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Should I remove soafe saaVoe?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
84% remove it16% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Bad
What do people think about it?
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How common is it?
Reach 0.0005%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 47.28 days
782.85 days >
Average installed length: 411.33 days

soafe saaVoe

What is soafe saaVoe?

Safe Saver (Safe Save) from Moshe Caspi of bestdealapp.info is an adware/spyware web browser hijacker. The browser extension includes various features that will modify the default or custom settings of the browser including the home page and search settings.

About  (from Moshe Caspi)

Safesaver is a brand new cross browser add-on that helps you to get the best online shopping experience. As soon as it is downloaded and installed, it scans the Web for the latest coupons, and discounts.

Overview

It adds a Browser Helper Object (BHO) to Internet Explorer. The primary executable is named 51d6bc821c9a6.dll. A majority of users end up uninstalling this less than a week of it being installed. The setup package generally installs about 3 files.
  • Malware detected in the program
  • Integrates into the web browser
  • Typically distributed through a pay-per-install bundle
  • Hijacks the web browser's home page
  • Most users and experts agree, you should remove it!
Warning, multiple anti-virus scanners have detected possible malware in soafe saaVoe.
51d6bc821c9a6.dll (05234975b085632d70d89c2f420c5107) has been flagged by the following 7 scanners:
Anti-Virus softwareVersionDetection
AhnLab-V3 2013.07.05 Adware/Win32.MegaSearch
Comodo Security 16548 ApplicUnwnt
ESET-NOD32 7.8529 a variant of Win32/Adware.MultiPlug.I
Kingsoft AntiVirus 331020.49267 Win32.Troj.MultiPlug.I.(kcloud)
Sophos 4.90 FastSave
Vba32 AntiVirus 3.12.22.2 BScope.Adware.MegaSearch
VIPRE Antivirus 19314 Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT
soafe saaVoe 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: safe save
URL: safesaver.net
Installation folder: C:\ProgramData\soafe saavoe
Uninstaller: "C:\ProgramData\soafe saaVoe\uninstall.exe" /path=C:\ProgramData\soafe saaVoe

Program filesFiles installed by soafe saaVoe

Program module:51d6bc821c9a6.dll (Malware detected)
Path:C:\ProgramData\soafe saavoe\51d6bc821c9a6.dll
MD5:05234975b085632d70d89c2f420c5107
Additional files:
  • 51d5f4d2d486d.dll
  • uninstall.exe

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

2 Internet Explorer BHOs
  • 51d6bc821c9a6.dll is installed in Internet Explorer as a BHO (Browser Helper Object) under the name 'savenashare' with the class of {6754CBE8-FD9F-55AC-60F1-1CA59D326461}.
  • 51d5f4d2d486d.dll is installed in Internet Explorer as a BHO (Browser Helper Object) under the name 'soafe saaVoe' with the class of {7B90A4E6-03DE-759F-F5EF-B6C5978D0502}.

How do I remove soafe saaVoe?

You can uninstall soafe saaVoe 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 soafe saaVoe, 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 soafe saaVoe.
  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.

How do I reset my web browser?

If your web browser homepage and search settings have been modfied by soafe saaVoe you can restore them to their previous default settings.
Microsoft Internet Explorer
Mozilla Firefox
Google Chrome

OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 56%
Win 7 11%
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 84%
Keep it 16%
 
AVERAGE INSTALL LIFESPAN
411.33
Days

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 66.67%
Windows 10 22.22%
Windows Vista 11.11%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Professional 44.44%
Windows 7 Starter 11.11%
Windows Vista Business 11.11%
Windows 8 Pro with Media ... 11.11%
Windows 8 Pro 11.11%
Windows 7 Ultimate 11.11%

Distribution by countryGeography

35.71% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 35.71%
  Mexico 14.29%
  MK 7.14%
  MA 7.14%
  TN 7.14%
  Colombia 7.14%
  BM 7.14%
  DZ 7.14%
  Germany 7.14%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Dell 50.00%
Hewlett-Packard 33.33%
Acer 16.67%
Common models
innotek GmbH VirtualBox 14.29%
HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... 14.29%
HP 500B Microtower 14.29%
Dell OptiPlex 745 ... 14.29%
Dell Inspiron 1545 14.29%
Dell Inspiron 1525 14.29%


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