Deal Finder or 'Save as Deal Finder'

Posted: May 27, 2013

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Ranking:	17,030
Threat Level:	2/10
Infected PCs:	333

First Seen:	March 18, 2014
Last Seen:	October 9, 2023
OS(es) Affected:	Windows

Deal Finder, which shouldn't be confused with any number of other, similarly-named products and services, is a browser add-on that's considered adware by malware researchers. Even though Deal Finder is a shopping add-on that claims to provide a quicker way to find good prices, Deal Finder actually amounts to an online store-promoting advertiser that injects its content into your browser and refuses to let you disable Deal Finder. Since adware programs like Deal Finder may be sources of security and performance issues for the affected browsers, malware researchers would consider any reaction to this adware that doesn't consist of removing Deal Finder immediately with a robust anti-adware program to be a sub-optimal one.

The Deals that Just Keep on Coming

Potentially Unwanted Programs of the adware sub-variety often struggle with finding ways to market their advertisements as useful features, which is where marketing gimmicks like Deal Finder come into play. Deal Finder and essentially identical adware programs, like ShopperPro and ShopToWin, all claim to provide exciting new e-shopping offers through your browser that, in theory, are difficult to find elsewhere. These claims are half-true, in the sense that Deal Finder does show alternate products and retailers for purchasing products you've shown an interest in buying. However, malware experts have found no evidence to support Deal Finder's links being any more useful than, for example, using your favorite search engine to do the same thing.

Deal Finder's advertisements are extremely noticeable, and will format themselves as pop-up balloons that appear over the product listings of sites like eBay or Amazon. There aren't any available options for adjusting these advertisements or removing them, except for the ever-present possibility that malware experts would recommend: removing Deal Finder, itself.

Finding an Answer to a Deal Finder in Your Browser

Deal Finder's advertisements are unlikely to cause major security issues, but, in rare cases, may be compromised and, from there, used to attack your computer. Since Deal Finder may load its content into Web pages not designed for these advertisements, malware researchers also find Deal Finder to be a likely culprit for Web-browsing performance and stability problems. Even if the product shopping options appear to be convenient, these types of non-consensual advertisement delivery mechanics never are healthy for your Web browser or for the rest of your computer.

Standard uninstall steps should be enough for any reputable browser add-on, but it's to your benefit to hold PUPs and adware like Deal Finder to different standards. Using anti-malware applications to remove Deal Finder during general system scans for threats will provide the most thorough possible reversal of any unwanted changes to all of your browsers. It also has a secondary benefit, in that adware programs often are installed by Trojans whose presence may not be obvious, which is why malware experts always recommend the use of good security tools for these situations.

Technical Details

File System Modifications

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The following files were created in the system:

dealfinder-by-savings-com.exe

File name: dealfinder-by-savings-com.exe
Size: 2.64 MB (2644250 bytes)
MD5: d358eee9379a31201511e59a94ebcf47
Detection count: 66
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: March 18, 2014

Registry Modifications

The following newly produced Registry Values are:

HKEY..\..\..\..{RegistryKeys}Software\AppDataLow\Software\DealFinder by Savings.comSoftware\Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AppContainer\Storage\windows_ie_ac_001\Software\dealsfinder-1Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Approved Extensions\{11111111-1111-1111-1111-110111671112}Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\ApprovedExtensionsMigration\{11111111-1111-1111-1111-110411531168}SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Low Rights\ElevationPolicy\{34b77b89-9285-4b86-af5c-a6928e2b8005}SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Low Rights\ElevationPolicy\{637c64b1-aaec-46f1-85e1-ef15d441487e}SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\MAIN\FeatureControl\FEATURE_BROWSER_EMULATION\DealFinder by Savings.com-bg.exeSoftware\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Ext\Settings\{11111111-1111-1111-1111-110411531168}Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Ext\CLSID\{11111111-1111-1111-1111-110411531168}SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Low Rights\ElevationPolicy\{34b77b89-9285-4b86-af5c-a6928e2b8005}SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Low Rights\ElevationPolicy\{637c64b1-aaec-46f1-85e1-ef15d441487e}SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\MAIN\FeatureControl\FEATURE_BROWSER_EMULATION\DealFinder by Savings.com-bg.exe

Additional Information

The following directories were created:

%USERPROFILE%\AppData\LocalLow\dealsfinder-1