LifeSaver

Posted by Max Lehmann on October 23, 2015

What is LifeSaver?

LifeSaver will definitely not save your life in any sense, but it is more likely that it causes you virtual “heart attack” by its annoying and potentially harmful third-party advertisements. This browser add-on claims to help you save money; however, in reality, it only makes money for its publishers based on the pay-per-click system. Therefore, our malware researchers have categorized it as an adware program. A lot of users do not understand the risk they put their computers at when they leave adware like LifeSaver on. Third-party commercials always hold certain risks as they are never guaranteed to be reviewed or controlled by the publishers. Thus, criminals might pose as third parties, too. Clicking on their corrupted ads may have unfortunate consequences. And that is not even everything. Please read on to find out more about this infection. By the time you reach the end, you will understand why we suggest that you remove LifeSaver immediately. test

Where does LifeSaver come from?

This adware comes from the large and notorious Multiplug family of useless adware applications that include CoupontasticOffers and Awesome-Promos, which we have covered lately. These programs are all based on the JustPlugIt cross-browser platform. Therefore, LifeSaver can also affect all major browsers, such as Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, and Google Chrome as well. This adware, just like all other family members, is distributed in third-party installers, such as InstallRex and Amonetize. These may, unfortunately, contain other malware programs, too. According to our researchers, LifeSaver can come with infections like LightningDownloader and Websearch.hotfindings.info. So if this adware is on-board, there is a good chance that your browsers have already been hijacked and you are exposed to even more potentially harmful third-party content. So, if you want to restore the previous security level, you will have to delete LifeSaver and take care of the other possibly related infections as well.

What does LifeSaver do?

This useless adware promises you to save you money, but, instead, it will flood your computer screen with all kinds of commercial banners and pop-ups that might lead to unsafe websites. It is not advisable to click on any third-party advertisement since you never know where you might end up. We are not saying that all ads have malicious intentions, but how could you make the difference? Actually, nobody can. What if cyber criminals send an ad to your screen that is customized to match your taste or your current needs, and promises you great discount on that product? You would easily click without second thoughts, right? Wrong; that would be a bad idea because you might end up on a fake online shopping site or other websites operated by criminals. And that is how most online fraud start. If you do not want to become a victim of scamming, you should remove LifeSaver without hesitation.

How to remove LifeSaver

Although this adware has a working uninstaller and you can remove the application via Control Panel, unfortunately, it leaves the extensions in Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome, which you have to take care of yourself. In order to make sure you get all the steps right, we have included a step-by-step guide for you below. Please remember that you can actually avoid similar malware attacks if you choose your download sources more carefully and you do not click on pop-ups or other types of ads on unfamiliar websites.