Should I remove FreePriceAlerts?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
83% remove it17% keep it
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
Global Rank #38,426
United States Rank #22,531
Reach 0.0027%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 20.07 days
591.96 days >
Average installed length: 311.03 days
Versions
Version | Distribution |
3.0.0 |
100.00% |
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FreePriceAlerts 3.0.0
from myVBO LLC
What is FreePriceAlerts?
FreePriceAlerts is an ad-supported (users may see additional banner, search, pop-up, pop-under, interstitial and in-text link advertisements) cross web browser plugin for Internet Explorer (BHO) and Firefox/Chrome (plugin) and distributed through various monitization platforms during installation. The browser extension includes various features that will modify the default or custom settings of the browser including the home page, search settings and in some cases will modify Internet Explorer's load time threshold, place a lock file within firefox to prevent competing software from changing its settings as well as disable the browser's Content Security Policy in order to allow for cross site scripting of the plugin.
About (from myVBO)
FreePriceAlertsĀ® is a consumer shopping price engine owned and operated by myVBO. myVBO, founded in 2008, is a cloud-based solution for business that combines business reports, purchasing functionality and social media in one unified interface. FreePriceAlerts.com was born out of the technology we use to power myVBO's ... Read more
Overview
- Loads into the web browser
- Installed as part of a co-bundle
- Injects advertisements unassociated with the underlying web page
- Hijacks the web browser's home page
- The experts agree, you should remove it!
FreePriceAlerts has been found to be bundled with 3rd party software. If you have not purposefully installed this, you should be safe uninstalling it.
Program details
URL: www.FreePriceAlerts.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\FreePriceAlerts
Uninstaller: C:\Program Files3\INSTAL~2\{DC338~1\Setup.exe /remove /q0
Estimated size: 3.51 MB
Language: English (United States)
Files installed by FreePriceAlerts 3.0.0
Program module: | vbobho.dll |
| FreePriceAlerts.com |
Path: | C:\Program Files\FreePriceAlerts\vbobho.dll |
MD5: | 8d2d2b3ede13f300b19a2ae42b904b01 |
Additional files:
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SQLite.Interop.dll (by Robert Simpson, et al) - System.Data.SQLite (System.Data.SQLite Interop Assembly)
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FpaUpdater.exe (by FreePriceAlerts.com) - FpaUpdater
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FpaUpdaterLauncher.exe
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FpaUtility.dll (by FreePriceAlerts.com) - FpaUtility
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LinqBridge.dll - LINQBridge
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Newtonsoft.Json.dll (by Newtonsoft) - Json.NET (Json.NET .NET 2.0)
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System.Data.SQLite.dll (by http://system.data.sqlite.org/) - System.Data.SQLite Core
Behaviors exhibited
Internet Explorer BHO
- vbobho.dll is installed in Internet Explorer as a BHO (Browser Helper Object) under the name 'FreePriceAlerts' with the class of {A7C0A55C-300E-4193-8FB5-5DB8E6533D35}.
Scheduled Task
- FpaUpdaterLauncher.exe is scheduled as a task named 'FpaUpdaterTask' (Next runs on 7/11/2013 at 6:13 PM).
How do I remove FreePriceAlerts?
You can uninstall FreePriceAlerts 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 FreePriceAlerts 3.0.0, 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 FreePriceAlerts.
- 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 FreePriceAlerts 3.0.0 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) 61%
Win 7 6%
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 83%
Keep it 17%
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GLOBAL RANK
#38,426
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 |
66.67% |
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Windows 10 |
12.96% |
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Windows XP |
11.11% |
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Windows Vista |
9.26% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
Windows 7 Home Premium |
47.17% |
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Windows 7 Ultimate |
11.32% |
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Microsoft Windows XP |
9.43% |
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Windows Vista Home Premiu... |
7.55% |
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Windows 7 Professional |
7.55% |
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Windows 10 Home |
7.55% |
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Geography
91.01% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
United States |
91.01% |
Saudi Arabia |
3.37% |
Canada |
2.25% |
Jordan |
1.12% |
Turkey |
1.12% |
Egypt |
1.12% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard |
35.42% |
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Dell |
22.92% |
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Acer |
14.58% |
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Toshiba |
6.25% |
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Sony |
4.17% |
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Lenovo |
4.17% |
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Gateway |
4.17% |
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Samsung |
2.08% |
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MSI |
2.08% |
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Compaq |
2.08% |
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American Megatrends |
2.08% |
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Common models |
eMachines ET1331G |
3.92% |
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HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... |
3.92% |
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HP Pavilion dv5 Notebook ... |
3.92% |
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Toshiba DX730 |
1.96% |
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TOSHIBA Satellite P775 |
1.96% |
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TOSHIBA Satellite M645 |
1.96% |
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