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Should I remove Savevid Toolbar?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
68% remove it32% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Bad
What do people think about it?
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How common is it?
Global Rank #37,750
United States Rank #40,627
Reach 0.0028%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 30.98 days
913.78 days >
Average installed length: 480.12 days

Versions

VersionDistribution
3.0.0.123706 100.00%

Savevid Toolbar

What is Savevid Toolbar?

Savevid Toolbar is an is an ad-supported (users may see additional banner and in-text link advertisements) web browser plugin distributed through various monetization platforms during installation. The browser extension includes various features that will modify the default or custom settings of the browser including the home page and search settings.

What the toolbar does:
- Changes the default search engine in your web browser's built-in search box.
- Changes the default home page of your web browser.
- Adds alternative "page not found" functionality.
- Enable search from the address bar of your web browser.

From the EULA:
"When installing the Plugin, it attempts to detect other software that may interfere with its functioning, usually similar types of software. 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. You also agree that the Plugin requires modern computer hardware and software and a minimum amount of resources; using this Plugin with insufficient resources may affect the performance of your computer."

About  (from Bandoo Media Inc)

Savevid.com is a tool which gives you the ability to download videos from streaming video sites. You can download videos from Youtube, Google Videos, Metacafe and more in FLV, AVI, MOV, MPG or WMV formats. The technology that brought about video streaming is relatively young but it has gained a greater following in suc...  Read more
Overview
  • Malware detected in the program
  • Automatically starts with Windows
  • Integrates into the web browser
  • Displays advertisements unassociated with the underlying web page
  • May modify the web browser's home page
  • The wisdom of the experts agree, if you don't use it you should remove it!
Warning, multiple anti-virus scanners have detected possible malware in Savevid Toolbar.
dtUser.exe (d1c94dad812c9f79be069a86efd315ae) has been flagged by the following 4 scanners:
Anti-Virus softwareVersionDetection
Agnitum Outpost 7.1.1 PUA.Toolbar.Visicom
Dr.Web 9.0.0.0229 Tool.InstallToolbar.175
ESET-NOD32 7.12105 a variant of Win32/Toolbar.Visicom.C potentially unwanted
Symantec 8/17/2015 rev. 2 PUA.Gen
del_DM_EXE_0.dll (3a6e511dff01abbb78a0b608b0d1de60) has been flagged by the following 3 scanners:
Anti-Virus softwareSoftware versionDetection
Emsisoft Anti-Malware 3.0.0.575 Riskware.Win32.Toolbar.SearchSuite.AMN (A)
ESET-NOD32 9102 a variant of Win32/Toolbar.SearchSuite
TrendMicro-HouseCall 9.700.0.1001 TROJ_GEN.F47V0515
Bundled relationships

Program detailsProgram details

Displayed publisher: Bandoo Media, Inc
URL: www.savevid.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\savevid toolbar
Uninstaller: C:\Program Files\Savevid Toolbar\uninstall.exe
Estimated size: 9.59 MB

Program filesFiles installed by Savevid Toolbar

Program module:savevid.dll
Name:DTX Toolbar
DTX kernel Module
Path:C:\Program Files\savevid toolbar\Datamngr\ToolBar\savevid.dll
MD5:5bf09fe572243acff12d64ab5faf981d
Additional files:
  • del_DM_DLL_6.dll
  • del_DM_DLL_66.dll
  • (Malware detected) del_DM_EXE_0.dll
  • del_DM_EXE_58.dll
  • del_IEBHO_10.dll
  • del_IEBHO_8.dll
  • uninstall.exe
  • BrowserConnection.dll
  • DataMngrHlp.dll
  • DataMngrHlpFF10.dll
  • DataMngrHlpFF11.dll
  • DataMngrHlpFF3.dll
  • DataMngrHlpFF4.dll
  • DataMngrHlpFF5.dll
  • DataMngrHlpFF6.dll
  • DataMngrHlpFF7.dll
  • DataMngrHlpFF8.dll
  • DataMngrHlpFF9.dll
  • DnsBHO.dll
  • (Malware detected) dtUser.exe (by Visicom Media) - DTX broker
  • savevidX.dll - dtx Dynamic Link Library

