Should I remove BeFrugal.com Toolbar?

Lifespan of installation (until removal)

Versions

Version	Distribution
2013.3.16.1	1.80%
2013.3.15.4	2.59%
2013.3.14.1	7.58%
2013.3.13.3	11.78%
2013.3.12.1	4.79%
2013.3.11.1	7.98%
2013.3.10.2	7.58%
2013.3.8.3	3.79%
2013.3.8.2	16.17%
2013.3.7.1	2.79%
2013.3.6.1	0.40%
2013.3.4.5	6.79%
2013.3.4.4	1.40%
2013.3.2.1	16.37%
2013.3.1.1	0.40%
2013.3.0.6	2.99%
2012.2.4.1	4.79%

Rankings

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• #12,506 Ashampoo Internet Accelerator 3.20
• #12,507 Photomizer Pro by Engelmann Media GmbH
• #12,508 ss helper 1.74 by Search Assistant SProtector
• #12,509 Nokia Software Updater for Retail
• #12,510 BeFrugal.com Toolbar
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• #12,512 PostgreSQL 9.0
• #12,513 ISODisk 1.1
• #12,514 Fiddler Syntax-Highlighting Addons by Telerik
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from BeFrugal.com

Remove BeFrugal.com Toolbar

BeFrugal.com ToolbarToolbar will have the ability to inject such content into search results in your browser. Such content will be identified as BeFrugal.com content, and you will have the ability to disable this feature of the Toolbar. The Shopping Toolbar will have the ability to inject such content into search results in your browser. Such content will be identified as ShopAtHome.com content, and you will have the ability to disable this feature of the Toolbar.

The most common release is 2013.3.2.1, 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 BFHP.exe. Many users end up uninstalling this after less than a month of it being installed. The setup package generally installs about 7 files and is usually about 2.34 MB (2,454,857 bytes).

Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Common Files\BeFrugal.com\Toolbar\

Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\Common Files\BeFrugal.com\Toolbar\unins000.exe"

Estimated size: 2.34 MB

befrgl.exe
Memory:	1.16 MB	21.09 MB average
Total CPU:	0.0000310601%	0.031193% average
Kernel CPU:	0.00001553%	0.016088% average
User CPU:	0.00001553%	0.015104% average
CPU cycles/sec:	9,296	8,062,084 average

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 BeFrugal.com Toolbar, 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 BeFrugal.com Toolbar.
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.

1. Open Internet Explorer and click the Tools button, and then click Internet options.
2. Click the Advanced tab, and then click Reset. Select the Delete personal settings check box if you would also like to remove search providers, Accelerators and home pages. When Internet Explorer finishes applying default settings, click Close, and then click OK.
3. The changes will take effect the next time you open IE.

1. At the top of the Firefox window, click the Firefox button, go over to the Help sub-menu and select Troubleshooting Information.
2. To continue, click Reset Firefox in the confirmation window that opens. It will close and be reset.
3. When it's done, a window will list the information that was imported. Click Finish and Firefox will open.

1. Open Chrome and click the Chrome menu on the browser toolbar.
2. Select Settings. In the "Search" section, click Manage search engine. Check if (Default) is displayed next to your preferred search engine. If not, mouse over it and click Make default. Mouse over any other suspicious search engine entries that are not familiar and click X to remove them.
3. When the "Show Home button" checkbox is selected, a web address appears below it. If you want the Homepage button to open up a different webpage, click Change to enter a link.
4. Restart Google Chrome.

OS VERSIONS Win 7 (SP1) 60% Win Vista 0%

HOW IT STARTS Automatically starts? Yes (Found in the run registry)

USER ACTIONS Uninstall it 61% Keep it 39%

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?

United States	99.54%
Italy	0.12%
Canada	0.12%
Germany	0.12%
PR	0.12%

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?

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