Should I remove Savings Bull?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
80% remove it20% keep it
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
Global Rank #20,943
United States Rank #36,576
Reach 0.0100%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 6.08 days
179.29 days >
Average installed length: 94.20 days
Versions
Version | Distribution |
v1.01 |
100.00% |
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Savings Bull
from Adpeak, Inc.
What is Savings Bull?
Savings Bull is an adware extension that plugs into the user's web browser for IE, Chrome and Firefox and will display additional advertisements in search engines such as Bing and Google. It installs itself as a browser extension/toolbar and runs as a background process. Once installed, it displays ads by injecting new ads in search as well as various web pages that use 3rd party advertising and replaces these ads with its own. It also constantly will display pop-up ads when the user is doing various activities such as watching a video or viewing a specific shopping web site.
It adds 2 browser extension files:
IEOptimizer.dll
IEOptimizer64.dll
These run as Browser Helper Objects (BHOs) within the Internet Explorer web browser and are used to inject advertisements in it including banner ads and contextual text links based on the content and URL of the visited page. Some banner ads will display 'Ads by SavingsBull' on the bottom.
About (from Adpeak)
Savings Bull collects advertising revenue from users as they use our application by inserting non-intrusive advertising into pages while browsing. That it may invade your computer privacy issue. Savings Bull is categorized as potentially unwanted program namely adware. The main purpose of this software is to promote ad... Read more
Overview
- Malware detected in the program
- Integrates into the web browser
- Delivered through a thrid-party offer
- Injects advertisements unassociated with the underlying web page
- This program has a poor reputation
- The experts agree, you should remove it!
Warning, multiple anti-virus scanners have detected possible malware in Savings Bull.
IEOptimizer64.dll (adef28c00c39962d8d10529290b5af43) has been flagged by the following 2 scanners: |
Anti-Virus software | Version | Detection |
avast! |
2014.9-140304 |
Win32:BHO-ALX [Trj] |
Qihoo-360 |
1.0.0.1015 |
Win32/Trojan.153 |
Savings Bull 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
Displayed publisher: Savings Bull
URL: www.savingsbull.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\savingsbull
Uninstaller: C:\Program Files\SavingsBull\uninstaller.exe -source="662DEFF8-E917-4FEE-B291-B114D1EDB6F7" -remove="9B65F9A3-9D24-452A-B6EF-1457D65E4259 6DDE8071-E4B
Estimated size: 2.59 MB
Files installed by Savings Bull
Program module: | IEOptimizer.dll |
Path: | C:\Program Files\savingsbull\IEOptimizer.dll |
MD5: | 4b2637d1d05b95a25406b949d9d9d49d |
Additional files:
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uninstaller.exe
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background.js
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bootstrap.js
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ff_addon_runner.js
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ff_addonkit_page-mod.js
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ff_addonkit_private-browsing.js
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ff_addonkit_request.js
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ff_addonkit_windows.js
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ff_base_api-utils.js
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ff_base_base64.js
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ff_base_byte-streams.js
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ff_base_collection.js
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ff_base_content.js
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ff_base_cortex.js
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ff_base_cuddlefish.js
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ff_base_deprecate.js
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ff_base_environment.js
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ff_base_errors.js
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ff_base_events.js
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ff_base_file.js
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ff_base_functional.js
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ff_base_globals.js
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ff_base_heritage.js
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ff_base_hidden-frame.js
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ff_base_light-traits.js
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ff_base_list.js
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ff_base_loader.js
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ff_base_match-pattern.js
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ff_base_memory.js
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ff_base_namespace.js
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ff_base_observer-service.js
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ff_base_plain-text-console.js
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ff_base_preferences-service.js
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ff_base_promise.js
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ff_base_querystring.js
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ff_base_runtime.js
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ff_base_sandbox.js
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ff_base_self.js
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ff_base_system.js
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ff_base_text-streams.js
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ff_base_timer.js
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ff_base_traceback.js
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ff_base_traits.js
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ff_base_unload.js
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ff_base_url.js
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IEOptimizer.dll
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(Malware detected) IEOptimizer64.dll
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manifest.json
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marcopolo.js
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Microsoft.Deployment.WindowsInstaller.dll (by Outercurve Foundation) - Windows Installer XML
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SendJson.dll
Behaviors exhibited
Internet Explorer BHO
- IEOptimizer.dll is installed in Internet Explorer as a BHO (Browser Helper Object) under the name 'IEOptimizer' with the class of {10AD2C61-0898-4348-8600-14A342F22AC3}.
How do I remove Savings Bull?
You can uninstall Savings Bull 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 Savings Bull, 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 Savings Bull.
- 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 Savings Bull 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 Vista (SP1) 1%
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 80%
Keep it 20%
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GLOBAL RANK
#20,943
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 |
62.44% |
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Windows 10 |
25.89% |
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Windows XP |
6.60% |
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Windows Vista |
5.08% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
Windows 7 Home Premium |
26.90% |
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Windows 7 Ultimate |
15.74% |
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Windows 8 |
7.61% |
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Windows 8.1 |
7.61% |
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Windows 7 Home Basic |
7.11% |
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Windows 7 Professional |
7.11% |
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Geography
38.54% of installs come from Brazil
Which countries install it?
Brazil |
38.54% |
United States |
15.10% |
Canada |
14.58% |
United Kingdom |
9.90% |
France |
7.81% |
Germany |
6.77% |
Australia |
6.25% |
Iran |
0.52% |
Italy |
0.52% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Acer |
30.58% |
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Dell |
19.01% |
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Hewlett-Packard |
18.18% |
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Samsung |
9.09% |
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GIGABYTE |
5.79% |
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Toshiba |
5.79% |
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ASUS |
4.96% |
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Lenovo |
3.31% |
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Medion |
1.65% |
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Sony |
1.65% |
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Common models |
Gateway NE56R |
2.59% |
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Positivo MOBILE |
2.59% |
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Samsung 300E4C/300E5C/300... |
2.59% |
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Samsung RV410/RV510/S3510... |
2.59% |
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Acer Aspire 7741 |
1.72% |
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ASUSTeK K50IJ |
1.72% |
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