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Should I remove SaveAs?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
82% remove it18% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Bad
What do people think about it?
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How common is it?
Global Rank #30,208
United States Rank #29,470
Reach 0.0047%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 30.45 days
898.15 days >
Average installed length: 471.91 days

SaveAs 1.74

What is SaveAs?

SaveAs is an adware program that is typically bundled with 3rd party software or installed via a browser exploit. It installs a Browser Helper Object (BHO) in Internet Explorer in order to inject advertising as well as hijack links and existing web page ads.

About  (from Save As)

One feature of the plugin that may be enabled for you is displaying relevant coupons, deals, and special offers. When you visit a website of a merchant or affiliate store that participates in the coupon program, the plugin is designed to recognize the website to determine whether there are coupons, deals, or special of...  Read more

Overview

The main program executable is sprotector.dll. Typically most users end up uninstalling this just after a few days. The software installer includes 2 files and is usually about 1.47 MB (1,544,274 bytes).
  • Possible malware installed by this program
  • The experts agree, you should remove it!
Warning, multiple anti-virus scanners have detected possible malware in SaveAs.
sprotector.dll (22773281de231acb5d9348e01fb7b7fa) has been flagged by the following 2 scanners:
Anti-Virus softwareVersionDetection
Dr.Web 9.0.0.026 Adware.BGuard.11
ESET-NOD32 8.8549 a variant of Win32/SProtector.A
uninstall.exe (b42ff5f0d5e1b6331b9243ca6c78656e) has been flagged by the following 4 scanners:
Anti-Virus softwareSoftware versionDetection
avast! 8.0.1489.320 NSIS:SProtector-B [PUP]
Dr.Web Adware.BGuard.11
ESET-NOD32 9190 Win32/SProtector.B
VIPRE Antivirus 24882 Sprotector (fs)
Bundled relationships
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Program detailsProgram details

URL: saveasapp.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\saveas
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\SaveAs\uninstall.exe" /FULLPATH="C:\Program Files\SaveAs"
Estimated size: 1.47 MB

Program filesFiles installed by SaveAs 1.74

Program module:sprotector.dll (Malware detected)
Path:C:\Program Files\saveas\sprotector.dll
MD5:22773281de231acb5d9348e01fb7b7fa
SProtector has been detected as 'malware' by multiple antivirus products. TrendMicro classifies it as TROJ_GEN.RCBH1L8. ESET calls it a variant of Win32/SProtector.A. QuickHeal identifies SProtector.dll as Worm.SProtector.A3. Avast...
Additional files:
  • (Malware detected) uninstall.exe

How do I remove SaveAs?

You can uninstall SaveAs 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 SaveAs 1.74, 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 SaveAs.
  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.

OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 76%
Win XP 1%
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 82%
Keep it 18%
 
GLOBAL RANK
#30,208

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 82.80%
Windows Vista 8.60%
Windows XP 8.60%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Home Premium 45.16%
Windows 7 Ultimate 13.98%
Windows 7 Professional 12.90%
Microsoft Windows XP 8.60%
Windows Vista Home Premiu... 6.45%
Windows 7 Home Basic 4.30%

Distribution by countryGeography

41.59% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 41.59%
  India 6.19%
  Brazil 4.42%
  Italy 4.42%
  Romania 4.42%
  Croatia 3.54%
  Germany 2.65%
  United Kingdom 2.65%
  Israel 2.65%
  Belgium 1.77%
  Iran 1.77%
  Mexico 1.77%
  Malaysia 1.77%
  Philippines 1.77%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard 32.31%
Acer 20.00%
Dell 16.92%
Toshiba 7.69%
ASUS 7.69%
American Megatrends 6.15%
GIGABYTE 4.62%
Gateway 3.08%
Intel 1.54%
Common models
HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... 2.44%
Dell Inspiron N5010 2.44%
Itautec S.A. Infoway 2.44%
HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... 2.44%
TOSHIBA Satellite A305 2.44%
TOSHIBA SATELLITE L755 1.22%

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