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Save Serp Now is a potentially unwanted program that is bundled with free software you download from the Internet. Once running, Save Serp Now will use the bundled open source Geckofx to constantly connect to various sites on the Internet. When it connects to these sites, Save Serp Now will not display any of the information from that site, but will instead hide the connections in the background so you do not see them on your screen.
How to Remove Save Serp Now (Uninstall Guide)
Save Serp Now is a potentially unwanted program that is bundled with free software you download from the Internet. Once running, Save Serp Now will use the bundled open source Geckofx to constantly connect to various sites on the Internet. When it connects to these sites, Save Serp Now will not display any of the information from that site, but will instead hide the connections in the background so you do not see them on your screen.
This constant connecting to various web sites, as shown below, does nothing but slow down your computer and your Internet connection while providing no apparent benefit to the user.
This program's web site states that it is designed to collect data about search engines:
The program is designed to collect data relating to the issuance of the search engines. The collected data can be obtained in the form of a simple text file, as well as a SQL-dump format. For more information, you need to contact us for clarification by email.
When testing this program, the only activity I saw was its constant connections to sites even when you did not have a browser open. So it appears that it is doing more than simply collecting search engine queries.
When Save Serp Now is installed you will notice the following symptoms:
In my opinion, Save Serp Now utilizes your computer's resources without your permission or knowledge. Due to this, I feel that you should remove this program so that your computer runs properly again. Furthermore, if this program is installed on your computer there is a good chance that other unwanted programs are installed as well. Please use this guide to remove all remnants of the Save Serp Now PUP and any other related programs.
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View Associated Save Serp Now Files %UserProfile%\AppData\Local\Geckofx\%UserProfile%\AppData\Local\Geckofx\DefaultProfile\%UserProfile% \AppData\Local\Geckofx\DefaultProfile\cert8.db%UserProfile%\AppData\Local\Geckofx\DefaultProfile\coo kies.sqlite%UserProfile%\AppData\Local\Geckofx\DefaultProfile\cookies.sqlite-shm%UserProfile%\AppData\Local\Geckofx\DefaultProfile\cookies.sqlite-wal%UserProfile%\AppData\Local\Geckofx\DefaultProfile\key3.db%UserProfile%\AppData\Local\Geckofx\Def aultProfile\permissions.sqlite%UserProfile%\AppData\Local\Geckofx\DefaultProfile\places.sqlite%UserP rofile%\AppData\Local\Geckofx\DefaultProfile\places.sqlite-shm%UserProfile%\AppData\Local\Geckofx\DefaultProfile\places.sqlite-wal%UserProfile%\AppData\Local\Geckofx\DefaultProfile\pluginreg.dat%UserProfile%\AppData\Local\Gecko fx\DefaultProfile\secmod.db%UserProfile%\AppData\Local\Geckofx\DefaultProfile\startupCache\%UserProf ile%\AppData\Local\Geckofx\DefaultProfile\startupCache\startupCache.4.little%UserProfile%\AppData\Lo