Should I remove DealsCompare?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
74% remove it26% keep it
What do people think about it?
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How common is it?
Global Rank #42,621
United States Rank #43,982
Reach 0.0021%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 6.69 days
197.46 days >
Average installed length: 103.75 days
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DealsCompare
from DealsCompare Software
What is DealsCompare?
DealsCompare is an adware web browser extension that will display ads within the user's browser. This web browser addon is a coupon deal finder that is distributed through adware monetizer Web-Pick through the InstalleRex pay-per-install (PPI) platform. It is typically bundled with third-party offers. The addon will popup coupon ads when the user visits certain affiliate web sites.
Overview
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. A scheduled task is added to Windows Task Scheduler in order to launch the program at various scheduled times (the schedule varies depending on the version). The main program executable is DCompare.exe. Typically most users end up uninstalling this just after a few days. The software installer includes 7 files and is usually about 1.14 MB (1,200,232 bytes).
- Possible malware installed by this program
- Starts automatically
- Loads into the web browser
- The wisdom of the crowd agrees, you should remove it!
Warning, multiple anti-virus scanners have detected possible malware in DealsCompare.
DCompare.exe (a35b2f754f97b00d0b0419842cc4bcc3) has been flagged by the following 11 scanners: |
Anti-Virus software | Version | Detection |
Lavasoft Ad-Aware |
1120 |
Gen:Variant.Adware.AddLyrics.5 |
AhnLab-V3 |
2013.12.30 |
Adware/Win32.AddLyrics |
avast! |
2014.9-140111 |
Win32:Agent-ASMU [PUP] |
Bitdefender |
1.0.20.55 |
Gen:Variant.Adware.AddLyrics.5 |
Comodo Security |
17520 |
Application.Win32.AddLyrics.X |
Dr.Web |
9.0.0.011 |
Trojan.Revizer.12 |
Emsisoft Anti-Malware |
8.14.01.11.06 |
Gen:Variant.Adware.AddLyrics |
F-Secure |
11.2014-11-01_7 |
Gen:Variant.Adware.AddLyrics.5 |
G Data |
14.1.22 |
Gen:Variant.Adware.AddLyrics |
MicroWorld-eScan |
15.0.0.33 |
Gen:Variant.Adware.AddLyrics.5 |
Panda Antivirus |
14.01.11.06 |
Suspicious file |
150.dll (116a293edd5505188ad49c9f0f762bfb) has been flagged by the following 2 scanners: |
Anti-Virus software | Software version | Detection |
Dr.Web |
7.00.7.12100 |
Trojan.Revizer.1 |
Symantec |
20131.1.5.61 |
WS.Reputation.1 |
View all 13 all detections
Bundled relationships
View all 5
Program details
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\dealscompare
Uninstaller: C:\Program Files\DealsCompare\Uninstall.exe
Estimated size: 1.14 MB
Files installed by DealsCompare
Program executable: | DCompare.exe (Malware detected) |
Path: | C:\Program Files\dealscompare\DCompare.exe |
MD5: | a35b2f754f97b00d0b0419842cc4bcc3 |
Additional files:
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150.dll
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(Malware detected) DCompare.exe
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Uninstall.exe
Behaviors exhibited
Internet Explorer BHO
- 150.dll is installed in Internet Explorer as a BHO (Browser Helper Object) under the name 'DealsCompare' with the class of {5c59216f-412b-4967-a0fc-bc552c48810d}.
Scheduled Task
- DCompare.exe is scheduled as a task named 'DealsCompare Update' (runs daily at 21:36).
Scheduled Task (Boot/Login)
- DCompare.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named DealsCompare Update.
How do I remove DealsCompare?
You can uninstall DealsCompare 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 DealsCompare, 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 DealsCompare.
- 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 DealsCompare 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 7 (SP1) 55%
Win 7 2%
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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 74%
Keep it 26%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 |
57.14% |
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Windows 10 |
35.71% |
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Windows XP |
4.76% |
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Windows Vista |
2.38% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
Windows 7 Home Premium |
45.24% |
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Windows 8 |
19.05% |
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Windows 8.1 |
11.90% |
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Windows 7 Professional |
9.52% |
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Microsoft Windows XP |
4.76% |
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Windows 8.1 Pro |
4.76% |
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Geography
43.48% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
United States |
43.48% |
France |
28.26% |
United Kingdom |
19.57% |
Iran |
4.35% |
Canada |
2.17% |
Italy |
2.17% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard |
30.00% |
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Acer |
20.00% |
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ASUS |
17.50% |
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Dell |
12.50% |
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Toshiba |
7.50% |
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GIGABYTE |
5.00% |
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Sony |
2.50% |
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Samsung |
2.50% |
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Lenovo |
2.50% |
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Common models |
TOSHIBA SATELLITE L850 |
2.56% |
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TOSHIBA SATELLITE C850-1K... |
2.56% |
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TOSHIBA Satellite C50-A |
2.56% |
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Sony VPCF11Z1EI |
2.56% |
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Samsung 300E4A/300E5A/300... |
2.56% |
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Packard Bell ixtreme M574... |
2.56% |
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