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What percent of users and experts removed it?
73% remove it27% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Bad
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How common is it?
Global Rank #11,578
United States Rank #5,308
Reach 0.0287%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 8.15 days
240.35 days >
Average installed length: 126.28 days

Versions

VersionDistribution
2013.3.21.1 2.30%
2013.3.19.3 49.82%
2013.3.18.4 28.45%
2013.3.18.3 6.71%
2013.3.17.10 2.83%
2013.3.17.9 6.01%
2013.3.16.11 0.88%
2013.3.16.10 1.06%
2013.3.16.9 1.24%
2013.3.16.8 0.71%

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Cash Back Assistant

What is Cash Back Assistant?  (from Capital Intellect)

Get automatic coupon alerts and earn Cash Back at 4000+ top stores. Plus instantly access hundreds of weekly ad flyers, restaurant coupons and more. The BeFrugal.com Toolbar keeps members up to date on Cash Back and coupon alerts. When the Toolbar is installed users will remain logged in to BeFrugal.com allowing for el...  Read more

Overview

Cash Back Assistant is a software program developed by Capital Intellect. The most common release is 2013.3.19.3, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. During setup, the program creates a startup registration point in Windows in order to automatically start when any user boots the PC. 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. The program adds a toolbar to Microsoft Internet Explorer. The primary executable is named befrgl.exe. A majority of users end up uninstalling this less than a week of it being installed. The setup package generally installs about 12 files and is usually about 6.1 MB (6,395,897 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 99% of users of Cash Back Assistant come from the United States, it is also popular in Canada and Australia.
  • Starts automatically
  • Integrates into the web browser
  • Adds a background Windows Service
Cash Back Assistant has been seen bundling various 3rd party software during the installation process. Make sure to check for and remove unused programs.

Program detailsProgram details

Displayed publisher: BeFrugal.com
URL: www.befrugal.com/addon
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Common Files\BeFrugal.com\Toolbar\
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\Common Files\BeFrugal.com\Toolbar\unins002.exe"
Estimated size: 6.1 MB

Program filesFiles installed by Cash Back Assistant

Program executable:befrgl.exe
Name:BeFrugal.com Service
Path:C:\Program Files\Common Files\BeFrugal.com\Toolbar\befrgl.exe
MD5:0ecf5c5bfbc390f99035a204df520d99
Additional files:
  • BFNB.dll - BeFrugal.com Notification bar
  • BFTB.dll - BeFrugal.com Toolbar
  • BFHP.exe - BeFrugal.com Helper
  • Norton-Install.exe (by Symantec) - SymCCIS
  • befrglps.dll
  • unins000.exe - Setup/Uninstall
  • unins001.exe

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

Internet Explorer BHO
  • BFTB.dll is installed in Internet Explorer as a BHO (Browser Helper Object) under the name 'BeFrugalIEHelper' with the class of {2335A057-CBA6-40F6-A712-C6A7C98F7813} (BFBHO).
Internet Explorer Toolbar
  • BFTB.dll is loaded as Internet Explorer Toolbar with the name 'BeFrugal.com Shopping toolbar' with the class of {5BA2C4EE-42EF-4E2D-88BE-7271AE4E35B7} (BFToolbar).
Scheduled Task (Boot/Login)
  • BFHP.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named BeFrugal.com Toolbar.
Service
  • befrgl.exe runs as a service named 'BeFrugal.com Service' (BeFrugal.com Service).
Startup File (User Run)
  • BFHP.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'BFHP' and executes as C:\users\user\appdata\Local\Programs\BeFrugal.com\Add-On\2013.3.21.1\BFHP.exe.
Startup File (All Users Run)
  • BFHP.exe is loaded in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name 'BFHP' which loads as C:\Program Files\Common Files\BeFrugal.com\Toolbar\BFHP.exe.

How do I remove Cash Back Assistant?

You can uninstall Cash Back Assistant 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 Cash Back Assistant, 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 Cash Back Assistant.
  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.

How do I reset my web browser?

If your web browser homepage and search settings have been modfied by Cash Back Assistant you can restore them to their previous default settings.
Microsoft Internet Explorer
Mozilla Firefox
Google Chrome

OS VERSIONS
Win 10 51%
Win 8.1 0%
 
HOW IT STARTS
Automatically starts? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 73%
Keep it 27%

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 10 50.97%
Windows 7 44.27%
Windows Vista 3.70%
Windows XP 1.06%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Home Premium 33.16%
Windows 10 Home 24.65%
Windows 8.1 19.86%
Windows 7 Professional 8.16%
Windows Vista Home Premiu... 3.37%
Windows 10 Pro 3.37%

Distribution by countryGeography

99.29% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 99.29%
  Canada 0.40%
  Australia 0.10%
  United Kingdom 0.10%
  Germany 0.10%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard 41.70%
Dell 31.61%
Toshiba 8.30%
Acer 8.07%
ASUS 6.05%
Lenovo 1.79%
Gateway 1.35%
GIGABYTE 1.12%
Common models
Dell Inspiron 3847 4.62%
HP 15 Notebook PC 3.85%
HP Pavilion g7 Notebook P... 3.46%
HP Pavilion 17 Notebook P... 2.69%
Dell Inspiron 660 1.92%
HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... 1.92%

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