cal\Geckofx\DefaultProfile\webappsstore.sqlite%UserProfile%\AppData\Local\Geckofx\DefaultProfile\web appsstore.sqlite-shm%UserProfile%\AppData\Local\Geckofx\DefaultProfile\webappsstore.sqlite-wal%UserProfile%\AppData\Roaming\ssn\%UserProfile%\AppData\Roaming\ssn\AccessibleMarshal.dll%UserPro file%\AppData\Roaming\ssn\breakpadinjector.dll%UserProfile%\AppData\Roaming\ssn\crashreporter.exe%Us erProfile%\AppData\Roaming\ssn\crashreporter.ini%UserProfile%\AppData\Roaming\ssn\D3DCompiler_43.dll %UserProfile%\AppData\Roaming\ssn\d3dcompiler_46.dll%UserProfile%\AppData\Roaming\ssn\dependentlibs. list%UserProfile%\AppData\Roaming\ssn\dictionaries\%UserProfile%\AppData\Roaming\ssn\dictionaries\en-US.aff%UserProfile%\AppData\Roaming\ssn\dictionaries\en-US.dic%UserProfile%\AppData\Roaming\ssn\freebl3.chk%UserProfile%\AppData\Roaming\ssn\freebl3.dll%Use rProfile%\AppData\Roaming\ssn\Geckofx-Core.dll%UserProfile%\AppData\Roaming\ssn\Geckofx-Winforms.dll%UserProfile%\AppData\Roaming\ssn\gkmedias.dll%UserProfile%\AppData\Roaming\ssn\gmp-fake\%UserProfile%\AppData\Roaming\ssn\gmp-fake\1.0\%UserProfile%\AppData\Roaming\ssn\gmp-fake\1.0\fake.dll%UserProfile%\AppData\Roaming\ssn\gmp-fake\1.0\fake.info%UserProfile%\AppData\Roaming\ssn\IA2Marshal.dll%UserProfile%\AppData\Roaming\ssn\ icudt52.dll%UserProfile%\AppData\Roaming\ssn\icuin52.dll%UserProfile%\AppData\Roaming\ssn\icuuc52.dl l%UserProfile%\AppData\Roaming\ssn\js-gdb.py%UserProfile%\AppData\Roaming\ssn\js.exe%UserProfile%\AppData\Roaming\ssn\libEGL.dll%UserProfi le%\AppData\Roaming\ssn\libGLESv2.dll%UserProfile%\AppData\Roaming\ssn\LICENSE%UserProfile%\AppData\ Roaming\ssn\mozalloc.dll%UserProfile%\AppData\Roaming\ssn\mozglue.dll%UserProfile%\AppData\Roaming\s sn\mozjs.dll%UserProfile%\AppData\Roaming\ssn\msvcp100.dll%UserProfile%\AppData\Roaming\ssn\msvcr100 .dll%UserProfile%\AppData\Roaming\ssn\Newtonsoft.Json.dll%UserProfile%\AppData\Roaming\ssn\Newtonsof t.Json.xml%UserProfile%\AppData\Roaming\ssn\nss3.dll%UserProfile%\AppData\Roaming\ssn\nssckbi.dll%Us erProfile%\AppData\Roaming\ssn\nssdbm3.chk%UserProfile%\AppData\Roaming\ssn\nssdbm3.dll%UserProfile% \AppData\Roaming\ssn\omni.ja%UserProfile%\AppData\Roaming\ssn\platform.ini%UserProfile%\AppData\Roam ing\ssn\plugin-container.exe%UserProfile%\AppData\Roaming\ssn\plugin-hang-ui.exe%UserProfile%\AppData\Roaming\ssn\precomplete%UserProfile%\AppData\Roaming\ssn\README.xulrunne r%UserProfile%\AppData\Roaming\ssn\redit.exe%UserProfile%\AppData\Roaming\ssn\sandboxbroker.dll%User Profile%\AppData\Roaming\ssn\saveup.exe%UserProfile%\AppData\Roaming\ssn\softokn3.chk%UserProfile%\A ppData\Roaming\ssn\softokn3.dll%UserProfile%\AppData\Roaming\ssn\ssn.exe%UserProfile%\AppData\Roamin g\ssn\Uninstall.exe%UserProfile%\AppData\Roaming\ssn\Update\%UserProfile%\AppData\Roaming\ssn\update r.exe%UserProfile%\AppData\Roaming\ssn\version.txt%UserProfile%\AppData\Roaming\ssn\xul.dll%UserProf ile%\AppData\Roaming\ssn\xulrunner-stub.exe%UserProfile%\AppData\Roaming\ssn\xulrunner.exeFile Location Notes:
%UserProfile% refers to the current user's profile folder. By default, this is C:\Documents and Settings\ for Windows 2000/XP, C:\Users\ for Windows Vista/7/8, and c:\winnt\profiles\ for Windows NT.
