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Should I remove Frontier Remote Assistance?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
24% remove it76% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Fair
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
United States Rank #33,295
Reach 0.0011%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 203.75 days
568.86 days >
Average installed length: 298.89 days

Versions

VersionDistribution
7.8.658 4.76%
7.7.581 9.52%
7.4.515 42.86%
7.0.454 23.81%
6.3.374 19.05%

Other programs by LogMeIn

Frontier Remote Assistance

What is Frontier Remote Assistance?

Frontier Remote Assistance is a LogMeIn (white-label) branded support and remote access utility of LogMeIn Rescue that uses a proprietary remote desktop protocol over transmitted via SSL that provides support technichians to connect to the remote desktop. The software it typically used to provide custom PC support to remotely view, diagnose and fix an end users computer.

Overview

The most used version is 7.4.515, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. Upon installation and setup, it defines an auto-start registry entry which makes this program run on each Windows boot for all user logins. 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 software installer includes 16 files and is usually about 7.52 MB (7,880,518 bytes).

Program detailsProgram details

URL: www.logmein.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\LogMeIn Rescue Calling Card\
Uninstaller: MsiExec.exe /I{C2835850-FCEB-4A1A-A213-57E7A9A8EC62}
(The Windows Installer is used for the installation, maintenance, and removal.)
Estimated size: 7.52 MB

Program filesFiles installed by Frontier Remote Assistance

  • CallingCard.exe - LogMeIn Rescue Calling Card
  • ra64app.exe - LogMeIn Rescue GUI Launcher
  • rescue.dll - LogMeIn Rescue Calling Card DLL
  • LMIRhook.000.dll - LogMeIn Rescue (LogMeIn Rescue Hook DLL)
  • rahook.dll
  • rahook9x.dll
  • rarcc.dll - LogMeIn Rescue RARCC DLL
  • RescueWinRTLib.dll - LogMeIn Rescue WinRT DLL
  • Unattended.exe
  • unlock.dll
  • unlock64.dll

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

Service
  • CallingCard.exe runs as a service named 'LogMeIn Rescue (f67d4077-d214-5193-94a9-e62a95a64953)' (LMIRescue_f67d4077-d214-5193-94a9-e62a95a64953).
Startup File (User Run)
  • CallingCard.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'LogMeInRescueCallingCardskunb65' and executes as "C:\Program Files\LogMeIn Rescue Calling Card\kunb65\CallingCard.exe".
Startup File (User Run Once)
  • CallingCard.exe is loaded once in the current user (HKCU) registry as a startup file name '226_10354972239988' which loads as "C:\users\user\appdata\Local\LOGMEI~1\LMIR0001.tmp_r.bat".
Startup File (All Users Run)
  • CallingCard.exe is loaded in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name 'Allin1Convert Search Scope Monitor' which loads as "C:\Program Files2\ALLIN1~2\bar\1.bin\8hsrchmn.exe" /m=2 /w /h.
Windows Firewall Allowed Program
  • CallingCard.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\LogMeIn Rescue Calling Card\CallingCard.exe'.

How do I remove Frontier Remote Assistance?

You can uninstall Frontier Remote Assistance from your computer by using the Add/Remove Program feature in the Window's Control Panel.
  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 Frontier Remote Assistance, 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 Frontier Remote Assistance.

OS VERSIONS
Win 10 52%
Win XP 5%
 
HOW IT STARTS
Automatically starts? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 24%
Keep it 76%

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 10 52.38%
Windows 7 33.33%
Windows Vista 9.52%
Windows XP 4.76%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Home Premium 35.00%
Windows 8.1 25.00%
Windows 10 Home 25.00%
Windows Vista Home Premiu... 10.00%
Windows 10 Pro 5.00%

Distribution by countryGeography

100.00% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 100.00%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard 36.84%
Dell 15.79%
Toshiba 15.79%
Acer 15.79%
Gateway 10.53%
Lenovo 5.26%
Common models
LENOVO IdeaCentre K410 5.26%
HP-Pavilion BT434AA-ABA s... 5.26%
Hewlett-Packard p6754y 5.26%
TOSHIBA Satellite L505D 5.26%
TOSHIBA Satellite C655 5.26%
HP-Pavilion KC830AV-ABA a... 5.26%

About LogMeIn

LogMeIn provides software as a service-based (SAAS) remote connectivity, collaboration, and support solutions to businesses and consumers.
Publisher URL: www.logmein.com

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