Should I remove Browse For Change?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
66% remove it34% keep it
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
Global Rank #25,755
United States Rank #13,953
Reach 0.0066%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 23.26 days
686.22 days >
Average installed length: 360.56 days
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- #25,755 Browse For Change
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Browse For Change
What is Browse For Change? (from the publisher)
Our plug-in, or browser extension, makes giving automatic whenever you shop online—even if you forget to visit browseforchange.com. You can find the extension on our Download page. Once it's installed into your browser, anytime you visit one of our merchant's homepages, you'll get a dialogue box informing that this mer... Read more
Overview
Many users end up uninstalling this after less than a month of it being installed. The setup package generally installs about 1 files. Relative to the overall usage of users who have this installed on their PCs, most are running Windows 7 (SP1) and Windows Vista (SP2). While about 94% of users of Browse For Change come from the United States, it is also popular in Canada and Iran.
- Malware detected in the program
- Known to reinstall itself
- The wisdom of the experts agree, if you don't use it you should remove it!
Warning, multiple anti-virus scanners have detected possible malware in Browse For Change.
| uninstall.exe (48b416f2df8a70a9fa024be20c5ebab9) has been flagged by the following 5 scanners: |
| Anti-Virus software | Version | Detection |
| AVG |
2015.0.3597 |
Skodna.Generic |
| Comodo Security |
16645 |
ApplicUnwnt |
| ESET-NOD32 |
8.8606 |
a variant of MSIL/Adware.iBryte.B |
| McAfee |
5600.7253 |
RDN/Generic PUP.x!yx |
| McAfee-GW-Edition |
7.7253 |
RDN/Generic PUP.x!yx |
Program details
URL: www.browseforchange.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Browseforchange
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\Browseforchange\uninstall.exe" /u /UserID=7b286da0-b1bf-4701-957b-8213a9769c8b /SourceID=google_display_zoomdownloader_US-300x250-gr
Files installed by Browse For Change
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(Malware detected) uninstall.exe
How do I remove Browse For Change?
You can uninstall Browse For Change from your computer by using the Add/Remove Program feature in the Window's Control Panel.
- 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.
- When you find the program Browse For Change, 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).
- Follow the prompts. A progress bar shows you how long it will take to remove Browse For Change.
- 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) 76%
Win 10 2%
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 66%
Keep it 34%
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GLOBAL RANK
 #25,755
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 7 |
79.23% |
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| Windows Vista |
11.54% |
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| Windows XP |
7.69% |
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| Windows 10 |
1.54% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
65.87% |
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| Windows Vista Home Premiu... |
7.94% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
7.94% |
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| Microsoft Windows XP |
7.14% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
3.17% |
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| Windows 7 Starter |
1.59% |
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Geography
94.39% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
94.39% |
| Canada |
1.40% |
| Iran |
0.93% |
| Brazil |
0.47% |
| Belgium |
0.47% |
| France |
0.47% |
| Australia |
0.47% |
| Honduras |
0.47% |
| Romania |
0.47% |
| Saudi Arabia |
0.47% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Hewlett-Packard |
37.38% |
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| Dell |
26.17% |
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| Toshiba |
14.02% |
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| Acer |
8.41% |
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| ASUS |
6.54% |
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| GIGABYTE |
2.80% |
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| Samsung |
1.87% |
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| Gateway |
0.93% |
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| Apple |
0.93% |
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| Alienware |
0.93% |
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Common models |
| HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... |
3.45% |
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| TOSHIBA Satellite C655 |
2.59% |
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| HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... |
2.59% |
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| HP Pavilion g7 Notebook P... |
2.59% |
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| ASUSTeK K54C |
2.59% |
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| HP G72 Notebook PC |
1.72% |
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