View Associated Save Serp Now Registry Information HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\ssn %UserProfile%\AppData\Roaming\ssn\saveup.exeHKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall \ssnHKCU\Software\ssn
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How to Remove Save Serp Now (Uninstall Guide)
- Thu, 14 Jul 2016 16:36:02 EDT
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Save Serp Now is a potentially unwanted program that is bundled with free software you download from the Internet. Once running, Save Serp Now will use the bundled open source Geckofx to constantly connect to various sites on the Internet. When it connects to these sites, Save Serp Now will not display any of the information from that site, but will instead hide the connections in the background so you do not see them on your screen.
This constant connecting to various web sites, as shown below, does nothing but slow down your computer and your Internet connection while providing no apparent benefit to the user.
This program's web site states that it is designed to collect data about search engines:
The program is designed to collect data relating to the issuance of the search engines. The collected data can be obtained in the form of a simple text file, as well as a SQL-dump format. For more information, you need to contact us for clarification by email.
When testing this program, the only activity I saw was its constant connections to sites even when you did not have a browser open. So it appears that it is doing more than simply collecting search engine queries.
When Save Serp Now is installed you will notice the following symptoms:
- Your computer will become more sluggish.
- Your computer's CPU utilization will spike to close to 50%
- You will find tasks called ssn.exe running in Task Manager that use a large amount of CPU power. These processes will have a description called ssn.
- Your Internet will become slower.
In my opinion, Save Serp Now utilizes your computer's resources without your permission or knowledge. Due to this, I feel that you should remove this program so that your computer runs properly again. Furthermore, if this program is installed on your computer there is a good chance that other unwanted programs are installed as well. Please use this guide to remove all remnants of the Save Serp Now PUP and any other related programs.
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View Associated Save Serp Now Files %UserProfile%\AppData\Local\Geckofx\%UserProfile%\AppData\Local\Geckofx\DefaultProfile\%UserProfile% \AppData\Local\Geckofx\DefaultProfile\cert8.db%UserProfile%\AppData\Local\Geckofx\DefaultProfile\coo kies.sqlite%UserProfile%\AppData\Local\Geckofx\DefaultProfile\cookies.sqlite-shm%UserProfile%\AppData\Local\Geckofx\DefaultProfile\cookies.sqlite-wal%UserProfile%\AppData\Local\Geckofx\DefaultProfile\key3.db%UserProfile%\AppData\Local\Geckofx\Def aultProfile\permissions.sqlite%UserProfile%\AppData\Local\Geckofx\DefaultProfile\places.sqlite%UserP rofile%\AppData\Local\Geckofx\DefaultProfile\places.sqlite-shm%UserProfile%\AppData\Local\Geckofx\DefaultProfile\places.sqlite-wal%UserProfile%\AppData\Local\Geckofx\DefaultProfile\pluginreg.dat%UserProfile%\AppData\Local\Gecko fx\DefaultProfile\secmod.db%UserProfile%\AppData\Local\Geckofx\DefaultProfile\startupCache\%UserProf ile%\AppData\Local\Geckofx\DefaultProfile\startupCache\startupCache.4.little%UserProfile%\AppData\Lo