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Should I remove saafe asaave?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
79% remove it21% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Bad
What do people think about it?
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How common is it?
Reach 0.0014%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 14.61 days
430.98 days >
Average installed length: 226.45 days

saafe asaave

What is saafe asaave?

Safe Saver (Safe Save) from Moshe Caspi of bestdealapp.info is an adware/spyware web browser hijacker. The browser extension includes various features that will modify the default or custom settings of the browser including the home page and search settings.

About  (from Moshe Caspi)

Safesaver is a brand new cross browser add-on that helps you to get the best online shopping experience. As soon as it is downloaded and installed, it scans the Web for the latest coupons, and discounts.

Overview

It adds a Browser Helper Object (BHO) to Internet Explorer. The main program executable is 51e098fd41c86.dll. Typically most users end up uninstalling this just after a few days. The setup package is about 572.53 KB (586,269 bytes) when donwloaded.
  • Possible malware installed by this program
  • Loads into the web browser
  • Typically distributed through a pay-per-install bundle
  • Hijacks the web browser's home page
  • The wisdom of the crowd agrees, you should remove it!
Warning, multiple anti-virus scanners have detected possible malware in saafe asaave.
51e098fd41c86.dll (05234975b085632d70d89c2f420c5107) has been flagged by the following 7 scanners:
Anti-Virus softwareVersionDetection
AhnLab-V3 2013.07.05 Adware/Win32.MegaSearch
Comodo Security 16548 ApplicUnwnt
ESET-NOD32 7.8529 a variant of Win32/Adware.MultiPlug.I
Kingsoft AntiVirus 331020.49267 Win32.Troj.MultiPlug.I.(kcloud)
Sophos 4.90 FastSave
Vba32 AntiVirus 3.12.22.2 BScope.Adware.MegaSearch
VIPRE Antivirus 19314 Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT
saafe asaave 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

Displayed publisher: safe save
URL: safesaver.net
Installation folder: C:\ProgramData\saafe asaave
Uninstaller: "C:\ProgramData\saafe asaave\uninstall.exe" /path=C:\ProgramData\saafe asaave
Estimated size: 572.53 KB

Program filesFiles installed by saafe asaave

Program module:51e098fd41c86.dll (Malware detected)
Path:C:\ProgramData\saafe asaave\51e098fd41c86.dll
MD5:05234975b085632d70d89c2f420c5107
Additional files:
  • uninstall.exe

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

Internet Explorer BHO
  • 51e098fd41c86.dll is installed in Internet Explorer as a BHO (Browser Helper Object) under the name 'savenashare' with the class of {6754CBE8-FD9F-55AC-60F1-1CA59D326461}.

How do I remove saafe asaave?

You can uninstall saafe asaave 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 saafe asaave, 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 saafe asaave.
  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 saafe asaave you can restore them to their previous default settings.
Microsoft Internet Explorer
Mozilla Firefox
Google Chrome

OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 68%
Win 10 14%
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 79%
Keep it 21%
 
AVERAGE INSTALL LIFESPAN
226.45
Days

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 85.71%
Windows 10 14.29%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Ultimate 28.57%
Windows 7 Home Premium 28.57%
Windows 7 Professional 17.86%
Windows 8 7.14%
Windows 7 Home Basic 7.14%
Windows 8.1 Pro 3.57%

Distribution by countryGeography

38.24% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 38.24%
  India 8.82%
  Saudi Arabia 5.88%
  MA 2.94%
  France 2.94%
  Costa Rica 2.94%
  Australia 2.94%
  Sweden 2.94%
  Argentina 2.94%
  IQ 2.94%
  Philippines 2.94%
  Israel 2.94%
  Germany 2.94%
  Croatia 2.94%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard 20.00%
Lenovo 20.00%
Dell 16.00%
Acer 16.00%
Toshiba 8.00%
Intel 4.00%
Sony 4.00%
Samsung 4.00%
Medion 4.00%
GIGABYTE 4.00%
Common models
TOSHIBA Satellite P850 4.35%
TOSHIBA Satellite L850 4.35%
Sony VPCEB2E1E 4.35%
Samsung R510/P510 4.35%
MSI MS-7366 4.35%
Micro-Star MS-7529 4.35%


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