Should I remove Cash Back Assistant?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
73% remove it27% keep it
What do people think about it?
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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
Version | Distribution |
2013.3.21.1 |
2.30% |
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2013.3.19.3 |
49.82% |
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2013.3.18.4 |
28.45% |
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2013.3.18.3 |
6.71% |
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2013.3.17.10 |
2.83% |
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2013.3.17.9 |
6.01% |
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2013.3.16.11 |
0.88% |
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2013.3.16.10 |
1.06% |
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2013.3.16.9 |
1.24% |
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2013.3.16.8 |
0.71% |
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Cash Back Assistant
from Capital Intellect Inc.
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 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
Files 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:
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BFNB.dll - BeFrugal.com Notification bar
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BFTB.dll - BeFrugal.com Toolbar
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BFHP.exe - BeFrugal.com Helper
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Norton-Install.exe (by Symantec) - SymCCIS
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befrglps.dll
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unins000.exe - Setup/Uninstall
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unins001.exe
Behaviors 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.
- 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 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).
- Follow the prompts. A progress bar shows you how long it will take to remove Cash Back Assistant.
- 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
- 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 10 51%
Win 8.1 0%
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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 73%
Keep it 27%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 10 |
50.97% |
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Windows 7 |
44.27% |
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Windows Vista |
3.70% |
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Windows XP |
1.06% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
Windows 7 Home Premium |
33.16% |
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Windows 10 Home |
24.65% |
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Windows 8.1 |
19.86% |
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Windows 7 Professional |
8.16% |
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Windows Vista Home Premiu... |
3.37% |
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Windows 10 Pro |
3.37% |
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Geography
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% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard |
41.70% |
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Dell |
31.61% |
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Toshiba |
8.30% |
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Acer |
8.07% |
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ASUS |
6.05% |
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Lenovo |
1.79% |
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Gateway |
1.35% |
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GIGABYTE |
1.12% |
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Common models |
Dell Inspiron 3847 |
4.62% |
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HP 15 Notebook PC |
3.85% |
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HP Pavilion g7 Notebook P... |
3.46% |
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HP Pavilion 17 Notebook P... |
2.69% |
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Dell Inspiron 660 |
1.92% |
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HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... |
1.92% |
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