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Should I remove Shop Favorites IE - Get to your favorite shopping sites easier with our Shop Favorites bar!?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
68% remove it32% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Bad
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How common is it?
Reach 0.0001%

Versions

VersionDistribution
1.8.2.154 100.00%

Shop Favorites IE - Get to your favorite shopping sites easier with our Shop Favorites bar!

What is Shop Favorites IE - Get to your favorite shopping sites easier with our Shop Favorites bar!?

Form the EULA: "By downloading the Save Valet Extension, you will be installing an extension in your Internet browser with one or more of the following features provided by Save Valet, LLC. COMPARISON SHOPPING ALERTS: These are notifications visible in your web browser to help you discover the best prices on thousands of products for which you may be shopping. DEAL FINDER: These are notifications visible in your web browser indicating coupons and discounts available at specific etailers. CASH BACK OFFERS: These are notifications visible in your web browser indicating rebates available at specific etailers. SEARCH BOX: This is a search box located within the Extension that will help you search the Internet with search results from our search results partners. SEARCH ASSISTANT: This provides relevant links and results when you make a search request in your browser address bar or if your browser address (DNS) request is invalid, misspelled or incorrectly formatted.
As part of the download process for the Save Valet extension, you may be given the option to reset your homepage to a Save Valet homepage product located at www.savevalet.com. (Note: If you do not wish to reset your homepage to the Save Valet Homepage, you can opt-out of this feature by checking the appropriate box during the download process for the Save Valet extension.) This site offers certain "widgets" that can be added to customize your homepage. Users who have the Save Valet extension may also be able to add widgets directly to their Extension."

About  (from Save Valet)

SaveValet searches the web while you shop to save you money instantly. Shop your favorite online brands and stores just like you always do. SaveValet works behind the scenes to alert you of the best deals, coupons and prices. Choose the best deal and save instantly. Coupons and prices are added right at checkout.
Overview
  • Malware detected in the program
  • Integrates into the web browser
  • 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 Shop Favorites IE - Get to your favorite shopping sites easier with our Shop Favorites bar!.
Shop_FavoritesIE_32.dll (cec32ec0865598dc878877c316334411) has been flagged by the following 2 scanners:
Anti-Virus softwareVersionDetection
Malwarebytes v2014.02.13.09 PUP.Optional.SafeValet.A
Sophos 4.97 Save Valet

Program detailsProgram details

URL: www.savevalet.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\shop_favorites\ie
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\Shop_Favorites\ie\uninstaller.exe"
Estimated size: 874.39 KB

Program filesFiles installed by Shop Favorites IE - Get to your favorite shopping sites easier with our Shop Favorites bar!

Program module:Shop_FavoritesIE_32.dll (Malware detected)
Name:Save Valet BHO
Path:C:\Program Files\shop_favorites\ie\Shop_FavoritesIE_32.dll
MD5:cec32ec0865598dc878877c316334411
Additional files:
  • (Malware detected) Shop_FavoritesIE_32.dll - Save Valet BHO
  • Shop_FavoritesIE_64.dll
  • uninstaller.exe

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

Internet Explorer BHO
  • Shop_FavoritesIE_32.dll is installed in Internet Explorer as a BHO (Browser Helper Object) under the name 'SaveValet' with the class of {F0F12903-DE76-4DF7-BCDC-0A0689151189} (Science BHO).

How do I remove Shop Favorites IE - Get to your favorite shopping sites easier with our Shop Favorites bar!?

You can uninstall Shop Favorites IE - Get to your favorite shopping sites easier with our Shop Favorites bar! 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 Shop Favorites IE - Get to your favorite shopping sites easier with our Shop Favorites bar!, 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 Shop Favorites IE - Get to your favorite shopping sites easier with our Shop Favorites bar!.
  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 Shop Favorites IE - Get to your favorite shopping sites easier with our Shop Favorites bar! you can restore them to their previous default settings.
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USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 68%
Keep it 32%
 
MOST USED OS
~99%
Windows 7 (SP1)
 
COUNTRY POPULARITY
100.00%
United States

Distribution by countryGeography

100.00% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 100.00%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard 50.00%
Acer 50.00%

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