Should I remove Color My Facebook?

Lifespan of installation (until removal)

Versions

Version	Distribution
1.26.153.2	5.56%
1.26.153.1	5.56%
1.26.152.152	44.44%
1.24.151.151	22.22%
1.23.151.151	5.56%
1.22.150.150	16.67%

Other programs by Duval

• Color My Facebook 2
• Color My Googl
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from Duval

Remove Color My Facebook by Duval

No more blue on Facebook! Choose your favorite color and see result instantly on your Facebook pages. Over 2,500,000 people downloaded Color My Facebook, the most popular and beautiful Facebook color changer! Are you?

Color My Facebook is a software program developed by Duval. The most common release is 1.26.152.152, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. It adds a Browser Helper Object (BHO) to Internet Explorer. The primary executable is named Color My Facebook-bg.exe. Many users end up uninstalling this after less than a month of it being installed. The setup package generally installs about 6 files and is usually about 3.7 MB (3,879,379 bytes). Relative to the overall usage of users who have this installed on their PCs, most are running Windows 7 (SP1) and Windows XP. While about 30% of users of Color My Facebook come from the United States, it is also popular in Brazil and Spain.

This browser extension utilizes Crossrider framework, a cross-browser toolbar/plugin platform used to develop, deploy and monetize web browser toolbars for Internet Explorer, Chrome and Firefox. Crossrider extension provide monetization options, mostly potentially unwanted apps, for toolbars including coupons, search assistant (home page and search hijacking) and in-text contextual advertising. Many adware programs (defined by a number of anti-virus vendors) are built using Crossrider as it provides a quick an easy way to deploy ad-supported features that will assist in browser search hijacking.

URL: colormyfacebook.com

Installation folder: C:\Program Files\color my facebook

Uninstaller: C:\Program Files\Color My Facebook\Uninstall.exe

Estimated size: 3.7 MB

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 Color My Facebook, 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 Color My Facebook.
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) 78% Win 7 6%

USER ACTIONS Uninstall it 64% Keep it 36%

AVERAGE INSTALL LIFESPAN 455.34 Days

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?

United States	30.43%
Brazil	8.70%
Spain	8.70%
Vietnam	4.35%
Thailand	4.35%
Taiwan	4.35%
Belgium	4.35%
France	4.35%
Australia	4.35%
Kuwait	4.35%
Israel	4.35%
Iran	4.35%
Germany	4.35%
Italy	4.35%

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?

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