cal\Geckofx\DefaultProfile\webappsstore.sqlite%UserProfile%\AppData\Local\Geckofx\DefaultProfile\web appsstore.sqlite-shm%UserProfile%\AppData\Local\Geckofx\DefaultProfile\webappsstore.sqlite-wal%UserProfile%\AppData\Roaming\ssn\%UserProfile%\AppData\Roaming\ssn\AccessibleMarshal.dll%UserPro file%\AppData\Roaming\ssn\breakpadinjector.dll%UserProfile%\AppData\Roaming\ssn\crashreporter.exe%Us erProfile%\AppData\Roaming\ssn\crashreporter.ini%UserProfile%\AppData\Roaming\ssn\D3DCompiler_43.dll %UserProfile%\AppData\Roaming\ssn\d3dcompiler_46.dll%UserProfile%\AppData\Roaming\ssn\dependentlibs. list%UserProfile%\AppData\Roaming\ssn\dictionaries\%UserProfile%\AppData\Roaming\ssn\dictionaries\en-US.aff%UserProfile%\AppData\Roaming\ssn\dictionaries\en-US.dic%UserProfile%\AppData\Roaming\ssn\freebl3.chk%UserProfile%\AppData\Roaming\ssn\freebl3.dll%Use rProfile%\AppData\Roaming\ssn\Geckofx-Core.dll%UserProfile%\AppData\Roaming\ssn\Geckofx-Winforms.dll%UserProfile%\AppData\Roaming\ssn\gkmedias.dll%UserProfile%\AppData\Roaming\ssn\gmp-fake\%UserProfile%\AppData\Roaming\ssn\gmp-fake\1.0\%UserProfile%\AppData\Roaming\ssn\gmp-fake\1.0\fake.dll%UserProfile%\AppData\Roaming\ssn\gmp-fake\1.0\fake.info%UserProfile%\AppData\Roaming\ssn\IA2Marshal.dll%UserProfile%\AppData\Roaming\ssn\ icudt52.dll%UserProfile%\AppData\Roaming\ssn\icuin52.dll%UserProfile%\AppData\Roaming\ssn\icuuc52.dl l%UserProfile%\AppData\Roaming\ssn\js-gdb.py%UserProfile%\AppData\Roaming\ssn\js.exe%UserProfile%\AppData\Roaming\ssn\libEGL.dll%UserProfi le%\AppData\Roaming\ssn\libGLESv2.dll%UserProfile%\AppData\Roaming\ssn\LICENSE%UserProfile%\AppData\ Roaming\ssn\mozalloc.dll%UserProfile%\AppData\Roaming\ssn\mozglue.dll%UserProfile%\AppData\Roaming\s sn\mozjs.dll%UserProfile%\AppData\Roaming\ssn\msvcp100.dll%UserProfile%\AppData\Roaming\ssn\msvcr100 .dll%UserProfile%\AppData\Roaming\ssn\Newtonsoft.Json.dll%UserProfile%\AppData\Roaming\ssn\Newtonsof t.Json.xml%UserProfile%\AppData\Roaming\ssn\nss3.dll%UserProfile%\AppData\Roaming\ssn\nssckbi.dll%Us erProfile%\AppData\Roaming\ssn\nssdbm3.chk%UserProfile%\AppData\Roaming\ssn\nssdbm3.dll%UserProfile% \AppData\Roaming\ssn\omni.ja%UserProfile%\AppData\Roaming\ssn\platform.ini%UserProfile%\AppData\Roam ing\ssn\plugin-container.exe%UserProfile%\AppData\Roaming\ssn\plugin-hang-ui.exe%UserProfile%\AppData\Roaming\ssn\precomplete%UserProfile%\AppData\Roaming\ssn\README.xulrunne r%UserProfile%\AppData\Roaming\ssn\redit.exe%UserProfile%\AppData\Roaming\ssn\sandboxbroker.dll%User Profile%\AppData\Roaming\ssn\saveup.exe%UserProfile%\AppData\Roaming\ssn\softokn3.chk%UserProfile%\A ppData\Roaming\ssn\softokn3.dll%UserProfile%\AppData\Roaming\ssn\ssn.exe%UserProfile%\AppData\Roamin g\ssn\Uninstall.exe%UserProfile%\AppData\Roaming\ssn\Update\%UserProfile%\AppData\Roaming\ssn\update r.exe%UserProfile%\AppData\Roaming\ssn\version.txt%UserProfile%\AppData\Roaming\ssn\xul.dll%UserProf ile%\AppData\Roaming\ssn\xulrunner-stub.exe%UserProfile%\AppData\Roaming\ssn\xulrunner.exeFile Location Notes:
%UserProfile% refers to the current user's profile folder. By default, this is C:\Documents and Settings\ for Windows 2000/XP, C:\Users\ for Windows Vista/7/8, and c:\winnt\profiles\ for Windows NT.
View Associated Save Serp Now Registry Information HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\ssn %UserProfile%\AppData\Roaming\ssn\saveup.exeHKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall \ssnHKCU\Software\ssn
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