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Should I remove saafe savea?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
86% remove it14% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Bad
What do people think about it?
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How common is it?
Reach 0.0012%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 51.87 days
592.35 days >
Average installed length: 311.24 days

saafe savea

What is saafe savea?

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.

What the toolbar does:
- Changes the default search engine in your web browser's built-in search box.
- Changes the default home page of your web browser.
- Adds alternative "page not found" functionality.
- Enable search from the address bar of your web browser.

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 primary executable is named 51cfe6454a9a9.dll. A majority of users end up uninstalling this less than a week of it being installed.
  • Malware detected in the program
  • Integrates into the web browser
  • Delivered through a thrid-party offer
  • Hijacks the web browser's home page
  • The experts agree, you should remove it!
Warning, multiple anti-virus scanners have detected possible malware in saafe savea.
51cfe6454a9a9.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 savea 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 savea
Uninstaller: "C:\ProgramData\saafe savea\uninstall.exe" /path=C:\ProgramData\saafe savea

Program filesFiles installed by saafe savea

Program module:51cfe6454a9a9.dll (Malware detected)
Path:C:\Documents and Settings\user\Application data\saafe savea\51cfe6454a9a9.dll
MD5:05234975b085632d70d89c2f420c5107
Additional files:
  • uninstall.exe

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

Internet Explorer BHO
  • 51cfe6454a9a9.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 savea?

You can uninstall saafe savea 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 savea, 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 savea.
  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 savea you can restore them to their previous default settings.
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OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 52%
Win 10 9%
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 86%
Keep it 14%
 
AVERAGE INSTALL LIFESPAN
311.24
Days

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 73.91%
Windows Vista 8.70%
Windows XP 8.70%
Windows 10 8.70%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Ultimate 39.13%
Windows 7 Home Premium 17.39%
Microsoft Windows XP 8.70%
Windows 7 Home Basic 8.70%
Windows Vista Home Premiu... 8.70%
Windows 7 Professional 4.35%

Distribution by countryGeography

16.67% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 16.67%
  Thailand 12.50%
  Belgium 8.33%
  Egypt 8.33%
  Germany 4.17%
  Ecuador 4.17%
  Indonesia 4.17%
  Israel 4.17%
  IQ 4.17%
  Italy 4.17%
  MK 4.17%
  Saudi Arabia 4.17%
  TN 4.17%
  Turkey 4.17%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Acer 33.33%
Hewlett-Packard 19.05%
GIGABYTE 9.52%
Toshiba 9.52%
Lenovo 9.52%
Samsung 4.76%
American Megatrends 4.76%
ASUS 4.76%
Dell 4.76%
Common models
Gigabyte GA-970A-D3 10.53%
HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... 10.53%
TOSHIBA SATELLITE L870-18... 5.26%
TOSHIBA SATELLITE C660 5.26%
Gigabyte H55M-S2V 5.26%
Samsung 550P5C/550P7C 5.26%


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