdpeakProxy.exe
Path:C:\Program Files\savingsbull services\adpeakproxy.exe
MD5:8cbe07b5aa098830acb1e1f555c7f92b
Additional files:
  • installdll.dll - AdpeakRegisterLSP64.exe (RegisterLSP)
  • adpeakregisterlsp.exe
  • microsoft.deployment.windowsinstaller.dll (by Outercurve Foundation) - Windows Installer XML
  • installbat.dll
  • pcproxydll.dll

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

Service
  • adpeakproxy.exe runs as a service named 'AdpeakProxy' (AdpeakProxy) "Adpeak Service".
Network connections
  • adpeakproxy.exe connects to l1.ycs.vip.nyc.yahoo.com (216.115.104.240 port 443).

Program resource utilizationResource utilization averages

adpeakproxy.exe
Memory:24.93 MB
21.09 MB average
Total CPU:0.0009175707%
0.031193% average
Kernel CPU:0.00081551%
0.016088% average
User CPU:0.00010206%
0.015104% average
CPU cycles/sec:17,043,317
8,062,084 average
I/O reads/min:54 Bytes
435.61 KB average
I/O writes/min:72 Bytes
105.02 KB average

How do I remove Savingsbull Services?

You can uninstall Savingsbull Services from your computer by using the Add/Remove Program feature in the Window's Control Panel.
  1. On the Start menu (for Windows 8, right-click the screen's bottom-left corner), click Control Panel, and then, under Programs, do one of the following:
    • Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click Uninstall a Program.
    • Windows XP: Click Add or Remove Programs.
  2. When you find the program Savingsbull Services, click it, and then do one of the following:
    • Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click Uninstall.
    • Windows XP: Click the Remove or Change/Remove tab (to the right of the program).
  3. Follow the prompts. A progress bar shows you how long it will take to remove Savingsbull Services.
  4. If for some reason uninstallation fails, please install Microsoft's uninstall fixer utility which will help fix problems with programs that can't be uninstalled at support.microsoft.com.

OS VERSIONS
Win 10 60%
Win XP 20%
 
HOW IT RUNS
Windows Service? Yes
(Installs a service)
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 81%
Keep it 19%

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 10 60.00%
Windows 7 20.00%
Windows XP 20.00%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 8.1 60.00%
Windows 7 Home Premium 20.00%
Microsoft Windows XP 20.00%

Distribution by countryGeography

100.00% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 100.00%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Toshiba 40.00%
Hewlett-Packard 40.00%
Dell 20.00%
Common models
TOSHIBA Satellite L855 20.00%
TOSHIBA Satellite L75D-A 20.00%
Hewlett-Packard h8-1534 20.00%
Dell Studio XPS 9100 20.00%
Compaq Presario 061 RE477... 20.00%

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