Should I remove Giant Savings?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
85% remove it15% keep it
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
Global Rank #13,513
United States Rank #12,904
Reach 0.0224%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 29.35 days
865.93 days >
Average installed length: 454.98 days
Versions
Version | Distribution |
1.24.151.151 |
19.05% |
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1.23.151.151 |
10.20% |
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1.20.150.150 |
16.33% |
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1.18.149.149 |
54.42% |
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Giant Savings
What is Giant Savings?
Giant Savings from 215 Apps (Amazing Apps/50onRed) installs a web browser extension (Internet Explorer Browser Helper Object) to view web pages loaded and looks for affiliated merchants in order to possibly provide better pricing or alternative deals on a given product or merchant. Basically if Giant Savings (215 Apps) has a pre-arranged affiliate relationship with a similar merchant it will alert you when you visit through your web browser. Giant Savings is a ad supported product and will show you advertisements as you browse the web. When you install the plug-in, it also has a background process that will attempt to disabled other 'conflicting' extensions that might interfere with it, this includes other competing products as well as some security products (in the software's EULA, you actually agreed to this) "By installing the Plugin, you consent to the Plugin in disabling other conflicting software and we understand you have chosen to use our software to customize your social media pages over other available software packages". Warning, this program is very aggressive adware. Not only does it hijack the user's browser and settings, it hijacks visited web sites by injecting its own advertising over the web sites ads including Adsense.
About (from 215 Apps)
Giant Savings takes couponing to the next level by providing users with an easy to use coupon list they can use to save as they browse. Savings in a single click. The sad truth about online shopping is the most people are spending money they don't have to. All of the big name retailers are putting out multiple coupons ... Read more
Overview
- Possible malware installed by this program
- Loads into the web browser
- Built on the Crossrider toolbar platform and potentially unwanted
- May inject ads in the web browser
- 'Offers' to modify the browser's home and search pages by default
- Typically distributed through a pay-per-install bundle
- Injects advertisements unassociated with the underlying web page
- Generally known to have a low reputation
- The experts agree, you should remove it!
Warning, multiple anti-virus scanners have detected possible malware in Giant Savings.
Giant Savings-bg.exe (c5af2f30e7c4abf18a132d78f8f05403) has been flagged by the following 15 scanners: |
Anti-Virus software | Version | Detection |
AVG |
2014.0.3444 |
Suspicion: unknown virus |
Bitdefender |
1.0.20.710 |
Adware.Agent.NNP |
Dr.Web |
9.0.0.0142 |
Adware.Plugin.14 |
F-Secure |
11.2013-22-05_4 |
Adware.Agent.NNP |
G Data |
13.5.22 |
Adware.Agent.NNP |
IKARUS anti.virus |
t3scan.1.3.5.0 |
AdWare.Agent |
Kingsoft AntiVirus |
331020.18219 |
Win32.Troj.Agent.tq.(kcloud) |
MicroWorld-eScan |
14.0.0.426 |
Adware.Agent.NNP |
NANO AntiVirus |
0.22.8.49711 |
Trojan.Win32.Plugin.batpwq |
nProtect |
13.01.22.01 |
Trojan/W32.Agent.907648.B |
Sophos |
4.85 |
AppRider |
TrendMicro-HouseCall |
7.2.142 |
TROJ_GEN.RCBH1J3 |
Vba32 AntiVirus |
3.12.18.4 |
Trojan.Agent.aidw |
VIPRE Antivirus |
15164 |
GamePlayLabs (v) |
ViRobot |
2011.4.7.4223 |
Trojan.Win32.A.Agent.907648 |
Giant Savings.dll (a70546b94ac11027814ced8a1af3ff52) has been flagged by the following 26 scanners: |
Anti-Virus software | Software version | Detection |
Lavasoft Ad-Aware |
12.0.163.0 |
Gen:Variant.Adware.VidSaver.1 |
Agnitum Outpost |
5.5.1.3 |
PUA.Toolbar! |
Avira AntiVir |