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

3 Internet Explorer BHOs
  • savevid.dll is installed in Internet Explorer as a BHO (Browser Helper Object) under the name 'MidcoNet Toolbar' with the class of {A057A204-BACC-4D26-8C95-30EC87E26986}.
  • savevidX.dll is installed in Internet Explorer as a BHO (Browser Helper Object) under the name 'Savevid Toolbar' with the class of {23cd218f-af09-443f-bbb1-adb89fd5986d}.
  • BrowserConnection.dll is installed in Internet Explorer as a BHO (Browser Helper Object) under the name 'DataMngr' with the class of {34DEE7AD-47D7-45e9-91FC-3E511083493F}.
2 Internet Explorer Toolbars
  • savevid.dll is loaded as Internet Explorer Toolbar with the name 'MidcoNet Toolbar' with the class of {A057A204-BACC-4D26-8C95-30EC87E26986} (14908880).
  • savevidX.dll is loaded as Internet Explorer Toolbar with the name 'Savevid Toolbar' with the class of {23cd218f-af09-443f-bbb1-adb89fd5986d}.
Internet Explorer Web Browser
  • savevid.dll installs an IE Web Browser in Internet Explorer named 'MidcoNet Toolbar' with a class of {A057A204-BACC-4D26-8C95-30EC87E26986}.
Startup File (All Users Run)
  • del_DM_EXE_0.dll is loaded in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name 'DATAMNGR' which loads as C:\Program Files2\SAVEVI~2\Datamngr\DATAMN~1.EXE.
Windows Firewall Allowed Program
  • dtUser.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Windows Searchqu Toolbar\Datamngr\ToolBar\dtUser.exe'.

How do I remove Savevid Toolbar?

You can uninstall Savevid Toolbar 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 Savevid Toolbar, 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 Savevid Toolbar.
  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.

How do I reset my web browser?

If your web browser homepage and search settings have been modfied by Savevid Toolbar you can restore them to their previous default settings.
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OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 66%
Win 7 2%
 
HOW IT STARTS
Automatically starts? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 68%
Keep it 32%

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 73.21%
Windows Vista 14.29%
Windows XP 8.93%
Windows 10 3.57%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Home Premium 48.21%
Windows 7 Ultimate 14.29%
Windows Vista Home Premiu... 12.50%
Microsoft Windows XP 8.93%
Windows 7 Professional 5.36%
Windows 7 Home Basic 3.57%

Distribution by countryGeography

34.85% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 34.85%
  Israel 10.61%
  Australia 7.58%
  France 4.55%
  United Kingdom 4.55%
  DZ 3.03%
  Iran 3.03%
  Italy 3.03%
  Taiwan 3.03%
  United Arab Emirates 1.52%
  Belgium 1.52%
  BH 1.52%
  Canada 1.52%
  Chile 1.52%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard 31.11%
Acer 15.56%
Dell 13.33%
GIGABYTE 8.89%
ASUS 8.89%
Sony 4.44%
Lenovo 4.44%
Gateway 4.44%
Toshiba 2.22%
Samsung 2.22%
Intel 2.22%
American Megatrends 2.22%
Common models
HP 500B Microtower 3.77%
HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... 3.77%
TOSHIBA Satellite U205 1.89%
TOSHIBA Satellite P205 1.89%
TOSHIBA Satellite L755 1.89%
TOSHIBA Satellite L515 1.89%

About (from Bandoo Media Inc)

We decided to create Bandoo to enrich the instant messaging experience with an easy to use and free collection of new emoticons, winks, nudges and display images.
Publisher URL: www.bandoo.com

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