What is Coupon Companion?
By 215 Apps
What is it?
Coupon Companion by Awesome Apps (215 Apps) is a Browser Helper Object installed into Internet Explorer that monitors web pages for possible affiliate merchant partners. Coupon Companion will let you know when there are coupons by showing a counter in the top right of Web sites.
Why should I uninstall Coupon Companion?
Coupon Companion is an adware type program that has causes serious performance issues to your PC by installing a number of plug-ins and add-ins to your web browser and Windows. It injects ads directly by modifying web pages based on your surfing habits.
Typical installation path: C:\Program Files\Coupon Companion
Description from 215 Apps“The Coupon Companion shopping companion will help save you money by finding and presenting the top active coupons for the site you're browsing. After installation Coupon Companion will let you know when there are coupons by showing a counter in the top right of Web sites. Coupons from Coupon Companion apply with a single click, making it easier than ever to apply savings to your online purchases.”
Publisher about URL: http://coupon-companion.com/
Coupon Companion technical details
Name: Coupon Companion
Publisher: Awesome Apps
Type: Browser Helper Object
Class ID: {11111111-1111-1111-1111-110011441193}
File: Coupon Companion.dll
Folder: C:\Program Files\Coupon Companion
Other programs by 215 Apps
- Savings Sidekick
- CouponDropDown
- Deals Plugin
- Giant Savings
- SavingsApp
- Vid-Saver
- I Want This
- Coupon Companion Plugin
- Giant Savings Extension
- Savings Explorer
- Vid-Saver Extension
About 215 Apps
215 Apps developes a number of adware driven toolbar programs such as DropinSavings, Vid-Saver, Giant Savings, Savings Sidekick, etc., simply referred to as the plugin. The plugin will displaying relevant coupons, deals, and special offers. When you visit a website of a merchant or affiliate store that participates in the coupon program, the plugin is designed to recognize the website to determine whether there are coupons, deals, or special offers available. If there are applicable coupons, deals, or special offers available, it will make all reasonable business efforts to display an alert with the coupons, unless the website has opted out. You may then click on the alert displayed to see all specific coupons, deals, and special offers found as you browse the website. When the plugin recognizes that the end user has visited a partner site it will show all available offers for that partner in a slider visible in the top right hand portion of the browser. Clicking on any of the offers within the slider will result in a redirect that will drop affiliate cookies on to the end user computer and resolve the end user to the advertiser page/offer.
More about 215 Apps...215 Apps web site: 215apps.com
Files installed by 215 Apps
- deal vault.dll (Deal Vault by Excellent Apps)
- deal vault-bg.exe (Deal Vault by Excellent Apps)
- solid savings.dll (Solid Savings by Innovative Apps)
- deal spy.dll (Deal Spy by Innovative Apps)
- coupon caddy.dll (Coupon Caddy by Excellent Apps)
- supreme savings-bg.exe (Supreme Savings by Innovative Apps)
- supreme savings.dll (Supreme Savings by Excellent Apps)
- discount buddy.dll (Discount Buddy by Excellent Apps)
- updater26766.exe (Discount Buddy by Excellent Apps)
- updater19962.exe (Supreme Savings by Innovative Apps)
- supreme savings.dll (Supreme Savings by Innovative Apps)
- deals plugin extension.exe (Deals Plugin Extension by 215 Apps)
- deals plugin extension.dll (Deals Plugin Extension by 215 Apps)
- shopping sidekick.dll (Shopping Sidekick by Amazing Apps)
- coupon companion plugin.dll (Coupon Companion Plugin by 215 Apps)
- shopping sidekick plugin.dll (Shopping Sidekick Plugin by 215 Apps)
- shopping sidekick plugin-bg.exe (Shopping Sidekick Plugin by 215 Apps)
- rewardsarcadesuite.dll (RewardsArcade Suite by 215 Apps)
- i want this.dll (I Want This by Amazing Apps)
- vid-saver.dll (Vid-Saver by Amazing Apps)
- coupon caddy.dll (Coupon Caddy by Awesome Apps)
- savings sidekick-bg.exe (Savings Sidekick by Awesome Apps)
- coupon companion.dll (Coupon Companion by Awesome Apps)
- coupon companion-bg.exe (Coupon Companion by Awesome Apps)
- savings sidekick.dll (Savings Sidekick by Awesome Apps)
- savingsapp.dll (SavingsApp by Awesome Apps)
- savingsapp-bg.exe (SavingsApp by Awesome Apps)
- giant savings.dll (Giant Savings by Awesome Apps)
- giant savings-bg.exe (Giant Savings by Awesome Apps)
- coupondropdown.dll (CouponDropDown by Awesome Apps)
- vidsaver.exe (Vid-Saver by Friendly Apps)
- vid-saver.dll (Vid-Saver by Awesome Apps)
- vid-saver-bg.exe (Vid-Saver by Awesome Apps)
- coupon companion.dll (Coupon Companion by Amazing Apps)
- savingsapp.dll (SavingsApp by Friendly Apps)
- savingsapp-bg.exe (SavingsApp by Friendly Apps)
- vid-saver.dll (Vid-Saver by Friendly Apps)
- vid-saver-bg.exe (Vid-Saver by Friendly Apps)
- savingsapp.dll (SavingsApp by Amazing Apps)
- giant savings.dll (Giant Savings by Friendly Apps)
215 Apps policies
The following can be found in 215 Apps's privacy policies and terms of service:
“The Plugin may be bundled with, or require the installation of, third-party software, such as but not limited search engine toolbars. Such bundling en”
How to Automatically Uninstall Coupon Companion (with Boost)
If you you do not have Boost installed yet, download Boost and enjoy your PC.
Open Boost by either double-clicking the Boost icon in your notification area next to your PC's clock, or single-clicking the Boost icon and clicking the Open Boost button on the top left of the Boost notification window.
If you are not currently on the My PC screen of the main Boost window, click the My PC tab.
Click the Optimize programs button , this will launch the Program Optimization screen.
Locate the program in the list called Coupon Companion by 215 Apps. (The program could be listed under any of the section such as Uninstall Recommended, Possible Uninstall, etc. based on how well Coupon Companion performs on your PC.)
Coupon Companion by 215 Apps
To the right of the list item, click the Uninstall button and Boost will completely remove Coupon Companion from your PC.
How to Manually Uninstall Coupon Companion (with Windows)
Use Add/Remove Programs control panel in Windows makes to uninstall Coupon Companion. Follow the appropriate instructions below to use this control panel.
Windows 7
From the Start menu, select Control Panel.
In Large or Small icon view, click Programs and Features. If you're using Category view, under "Programs", click Uninstall a program.
Select Coupon Companion from the list of programs, and click Uninstall. Alternatively, right-click the program and select Uninstall.
Windows Vista
From the Start menu, select Control Panel.
In Classic View, double-click Programs and Features. In Control Panel Home view, under "Programs", click Uninstall a program.
Select Coupon Companion from the program list, and click Uninstall. Alternatively, right-click the program and select Uninstall.
Windows XP
From the Start menu, select Control Panel.
Click the Add or Remove Programs icon.
Select Coupon Companion from the list of programs and click Remove.