7.11.133.86 |
Adware/VidSaver.1.55 |
Baidu-International |
3.5.1.41473 |
Adware.Win32.CrossRider.gen |
Bitdefender |
7.2 |
Gen:Variant.Adware.VidSaver.1 |
Bkav FE |
1.3.0.4924 |
W32.Clodb67.Trojan.015d |
CAT-QuickHeal |
12.00 |
Adware.Crossid (Not a Virus) |
Clam AntiVirus |
0.97.3 |
Win.Adware.Vidsaver |
Comodo Security |
17835 |
ApplicUnwnt |
Dr.Web |
7.00.7.12100 |
Adware.Plugin.24 |
Emsisoft Anti-Malware |
3.0.0.596 |
Gen:Variant.Adware.VidSaver.1 (B) |
ESET-NOD32 |
9460 |
Win32/Toolbar.CrossRider |
F-Prot |
4.7.1.166 |
W32/VidSav.A.gen!Eldorado |
F-Secure |
11.0.19100.45 |
Gen:Variant.Adware.VidSaver.1 |
G Data |
24 |
Gen:Variant.Adware.VidSaver.1 |
IKARUS anti.virus |
T3.1.5.6.0 |
Win32.SuspectCrc |
K7 AntiVirus |
9.176.11239 |
Adware ( 7213eafd0 ) |
K7GW |
9.176.11226 |
Unwanted-Program ( 00454f261 ) |
Kingsoft AntiVirus |
2013.04.09.267 |
Win32.Heur.KVMF58.hy.(kcloud) |
Malwarebytes |
1.75.0001 |
PUP.GamePlayLabs |
MicroWorld-eScan |
12.0.250.0 |
Gen:Variant.Adware.VidSaver.1 |
Sophos |
4.97.0 |
AppRider |
Symantec |
20131.1.5.61 |
Adware.Crossid |
Trend Micro |
9.740-1012 |
TROJ_GEN.R0CBC0OIB13 |
TrendMicro-HouseCall |
9.700-1001 |
TROJ_GEN.R0CBC0OIB13 |
VIPRE Antivirus |
26766 |
GamePlayLabs (v) |
Uninstall.exe (1951be5bb980ce3357d53908995e526a) has been flagged by the following 23 scanners: |
Anti-Virus software | Software version | Detection |
Lavasoft Ad-Aware |
12.0.163.0 |
Adware.Agent.NNP |
AVG |
13.0.0.3169 |
MalSign.Skodna.4D3 |
Baidu-International |
3.5.1.41473 |
Trojan.Win32.Toolbar.aLN |
Bitdefender |
7.2.5028.0 |
Adware.Agent.NNP |
Bkav FE |
1.3.0.4613 |
HW32.CDB.A48d |
Comodo Security |
17565 |
UnclassifiedMalware |
Dr.Web |
|
Adware.Plugin.14 |
Emsisoft Anti-Malware |
3.0.0.596 |
Adware.Agent.NNP (B) |
ESET-NOD32 |
9257 |
Win32/Toolbar.CrossRider.B |
Fortinet FortiGate |
5.1.147.0 |
Adware/Fam.NB |
G Data |
22 |
Adware.Agent.NNP |
IKARUS anti.virus |
T3.1.5.6.0 |
AdWare.Agent |
K7 AntiVirus |
9.175.10750 |
Trojan ( 0048c26f1 ) |
K7GW |
9.175.10750 |
Trojan ( 0048c26f1 ) |
McAfee |
5.600.0.1067 |
Artemis!1951BE5BB980 |
McAfee-GW-Edition |
2013 |
Heuristic.BehavesLike.Win32.Suspicious-SFX.G |
MicroWorld-eScan |
12.0.250.0 |
Adware.Agent.NNP |
NANO AntiVirus |
0.28.0.57029 |
Trojan.Win32.Plugin.crbipj |
nProtect |
2014-01-06.03 |
Adware.Agent.NNP |
Sophos |
4.96.0 |
AppRider |
TrendMicro-HouseCall |
9.700.0.1001 |
TROJ_GEN.R0CBOH0J813 |
Vba32 AntiVirus |
3.12.24.3 |
Trojan.Agent |
VIPRE Antivirus |
25156 |
GamePlayLabs (fs) |
Giant SavingsGui.exe (1ce03bc4bf26f176cef31dcc74919a6a) has been flagged by the following 12 scanners: |
Anti-Virus software | Software version | Detection |
Baidu-International |
3.5.1.41473 |
Trojan.Win32.Toolbar.akg |
CAT-QuickHeal |
12.00 |
Adware.Crossid (Not a Virus) |
Dr.Web |
|
Adware.Plugin.14 |
ESET-NOD32 |
9279 |
a variant of Win32/Toolbar.CrossRider.F |
K7 AntiVirus |
9.175.10814 |
Unwanted-Program ( 00454f261 ) |
K7GW |
9.175.10814 |
Unwanted-Program ( 00454f261 ) |
Malwarebytes |
1.75.0.1 |
PUP.GamePlayLabs |
Sophos |
4.96.0 |
AppRider |
Symantec |
20131.1.5.61 |
Adware.Crossid |
Trend Micro |
9.740.0.1012 |
TROJ_GEN.R0CBC0OJH13 |
TrendMicro-HouseCall |
9.700.0.1001 |
TROJ_GEN.R0CBC0OJH13 |
VIPRE Antivirus |
25350 |
GamePlayLabs (v) |
Giant Savings.exe (ef4e0be0fad7790d8191420bceefdb97) has been flagged by the following 10 scanners: |
Anti-Virus software | Software version | Detection |
Bitdefender |
7.2 |
Adware.Generic.554623 |
CAT-QuickHeal |
12.00 |
Adware.Crossid (Not a Virus) |
Dr.Web |
|
Adware.Plugin.24 |
Emsisoft Anti-Malware |
3.0.0.583 |
Adware.Generic.554623 (B) |
G Data |
22 |
Adware.Generic.554623 |
Malwarebytes |
1.75.0.1 |
PUP.GamePlayLabs |
PC Tools |
9.0.0.2 |
Adware.Crossid!rem |
Sophos |
4.91.0 |
AppRider |
Symantec |
20131.1.0.101 |
Adware.Crossid |
VIPRE Antivirus |
19764 |
GamePlayLabs (v) |
View all 86 all detections

Giant Savings 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
URL: giant-savings.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\giant savings\
