Savings Hero

Posted: August 1, 2013

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Threat Level:	2/10
Infected PCs:	12,200

First Seen:	August 1, 2013
Last Seen:	June 11, 2024
OS(es) Affected:	Windows

Savings Hero is an adware program that displays shopping discount-related advertisements in your browser. Since Savings Hero's advertisements are not easy to disable and Savings Hero also has a habit of failing to uninstall itself in a timely manner, SpywareRemove.com malware researchers recommend removing Savings Hero with anti-malware software in any circumstance where you have no interest in its advertising content. While not classified as a high-level PC threat, Savings Hero still may display potentially dangerous Web content or be responsible for various browser performance issues, as is typical of many similar adware-based browser add-ons.

Savings Hero: Coming to Save the Day... from a Lack of Advertisements?

Savings Hero is identified by most anti-malware products as a confirmed adware program, although the label used to detect Savings Hero may vary – some examples include Win32:Installer-M [Adw], Adware.Downware.1306 and Win32/Toolbar.CrossRider.C. Savings Hero's primary function is the delivery of advertising content to your browser, which can't be disabled or controlled through any settings related to Savings Hero or your browser. Although Savings Hero may use pop-ups or other methods of displaying its advertisements, Savings Hero primarily is known for using Web injection techniques that allow Savings Hero to display its advertisements within a Web page that you're already viewing. SpywareRemove.com malware experts warn that such functions often are abused to display misleading search results, even when you're using a trustworthy search engine (since Savings Hero's injections take place independently of the content that the site you're viewing chooses to display).

While Savings Hero has not been confirmed as guilty of using its advertisements to display malicious content, SpywareRemove.com malware experts usually find that adware like Savings Hero often uses less strenuous methods of sorting advertising content than those of a reputable company. You should interact with bargains, discounts and offers from Savings Hero with a high default level of caution and use all relevant browser security features while doing so.

Saving Your Browser from this Hero-for-Hire

Savings Hero, like all adware, is not a net benefit to your computer and usually should be deleted unless you're absolutely sure you have a reason to desire and trust its advertising content. Since software related to Savings Hero usually will be difficult to remove through usual methods, SpywareRemove.com malware researchers suggest using anti-malware products that can delete Savings Hero and any browser changes Savings Hero may have caused in the course of its installation.

Advertising content from adware like Savings Hero may often be a source of other attacks against a compromised PC. While dealing with Savings Hero, you also should be alert for phishing attacks, including fake surveys, contests and other prize-awarding activities that try to gather your confidential information under misleading pretenses. In particular, any software updates offered through Savings Hero's advertisements, rather than official sources, always should be regarded as potential attacks against your computer.

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Technical Details

File System Modifications

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The following files were created in the system:

%PROGRAMFILES%\Savings Hero\Uninstall.exe

File name: Uninstall.exe
Size: 492.53 KB (492530 bytes)
MD5: 05e3d050b7473fe348226ecf2808ec58
Detection count: 55
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %PROGRAMFILES%\Savings Hero
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: September 16, 2013

%PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\savings hero\savings hero-bg.exe

File name: savings hero-bg.exe
Size: 899.96 KB (899960 bytes)
MD5: db238378e8e939f3aa00d0862797c379
Detection count: 26
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\savings hero
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: April 9, 2014

%PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\Savings Hero\FrameworkBHO64.dll

File name: FrameworkBHO64.dll
Size: 325.16 KB (325160 bytes)
MD5: b51f4fea317cec452c6ed2d00b5544b1
Detection count: 12
File type: Dynamic link library
Mime Type: unknown/dll
Path: %PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\Savings Hero
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: April 9, 2014

%PROGRAMFILES%\Savings Hero\FrameworkBHO.dll

File name: FrameworkBHO.dll
Size: 256.55 KB (256552 bytes)
MD5: b16f109c23902e4b5b967162045927c2
Detection count: 9
File type: Dynamic link library
Mime Type: unknown/dll
Path: %PROGRAMFILES%\Savings Hero
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: April 9, 2014

More files

Registry Modifications

The following newly produced Registry Values are:

HKEY..\..\..\..{RegistryKeys}Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Approved Extensions\{11111111-1111-1111-1111-110211991107}SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\MAIN\FeatureControl\FEATURE_BROWSER_EMULATION\Savings Hero-bg.exe

Additional Information

The following directories were created:

%LOCALAPPDATA%\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\databases\chrome-extension_eadkaencnfblndmbcfmiibbagnoohfpm_0%LOCALAPPDATA%\Updater29907%PROGRAMFILES%\Savings Hero%PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\Savings Hero