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Should I remove Breaking News Alert?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
83% remove it17% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Bad
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
Reach 0.0006%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 10.97 days
323.50 days >
Average installed length: 169.97 days

Versions

VersionDistribution
2.7.53 100.00%

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Breaking News Alert

What is Breaking News Alert?

This is an Injekt adware browser extension and PUP bundler. Once installed the application integrates inside the browser through multiple means and will deliver ads including but not limited to banner ads, text-links, coupons and other offers both by injecting them in the user's web browser as well as displaying popups outside of the browser. In some cases the ad will have attribution but in most cases it will not and will confuse the user should malvaertisng be the source.

From Injekt: "These Applications may provide their functionality and advertising by modifying your network traffic. We make all reasonable efforts to preserve the integrity of the content or web pages requested, but the Applications may edit or remove some content, in addition to inserting new content. In some cases, we may display product offers during your installation process. Of course, you will have the ability to accept or pass on these offers. We try our very best to make sure any product offering follows best practices and actually provides something of value to you."

About  (from Mathematical Applications)

Breaking News Alert is a free application that notifies you of the latest breaking news. Breaking News Alert scours the web for additional news and other content to provide you with the latest information. Breaking News Alert is entirely free to use. In order to keep Breaking News Alert free, we've partnered with high-...  Read more
Overview
  • Difficult to remove as it will reinstall itself
  • Typically distributed through a pay-per-install bundle
  • The experts agree, you should remove it!
Breaking News Alert has been found to be bundled with 3rd party software. If you have not purposefully installed this, you should be safe uninstalling it.

Program detailsProgram details

Help link: www.trackbreakingnews.com/about.html
Installation folder: C:\ProgramData\breakingnewsalert
Uninstaller: C:\ProgramData\BreakingNewsAlert\uninstall.exe /kb=y /ic=1
Estimated size: 1.38 MB

Program filesFiles installed by Breaking News Alert

  • Uninstall.exe

How do I remove Breaking News Alert?

You can uninstall Breaking News Alert 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 Breaking News Alert, 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 Breaking News Alert.
  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 7 (SP1) 50%
Win 7 8%
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 83%
Keep it 17%
 
AVERAGE INSTALL LIFESPAN
169.97
Days

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 58.33%
Windows 10 41.67%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Home Premium 25.00%
Windows 7 Professional 16.67%
Windows 8.1 16.67%
Windows 8.1 Single Langua... 16.67%
Windows 7 Home Basic 8.33%
Windows 7 Ultimate 8.33%

Distribution by countryGeography

41.18% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 41.18%
  Brazil 35.29%
  France 11.76%
  Spain 5.88%
  GF 5.88%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Acer 40.00%
ASUS 30.00%
Lenovo 20.00%
Hewlett-Packard 10.00%
Common models
LENOVO 4311 12.50%
HP 620 12.50%
Digibras NH4CU53 12.50%
ASUSTeK X750JB 12.50%
Acer Aspire V5-471 12.50%
Acer Aspire V3-771 12.50%

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