Uninstaller: C:\Program Files\Giant Savings\Uninstall.exe
Estimated size: 2.98 MB
Files installed by Giant Savings
Program executable: | Giant Savings-bg.exe (Malware detected) |
Name: | Giant Savings |
| Giant Savings exe |
Signed by: | Awesome Apps |
Path: | C:\Program Files\giant savings\Giant Savings-bg.exe |
MD5: | c5af2f30e7c4abf18a132d78f8f05403 |
| Giant Savings exe (giant savings-bg.exe) is a background process that is loaded with Internet Explorer via the Giant Savings BHO. Giant Savings is an adware type program that has causes serious performance issues to your PC by installing a... |
Additional files:
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(Malware detected) Giant Savings.dll - Giant Savings (Giant Savings BHO)
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Giant Savings.exe - Giant Savings exe
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Giant Savings-bg.exe
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(Malware detected) Giant SavingsGui.exe
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(Malware detected) Uninstall.exe - Giant Savings Installer
Behaviors exhibited
Internet Explorer BHO
- Giant Savings.dll is installed in Internet Explorer as a BHO (Browser Helper Object) under the name 'Giant Savings' with the class of {11111111-1111-1111-1111-110011441179} (CrossriderApp0004479).
Resource utilization averages
Show technical details
Giant Savings-bg.exe |
Memory: | 6.05 MB | |
Total CPU: | 0.7320311299% | |
Kernel CPU: | 0.62075604% | |
User CPU: | 0.11127509% | |
How do I remove Giant Savings?
You can uninstall Giant Savings 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 Giant Savings, 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 Giant Savings.
- 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 Giant Savings 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) 66%
Win Vista 0%
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 85%
Keep it 15%
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GLOBAL RANK
#13,513
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 |
73.64% |
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Windows XP |
12.27% |
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Windows Vista |
11.59% |
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Windows 10 |
2.50% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
Windows 7 Home Premium |
47.71% |
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Microsoft Windows XP |
12.39% |
|
Windows 7 Professional |
11.47% |
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Windows 7 Ultimate |
11.47% |
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Windows Vista Home Premiu... |
9.17% |
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Windows 7 Starter |
2.06% |
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Geography
43.36% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
United States |
43.36% |
Italy |
12.15% |
France |
6.17% |
Germany |
5.61% |
United Kingdom |
5.42% |
MA |
4.49% |
Netherlands |
3.36% |
Canada |
2.43% |
Australia |
2.24% |
Iran |
1.87% |
Poland |
1.68% |
TN |
1.50% |
Belgium |
1.31% |
South Africa |
1.12% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard |
28.11% |
|
Dell |
22.78% |
|
Acer |
19.93% |
|
Toshiba |
10.32% |
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ASUS |
7.47% |
|
Samsung |
3.20% |
|
Medion |
2.49% |
|
American Megatrends |
2.14% |
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GIGABYTE |
2.14% |
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Lenovo |
1.42% |
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Common models |
HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... |
7.41% |
|
HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... |
4.94% |
|
Dell Inspiron 1545 |
4.32% |
|
ASUSTeK K52F |
3.09% |
|
Dell Inspiron 560 |
2.47% |
|
HP G60 Notebook PC |
2.47% |
|
About 215 Apps
215 Apps developes a number of adware driven toolbar programs such as DropinSavings, Vid-Saver, Giant Savings, Savings Sidekick, etc.
Publisher URL: www.215apps.com