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Should I remove CouponAlert?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
75% remove it25% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Poor
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
Global Rank #14,251
United States Rank #8,544
Reach 0.0203%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 1.60 days
47.15 days >
Average installed length: 24.78 days

Versions

VersionDistribution
3.0.83 1.50%
3.0.82 11.22%
3.0.81 3.49%
3.0.80 2.74%
3.0.79 4.49%
3.0.78 1.25%
3.0.77 2.00%
3.0.76 2.49%
3.0.75 1.50%
3.0.74 5.74%
3.0.73 0.50%
3.0.72 0.50%
3.0.71 1.00%
3.0.70 1.50%
3.0.69 0.75%
3.0.68 1.50%
3.0.67 1.00%
3.0.65 0.50%
3.0.64 1.25%
3.0.63 2.00%
3.0.62 2.49%
3.0.61 2.99%
3.0.60 2.24%
3.0.59 3.49%
3.0.58 1.50%
3.0.57 0.25%
3.0.56 7.73%
3.0.55 1.25%
3.0.54 5.99%
3.0.52 8.48%
3.0.51 7.48%
3.0.50 5.24%
3.0.49 0.25%
3.0.48 1.75%
3.0.47 2.00%

Other programs by Rational Thought Solutions

CouponAlert

What is CouponAlert?  (from Rational Thought Solutions)

Coupon Alert is a free application that notifies you of the latest Coupon news. Coupon Alert scours the web for additional news and other content to provide you with the latest information. Coupon Alert is entirely free to use. In order to keep Coupon Alert free, we've partnered with high-quality ad providers and you m...  Read more

Overview

CouponAlert is a software program developed by Rational Thought Solutions. The most common release is 3.0.82, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. Upon being installed, the software adds a Windows Service which is designed to run continuously in the background. Manually stopping the service has been seen to cause the program to stop functing properly. It adds a background controller service that is set to automatically run. Delaying the start of this service is possible through the service manager. A majority of users end up uninstalling this less than a week of it being installed. The setup package generally installs about 6 files and is usually about 749.43 KB (767,412 bytes). Relative to the overall usage of users who have this installed on their PCs, most are running Windows 10 and Windows 7 (SP1). While about 79% of users of CouponAlert come from the United States, it is also popular in Germany and United Kingdom.
  • Installs a Windows Service
  • The experts agree, you should remove it!

Program detailsProgram details

Help link: www.cheapcouponalert.com/about.html
Installation folder: C:\ProgramData\couponalert
Uninstaller: "C:\ProgramData\CouponAlert\uninstall.exe"
Estimated size: 749.43 KB

Program filesFiles installed by CouponAlert

  • CouponAlert.exe - Coupon Alert (CouponAlert)
  • CouponAlert64.exe
  • CouponAlertService.exe - CouponAlert Service
  • uninstall.exe - CouponAlert Uninstall

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

Service
  • CouponAlertService.exe runs as a service named 'CouponAlert' (CouponAlert).

How do I remove CouponAlert?

You can uninstall CouponAlert from your computer by using the Add/Remove Program feature in the Window's Control Panel.
  1. On the Start menu (for Windows 8, right-click the screen's bottom-left corner), click Control Panel, and then, under Programs, do one of the following:
    • Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click Uninstall a Program.
    • Windows XP: Click Add or Remove Programs.
  2. When you find the program CouponAlert, click it, and then do one of the following:
    • Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click Uninstall.
    • Windows XP: Click the Remove or Change/Remove tab (to the right of the program).
  3. Follow the prompts. A progress bar shows you how long it will take to remove CouponAlert.
  4. If for some reason uninstallation fails, please install Microsoft's uninstall fixer utility which will help fix problems with programs that can't be uninstalled at support.microsoft.com.

OS VERSIONS
Win 10 64%
Win Vista 0%
 
HOW IT RUNS
Windows Service? Yes
(Installs a service)
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 75%
Keep it 25%

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 10 63.59%
Windows 7 31.67%
Windows Vista 3.24%
Windows XP 1.50%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 8.1 38.15%
Windows 7 Home Premium 22.69%
Windows 10 Home 9.48%
Windows 8.1 Connected 7.48%
Windows 7 Professional 5.99%
Windows Vista Home Premiu... 2.99%

Distribution by countryGeography

78.92% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 78.92%
  Germany 6.91%
  United Kingdom 6.41%
  Australia 4.72%
  Brazil 0.67%
  France 0.67%
  India 0.34%
  Hong Kong 0.17%
  Italy 0.17%
  South Africa 0.17%
  New Zealand 0.17%
  Canada 0.17%
  Estonia 0.17%
  PR 0.17%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard 39.61%
Dell 21.75%
Acer 12.99%
Toshiba 8.12%
ASUS 6.82%
Lenovo 5.52%
Samsung 1.95%
Medion 1.30%
American Megatrends 0.97%
Intel 0.65%
GIGABYTE 0.32%
Common models
HP 15 Notebook PC 12.44%
HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... 3.11%
HP Pavilion 17 Notebook P... 3.11%
Dell XPS 8700 3.11%
HP Stream Notebook PC 11 2.59%
Dell Inspiron 3543 2.59%

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