84,488,480 programs installed

Should I remove Special Savings?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
83% remove it17% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Bad
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
Global Rank #38,947
United States Rank #21,784
Reach 0.0026%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 608.85 days
1391.80 days >
Average installed length: 731.29 days

Versions

VersionDistribution
01.02.0004 100.00%

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Special Savings

What is Special Savings?

This web browser addon is a coupon deal finder that is distributed through adware monetizer Web-Pick through the InstalleRex pay-per-install (PPI) platform. It is typically bundled with third-party offers. The addon will popup coupon ads when the user visits certain affiliate web sites.

About  (from Superfish)

SpecialSavings.com brings you the best online coupons, promo codes, deals, grocery coupons and bargains that saves you money. Special Savings is free to join, we never ask for your credit card and never ask that you pay us anything. Access all exclusive offers on SpecialSavings.com, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, as so...  Read more

Overview

Typically most users end up uninstalling this just after a few days.
  • Typically distributed through a pay-per-install bundle
  • The experts agree, you should remove it!
Special 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 detailsProgram details

URL: www.specialsavings.com
Help link: www.superfish.com
Uninstaller: MsiExec.exe /I{A922D91B-9F22-4FAD-9F59-84B72C133C53}
(The Windows Installer is used for the installation, maintenance, and removal.)
Language: English (United States)

How do I remove Special Savings?

You can uninstall Special Savings 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 Special 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).
  3. Follow the prompts. A progress bar shows you how long it will take to remove Special Savings.
  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) 62%
Win 7 2%
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 83%
Keep it 17%
 
GLOBAL RANK
#38,947

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 63.46%
Windows Vista 25.00%
Windows XP 7.69%
Windows 10 3.85%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Home Premium 48.08%
Windows Vista Home Premiu... 19.23%
Microsoft Windows XP 7.69%
Windows 7 Ultimate 7.69%
Windows 7 Professional 5.77%
Windows Vista Home Basic 5.77%

Distribution by countryGeography

97.78% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 97.78%
  BA 1.11%
  Turkey 1.11%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard 45.83%
Dell 20.83%
Acer 12.50%
Toshiba 10.42%
Sony 2.08%
Lenovo 2.08%
GIGABYTE 2.08%
Gateway 2.08%
ASUS 2.08%
Common models
HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... 4.26%
TOSHIBA Satellite L670 2.13%
TOSHIBA Satellite L555D 2.13%
TOSHIBA Satellite L505 2.13%
TOSHIBA Satellite C655 2.13%
TOSHIBA Satellite A665 2.13%

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Stanley89over a year ago
Specials Savings or Superfish will not let me uninstall from your browser –When I uninstalled the Superfish from the control panel/programs the Plug in extension changed from Superfish to Special Savings.