Should I remove DiscountCow?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
59% remove it41% keep it
What do people think about it?
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How common is it?
United States Rank #45,621
Reach 0.0006%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 7.82 days
230.79 days >
Average installed length: 121.26 days
Versions
| Version | Distribution |
| 1.0 |
100.00% |
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DiscountCow
from Evolved Marketing B.V
What is DiscountCow?
DiscountCow is an web browser advertisement extension that delivers ads to the user's web browser. Ads are in the form of traditional banners as well as context-hyper links. Ads delivered are injected on any web page the software decides to include it on and not just those affiliated with the software or its affiliates. The ads are not affiliated nor endorsed by the underlying websites on which they appear. The program periodically connects with its remote servers to download new ad feeds and will report back the domains and URLs the user visits as well as the links and advertisements the user clicks on while browsing the web.
Overview
It adds a background controller service that is set to automatically run. Delaying the start of this service is possible through the service manager. The main program executable is impresx.exe. The software installer includes 21 files and is usually about 6.36 MB (6,670,019 bytes).
- Possible malware installed by this program
- Adds a background Windows Service
- Displays unwanted advertisements
Warning, multiple anti-virus scanners have detected possible malware in DiscountCow.
| impresx.exe (bd433822f9523a2c6760f83f9f519a99) has been flagged by the following 4 scanners: |
| Anti-Virus software | Version | Detection |
| Antiy-AVL |
1.0.0.1 |
GrayWare[AdWare:not-a-virus]/Win32.AdMoo |
| Kaspersky |
14.0.0.3446 |
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.AdMoo |
| TrendMicro-HouseCall |
7.2.218 |
Suspicious_GEN.F47V0624 |
| Vba32 AntiVirus |
3.12.26.3 |
AdWare.AdMoo |
Program details
Displayed publisher: ImpresX
URL: www.discount-cow.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\discountcow
Uninstaller: C:\Program Files\DiscountCow\uninst.exe
Estimated size: 6.36 MB
Files installed by DiscountCow
| Program executable: | impresx.exe (Malware detected) |
| Name: | ImpresX.exe |
| Path: | C:\Program Files\discountcow\impresx.exe |
| MD5: | bd433822f9523a2c6760f83f9f519a99 |
Additional files:
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regimpresx64.exe (by ImpresX)
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ImpresXCert.dll (by ImpresX)
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regimpresx.exe
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wfpimpresx.exe - WFPInstaller
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ImpresX64.dll
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ImpresX.dll
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ImpresXDLL.dll
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uninst.exe
Behaviors exhibited
Service
- ImpresX.exe runs as a service named 'ImpresX' (ImpresX) "ImpresX Service".
How do I remove DiscountCow?
You can uninstall DiscountCow 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 DiscountCow, 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 DiscountCow.
- 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 7 (SP1) 64%
Win Vista (SP2) 9%
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HOW IT RUNS
Windows Service? Yes
(Installs a service)
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 59%
Keep it 41%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 7 |
63.64% |
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| Windows 10 |
27.27% |
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| Windows Vista |
9.09% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
27.27% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
18.18% |
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| Windows 8.1 |
18.18% |
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| Windows 8 |
9.09% |
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| Windows Vista Home Premiu... |
9.09% |
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| Windows 7 Starter |
9.09% |
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Geography
94.74% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
94.74% |
| Brazil |
5.26% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Hewlett-Packard |
40.00% |
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| Dell |
20.00% |
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| Acer |
10.00% |
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| ASUS |
10.00% |
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| Lenovo |
10.00% |
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| Gateway |
10.00% |
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Common models |
| Positivo Positivo Mobile |
9.09% |
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| LENOVO 2352CTO |
9.09% |
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| HP-Pavilion RK572AA-ABA a... |
9.09% |
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| Hewlett-Packard p7-1080t |
9.09% |
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| HP ProBook 4540s |
9.09% |
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| HP 2000 Notebook PC |
9.09% |
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