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Should I remove 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?
Global Rank #29,836
United States Rank #34,095
Reach 0.0049%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 4.80 days
141.64 days >
Average installed length: 74.42 days

Versions

VersionDistribution
2.7.59 4.17%
2.7.58 27.08%
2.7.57 1.04%
2.7.56 19.79%
2.7.54 35.42%
2.7.53 12.50%

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News Alert

What is News Alert?

This is an adware program from Injekt. It is designed for the purpose of displaying unwanted ads, software for PUP (potentially unwanted programs) and other offers. 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. "In order to keep Breaking News Alert free, we've partnered with high-quality ad providers and you may see additional ads when Breaking News Alert is installed."

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.
Overview
  • Difficult to remove as it will reinstall itself
  • Typically distributed through a pay-per-install bundle
  • The experts agree, you should remove it!
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 News Alert

  • Uninstall.exe

How do I remove News Alert?

You can uninstall 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 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 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) 43%
Win XP 2%
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 83%
Keep it 17%
 
GLOBAL RANK
#29,836

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 52.08%
Windows 10 42.71%
Windows Vista 3.13%
Windows XP 2.08%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Home Premium 24.21%
Windows 7 Ultimate 18.95%
Windows 8.1 18.95%
Windows 8.1 Single Langua... 10.53%
Windows 7 Professional 5.26%
Windows 7 Starter 3.16%

Distribution by countryGeography

37.27% of installs come from Brazil
Which countries install it?
  Brazil 37.27%
  United States 30.91%
  Italy 10.00%
  France 8.18%
  India 5.45%
  Spain 1.82%
  Germany 1.82%
  Canada 1.82%
  Sweden 0.91%
  SY 0.91%
  United Kingdom 0.91%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard 25.76%
Dell 18.18%
ASUS 16.67%
Acer 16.67%
Samsung 9.09%
Lenovo 7.58%
Intel 3.03%
GIGABYTE 1.52%
Toshiba 1.52%
Common models
Dell Inspiron 3442 3.53%
Samsung 3570R/370R/470R/4... 2.35%
HP Pavilion 15 Notebook P... 2.35%
HP G72 Notebook PC 1.18%
HP 15 Notebook PC 1.18%
Hewlett-Packard G5320fr 1.18%

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