WebSavings

Overview

WebSavings, also know as TopMoxie, is a shopping tool that open pop-up windows. It can also uninstall other software components that interfere with WebSavings.

WebSavings is installed from the vendors site or when installing other applications, such as the Morpheus file sharing program. When testing Morpehus 3.4 there was no opt-out; you will get WebSavings whether you want it or not.

From the developer: In downloading and/or installing the Web Savings From Ebates Software, you are legally and with full authority requesting that Ebates do the following on your behalf: 1)pop up brief alerts when you can save money by shopping through Ebates or by using the Web Savings From Ebates Software. 2)direct your traffic to the merchant you wish to purchase from. This may be done a)by presenting a choice in a pop up alert asking whether you wish to save by shopping through Ebates, thereby directing your browser through Ebates in order to ensure you earn a reward, or b)by automatically routing you through Ebates and automatically earning you a cash-back discount with no further action on your part being necessary. 3) disable or uninstall any other product or software tool that might interfere with the operability of Web Savings From Ebates Software or otherwise preempt or render inoperative Web Savings From Ebates Software in a manner that might jeopardize the ability of Ebates to earn you cash back discounts or coupon savings offered by Ebates. In installing Web Savings From Ebates Software, you authorize Ebates to disable, uninstall, or delete any application or software that might, in Ebates' opinion nullify its function and put you at risk of loosing the cash-back savings that Web Savings From Ebates Software is designed to earn you. 4)If you would like to utilize another savings tool, you can simply uninstall Web Savings From Ebates Software before installing a competitive application. Web Savings From Ebates Software can be easily uninstalled through the standard 'add or remove programs' control panel, or through Web Savings From Ebates preference settings. If you have any trouble uninstalling the Web Savings From Ebates, please contact customer service by sending an email to customerservice@ebates.com. Source

A partial uninstall of WebSavings can result in an error message at startup saying "WJView ERROR: Could not execute Main: The system cannot find the file specified".

Classification

Adware

Files

WebSavingsfromEbates.exe, WebSavingsfromEbates0.exe, WebSavingsfromEbates1.exe, websearch.exe, couponsandoffers.exe

If you have any of the files related to WebSavings on your system, please send them for additional analysis. Generally, I have only analysed a few versions for each software component listed at this web site. With your help I will be able to look at both old and more recent versions of the WebSavings software. Thank you very much for your time!

Log references

Log 104 Log 186 Log 195 Log 755 Log 810

Vendor

Ebates

End User License Agreement

2003-11-20

Privacy policy

2003-11-20

Detection

Bazooka Adware and Spyware Scanner detects WebSavings. Bazooka is freeware and detects spyware, adware, foistware, trojan horses, viruses, worms and other potentially unwanted applications. Read more »

Uninstall procedure

Uninstall WebSavings from "Add/Remove Programs" in the Windows® Control Panel. If you run into uninstall problems, please contact the vendor's customer support:

Customer Service,
Ebates Inc.,
5 Thomas Mellon Circle, Suite 225,
San Francisco,
CA 94134

or by email at customerservice@ebates.com. Source

Uninstall WebSavings with FreeFixer

I'm working on a general purpose tool for removing unwanted software. The tool is called FreeFixer and can help you remove unwanted Browser Helper Objects, Internet Explorer toolbars and software that starts automatically when you reboot your computer, so it can offer some assistance while uninstalling WebSavings. The manual removal instructions listed below will help you to identify what to delete with FreeFixer.

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Manual removal

Please follow the instructions below if you would like to remove WebSavings manually. Please notice that you must follow the instructions very carefully and delete everything that is mentioned. In most cases the removal will fail if one single item is not deleted. If WebSavings remains on your system after stepping through the removal instructions, please double-check by stepping through them again.

1. Start the registry editor. This is done by clicking Start then Run. (The Run dialog will appear.) Type regedit and click OK. (The registry editor will open.)
2. Browse to the key:
   'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SOFTWARE \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion \ Run'
3. In the right pane, delete the values called 'WebSavingsfromEbates', 'websearch' and 'couponsandoffers', if they exists.
4. Exit the registry editor.
5. Restart your computer.
6. Start Windows Explorer and delete:
   %ProgramsDir%\WebSavingsfromEbates\
   %ProgramsDir%\WebSavings_from_Ebates\
   %ProgramsDir%\websearch\
   %ProgramsDir%\couponsandoffers\
   Note: %ProgramsDir% is a variable (?). By default, this is C:\Program Files.

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Contact information for WebSavings's vendor

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