Should I remove Coupon Marvel?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
80% remove it20% keep it
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
United States Rank #40,002
Reach 0.0012%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 7.12 days
210.09 days >
Average installed length: 110.39 days
Versions
Version | Distribution |
1.0.0.2 |
100.00% |
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Other programs by Social Growth Technologies, Inc
Coupon Marvel
from Social Growth Technologies, Inc
What is Coupon Marvel?
This is a unwanted web browser extensions that displays various coupons on a web page. It is also known as Charm Savings.
About (from Social Growth Technologies, Inc)
Coupon Marvel gives you the best coupons and deals as you browse the web. If you shop at one of our participating merchants, Coupon Marvel will alert you with all the relevant coupons and deals. Coupon Marvel appears as a small badge showing the amount of discounts we detect at the website you're browsing. Interested? ... Read more
Overview
Coupon Marvel is a software program developed by Social Growth Technologies, Inc. During setup, the program registers itself to launch on boot through a Windows Schedule Task in order to automatically start-up (this is typically done to avoid any UAC prompts). It adds a Browser Helper Object (BHO) to Internet Explorer. The primary executable is named coupon-marvel.dll. A majority of users end up uninstalling this less than a week of it being installed. The setup package generally installs about 6 files and is usually about 3.46 MB (3,631,497 bytes). Relative to the overall usage of users who have this installed on their PCs, most are running Windows 10 and Windows 7 (SP1). While about 70% of users of Coupon Marvel come from the United States, it is also popular in India and United Kingdom.
- Malware detected in the program
- Automatically starts with Windows
- Integrates into the web browser
- Typically distributed through a pay-per-install bundle
- The experts agree, you should remove it!
Warning, multiple anti-virus scanners have detected possible malware in Coupon Marvel.
coupon-marvel.dll (04396cc9f1670ec99377b6962532f76b) has been flagged by the following 2 scanners: |
Anti-Virus software | Version | Detection |
Malwarebytes |
v2014.11.20.03 |
PUP.Optional.CouponMarvel.A |
Symantec |
11/20/2014 rev. 5 |
WS.Reputation |
Coupon Marvel has been found to be bundled with 3rd party software. If you have not purposefully installed this, you should be safe uninstalling it.
Program details
Displayed publisher: Coupon Marvel
URL: www.coupon-marvel.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\coupon marvel
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\Coupon Marvel\Uninstall.exe" /S
Estimated size: 3.46 MB
Files installed by Coupon Marvel
Program module: | coupon-marvel.dll (Malware detected) |
Name: | Coupon Marvel |
Path: | C:\Program Files\coupon marvel\coupon-marvel.dll |
MD5: | 04396cc9f1670ec99377b6962532f76b |
Additional files:
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Uninstall.exe - Coupon Marvel
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CouponMarvel.exe
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CouponMarvel32.dll
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CouponMarvel64.dll
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setup.exe
Behaviors exhibited
Internet Explorer BHO
- coupon-marvel.dll is installed in Internet Explorer as a BHO (Browser Helper Object) under the name 'Coupon Marvel' with the class of {b3e3f753-ef08-4a62-9fb9-43a83cb0818b}.
Scheduled Task (Boot/Login)
- CouponMarvel.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named Coupon Marvel.
How do I remove Coupon Marvel?
You can uninstall Coupon Marvel from your computer by using the Add/Remove Program feature in the Window's Control Panel.
- 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.
- When you find the program Coupon Marvel, 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).
- Follow the prompts. A progress bar shows you how long it will take to remove Coupon Marvel.
- 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 Coupon Marvel you can restore them to their previous default settings.
Microsoft Internet Explorer
- Open Internet Explorer and click the Tools button, and then click Internet options.
- Click the Advanced tab, and then click Reset. Select the Delete personal settings check box if you would also like to remove search providers, Accelerators and home pages. When Internet Explorer finishes applying default settings, click Close, and then click OK.
- The changes will take effect the next time you open IE.
Mozilla Firefox
- At the top of the Firefox window, click the Firefox button, go over to the Help sub-menu and select Troubleshooting Information.
- To continue, click Reset Firefox in the confirmation window that opens. It will close and be reset.
- When it's done, a window will list the information that was imported. Click Finish and Firefox will open.
Google Chrome
- Open Chrome and click the Chrome menu on the browser toolbar.
- Select Settings. In the "Search" section, click Manage search engine. Check if (Default) is displayed next to your preferred search engine. If not, mouse over it and click Make default. Mouse over any other suspicious search engine entries that are not familiar and click X to remove them.
- When the "Show Home button" checkbox is selected, a web address appears below it. If you want the Homepage button to open up a different webpage, click Change to enter a link.
- Restart Google Chrome.
OS VERSIONS
Win 10 52%
Win Vista 4%
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HOW IT STARTS
Scheduled task? Yes
(Runs on Windows boot)
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 80%
Keep it 20%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 10 |
52.17% |
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Windows 7 |
39.13% |
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Windows Vista |
8.70% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
Windows 8.1 |
26.09% |
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Windows 7 Home Premium |
17.39% |
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Windows 7 Ultimate |
13.04% |
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Windows 8 |
8.70% |
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Windows Vista Home Premiu... |
8.70% |
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Windows 8.1 Connected |
8.70% |
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Geography
69.70% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
United States |
69.70% |
India |
9.09% |
United Kingdom |
9.09% |
Australia |
3.03% |
Iran |
3.03% |
Germany |
3.03% |
Italy |
3.03% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard |
44.44% |
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Dell |
16.67% |
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Samsung |
11.11% |
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ASUS |
11.11% |
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Toshiba |
5.56% |
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Lenovo |
5.56% |
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Acer |
5.56% |
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Common models |
HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... |
10.00% |
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Samsung 300E4C/300E5C/300... |
10.00% |
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YiFang NXM1012BCP |
5.00% |
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TOSHIBA Satellite L670D |
5.00% |
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Microsoft Corporation Sur... |
5.00% |
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LENOVO Lenovo 3000 ... |
5.00% |
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