Should I remove Bell Internet Service Advisor?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
3% remove it97% keep it
What do people think about it?
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How common is it?
Global Rank #23,522
United States Rank #47,037
Reach 0.0080%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 44.09 days
1300.57 days >
Average installed length: 683.35 days
Versions
Version | Distribution |
3.7.44 |
100.00% |
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Bell Internet Service Advisor 3.7.44
What is Bell Internet Service Advisor? (from Bell)
Service Advisor is a free tool included with your Bell Internet service. Gives you quick access to online support. Displays your features and their current status. Provides important updates about your service through desktop alerts. Installs all your Bell Internet security and support tools. To download Service Advi... Read more
Overview
Bell Internet Service Advisor 3.7.44 is a software program developed by Bell. 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 software is designed to connect to the Internet and adds a Windows Firewall exception in order to do so without being interfered with. The programs's main executable is BISA.exe and has been seen to consume an average CPU of less than one percent, and utilizes about 32.85 MB of memory. The setup package generally installs about 12 files and is usually about 9.38 MB (9,835,439 bytes). 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 89% of users of Bell Internet Service Advisor come from Canada, it is also popular in the United States and Mexico.
Program details
URL: www.bell.ca
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Bell\Internet Service Advisor\
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\Bell\Internet Service Advisor\unins000.exe"
Estimated size: 9.38 MB
Files installed by Bell Internet Service Advisor 3.7.44
Program executable: | BISA.exe |
Name: | Bell Internet Service Advisor |
Signed by: | Radialpoint |
Path: | C:\Program Files\Bell\Internet Service Advisor\BISA.exe |
MD5: | 18de9cac0f67bcccf7d3e996ce439688 |
Additional files:
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BISA.exe - Bell Internet Service Advisor
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nprpspa.dll
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unins000.exe - Setup/Uninstall
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BellConfigUtility.exe (by Radialpoint) - Bookmarker 1.0.0 (Internet Explorer bookmarker)
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BISAComHandler.exe (by Radialpoint) - Client Gateway 3.7.44
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BSUtil.dll
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dbghelp.dll (by Microsoft) - Debugging Tools for Windows(R) (Windows Image Helper)
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RpSpaWshComAgent.dll
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ServicepointService.exe
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shellexec.exe
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Stop_BISA.exe
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Windows7Features.dll
Behaviors exhibited
Google Chrome Plugin
- nprpspa.dll is loaded in the Google Chrome web browser as 'nprpspa.dll'.
Mozilla Plugin
- nprpspa.dll is loaded into Mozilla Firefox under the product name '@radialpoint.com/SPA,version=1' with a plugin key of '@radialpoint.com/SPA,version=1' for all users of the PC.
Service
- ServicepointService.exe runs as a service named 'ServicepointService' (ServicepointService).
Startup File (All Users Run)
- BISA.exe is loaded in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name 'BISA.exe' which loads as "C:\Program Files\Bell\Internet Service Advisor\BISA.exe" /AUTORUN.
Windows Firewall Allowed Program
- ServicepointService.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Bell\Internet Service Advisor\ServicepointService.exe'.
Resource utilization averages
Show technical details
BISA.exe |
Memory: | 32.85 MB | |
Total CPU: | 0.0010617041% | |
Kernel CPU: | 0.00024173% | |
User CPU: | 0.00081997% | |
BISAComHandler.exe |
Memory: | 2.63 MB | |
Total CPU: | 0.0006265617% | |
Kernel CPU: | 0.00021759% | |
User CPU: | 0.00040897% | |
ServicepointService.exe |
Memory: | 2.34 MB | |
Total CPU: | 0.0001078602% | |
Kernel CPU: | 0.00004001% | |
User CPU: | 0.00006785% | |
How do I remove Bell Internet Service Advisor?
You can uninstall Bell Internet Service Advisor 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 Bell Internet Service Advisor 3.7.44, 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 Bell Internet Service Advisor.
How do I reset my web browser?
If your web browser homepage and search settings have been modfied by Bell Internet Service Advisor 3.7.44 you can restore them to their previous default settings.
Microsoft Internet Explorer
- Open Internet Explorer and click the Tools button, and then click Internet options.
- 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.
- The changes will take effect the next time you open IE.
Mozilla Firefox
- At the top of the Firefox window, click the Firefox button, go over to the Help sub-menu and select Troubleshooting Information.
- To continue, click Reset Firefox in the confirmation window that opens. It will close and be reset.
- When it's done, a window will list the information that was imported. Click Finish and Firefox will open.
Google Chrome
- Open Chrome and click the Chrome menu on the browser toolbar.
- 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.
- 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.
- Restart Google Chrome.
OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 54%
Win XP 1%
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HOW IT STARTS
Automatically starts? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 3%
Keep it 97%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 |
59.87% |
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Windows Vista |
22.29% |
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Windows XP |
15.29% |
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Windows 10 |
2.55% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
Windows 7 Home Premium |
50.96% |
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Windows Vista Home Premiu... |
18.47% |
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Microsoft Windows XP |
15.29% |
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Windows 7 Professional |
5.10% |
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Windows 7 Ultimate |
3.18% |
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Windows Vista Home Basic |
2.55% |
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Geography
88.89% of installs come from Canada
Which countries install it?
Canada |
88.89% |
United States |
9.88% |
Mexico |
0.62% |
United Kingdom |
0.62% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard |
35.29% |
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Dell |
23.53% |
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Acer |
21.57% |
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Toshiba |
7.84% |
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Sahara |
2.94% |
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ASUS |
2.94% |
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American Megatrends |
1.96% |
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Lenovo |
1.96% |
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Gateway |
0.98% |
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Compaq |
0.98% |
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Common models |
HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... |
4.59% |
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HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... |
2.75% |
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HP G60 Notebook PC |
2.75% |
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Dell Inspiron 1525 |
1.83% |
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eMachines ET1810 |
1.83% |
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HP Pavilion g4 Notebook P... |
1.83% |
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