Should I remove VideoSaver?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
60% remove it40% keep it
What do people think about it?
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How common is it?
Global Rank #19,126
United States Rank #28,713
Reach 0.0119%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 11.50 days
339.38 days >
Average installed length: 178.32 days
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VideoSaver
from Add Lyrics Ltd
What is VideoSaver?
VideoSaver is a web browser extension that changes the browsers search and home pages as well as delivers. In order to provide search advertising revenue, the software is designed not only to modify the search provider but to protect it so that it remains the default browser search engine. It is typically installed via a bundled offer within a third-party software distribution. As for distribution, the toolbar is typically bundled with 3rd party publishers in order to try to maximize install revenue as typically payouts per installation is between a few cents and a couple dollars depending on the geographical location of the host.
What the toolbar does:
- Change of the default search engine, including the Browser's built-in search box, and address bar.
- Change of the default Home Page and/or New Tabs, and protect your search settings.
- Addition of alternative error page functionality, such as “Page Not Found”.
Overview
During setup, the program registers itself to launch on boot through a Windows Schedule Task in order to automatically start-up (this is typically done to avoid any UAC prompts). It adds a Browser Helper Object (BHO) to Internet Explorer. A scheduled task is added to Windows Task Scheduler in order to launch the program at various scheduled times (the schedule varies depending on the version). The main program executable is vdsvrur.exe. The software installer includes 3 files.
- Possible malware installed by this program
- Automatically starts with Windows
- Loads into the web browser
- May modify the web browser's home page
Warning, multiple anti-virus scanners have detected possible malware in VideoSaver.
vdsvrur.exe (f75da0a13d180af2d2aa0520839fc9c3) has been flagged by the following 12 scanners: |
Anti-Virus software | Version | Detection |
avast! |
2014.9-131031 |
Win32:Adware-ATG [Adw] |
Baidu-International |
4.0.3.131031 |
AdWare.Win32.AddLyrics.AT |
Comodo Security |
17154 |
Application.Win32.AddLyrics.A |
Dr.Web |
9.0.0.0146 |
Adware.Shopper.341 |
ESET-NOD32 |
7.8963 |
Win32/Adware.AddLyrics.F |
F-Secure |
11.2013-31-10_5 |
Application.Generic.550621 |
G Data |
13.10.22 |
Application.Generic.550621 |
IKARUS anti.virus |
t3scan.2.0.127 |
Win32.SuspectCrc |
MicroWorld-eScan |
14.0.0.912 |
Application.Generic.550621 |
Symantec |
10/31/2013 rev. 5 |
Adware.Singalng |
TrendMicro-HouseCall |
7.2.304 |
TROJ_GEN.R0CCH05JM13 |
VIPRE Antivirus |
22702 |
Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT |
VideoSaver.dll (d3adf27057cc8ab733d47718ecc9cb02) has been flagged by the following 14 scanners: |
Anti-Virus software | Software version | Detection |
Avira AntiVir |
7.11.104.0 |
ADWARE/Adware.Gen |
avast! |
8.0.1489.320 |
Win32:AddLyrics-E [Adw] |
Bitdefender |
7.2 |
Adware.Generic.539493 |
Bkav FE |
1.3.0.4246 |
W32.HfsAuto.89dc |
Dr.Web |
|
Adware.Shopper.337 |
Emsisoft Anti-Malware |
3.0.0.589 |
Adware.Generic.539493 (B) |
F-Secure |
11.0.19100.45 |
Adware.Generic.539493 |
G Data |
22 |
Adware.Generic.539493 |
IKARUS anti.virus |
T3.1.5.4.0 |
Win32.AddLyrics |
MicroWorld-eScan |
12.0.250.0 |
Adware.Generic.539493 |
PC Tools |
9.0.0.2 |
Adware.Singalng |
Symantec |
20131.1.5.61 |
Adware.Singalng |
TrendMicro-HouseCall |
9.700.0.1001 |
TROJ_GEN.R0C1H01GF13 |
VIPRE Antivirus |
21774 |
Adware.Singalng |
View all 26 all detections

VideoSaver 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: VideoSaver
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\videosaver
Uninstaller: C:\Program Files\VideoSaver\uninstall.exe
Files installed by VideoSaver
Program executable: | vdsvrur.exe (Malware detected) |
Name: | VideoSaver |
Path: | C:\Program Files\videosaver\vdsvrur.exe |
MD5: | f75da0a13d180af2d2aa0520839fc9c3 |
Additional files:
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(Malware detected) VideoSaver.dll - VideoSaver
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Uninstall.exe
Behaviors exhibited
Internet Explorer BHO
- VideoSaver.dll is installed in Internet Explorer as a BHO (Browser Helper Object) under the name 'VideoSaver' with the class of {FCA0E497-33D1-4DBE-8FDB-7F9A597C8BC2}.
Scheduled Task
- vdsvrur.exe is scheduled as a task named 'VideoSaver Update' (runs daily at 6:00 PM).
Scheduled Task (Boot/Login)
- vdsvrur.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named VideoSaver Update.
How do I remove VideoSaver?
You can uninstall VideoSaver 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 VideoSaver, 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 VideoSaver.
- 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 VideoSaver 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) 58%
Win 7 0%
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HOW IT STARTS
Scheduled task? Yes
(Runs on Windows boot)
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 60%
Keep it 40%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 |
64.10% |
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Windows 10 |
17.95% |
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Windows XP |
12.82% |
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Windows Vista |
5.13% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
Windows 7 Home Premium |
39.32% |
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Microsoft Windows XP |
12.82% |
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Windows 7 Ultimate |
12.82% |
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Windows 7 Professional |
6.84% |
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Windows 8 Pro |
5.98% |
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Windows 8 |
4.70% |
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Geography
32.53% of installs come from Germany
Which countries install it?
Germany |
32.53% |
United States |
19.68% |
Belgium |
6.43% |
Australia |
4.42% |
Italy |
4.42% |
Mexico |
4.42% |
Saudi Arabia |
3.61% |
Austria |
2.81% |
Argentina |
2.41% |
France |
2.41% |
Japan |
2.41% |
United Arab Emirates |
2.01% |
Colombia |
2.01% |
United Kingdom |
2.01% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard |
20.98% |
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Acer |
18.88% |
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Dell |
13.29% |
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Medion |
10.49% |
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Samsung |
9.09% |
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ASUS |
7.69% |
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Lenovo |
4.90% |
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Intel |
4.20% |
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Toshiba |
4.20% |
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GIGABYTE |
3.50% |
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American Megatrends |
1.40% |
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NEC |
1.40% |
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Common models |
HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... |
4.31% |
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MEDION MS-7800 |
3.45% |
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HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... |
2.59% |
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MEDION H77H2-EM |
2.59% |
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ASUSTeK X55A |
1.72% |
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HP G42 Notebook PC |
1.72% |
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