Should I remove Price Check by AOL?

Lifespan of installation (until removal)

Versions

Version	Distribution
2.0.1.1	5.46%
1.11.2.1	74.23%
1.11.1.2	8.82%
1.10.10.1	10.78%
1.1.2.1	0.56%
1.0.1.1	0.14%

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Remove Price Check by AOL

Price Check by AOL will let you know when there are coupons or better prices from competing merchants by monitoring viewed web pages for affiliated merchants. The Price Check by AOL product consists of a Browswer Helper Object for Intenet Explorer as well as a server process (IE Broker for Price Check by AOL). When visiting one of the domains on the limited list, the Price Check toolbar will send the product or service information you are viewing to its servers in order to search for alternatives.

Who doesn't want to save 20% on a purchase they're already looking to make? Well, Pricecheck is here to find that bargain for you! Pricecheck is all about connecting you with deals based on what you're looking for now, without you having to do anything different than you are already.

The most common release is 1.11.2.1, 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 aolpricecheckserver.exe. Many users end up uninstalling this after less than a month of it being installed. The setup package generally installs about 3 files and is usually about 650.9 KB (666,523 bytes).

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URL: pricecheck.aol.com

Installation folder: C:\Program Files\price check by aol

Uninstaller: C:\Program Files\Price Check by AOL\uninstall.exe

Estimated size: 650.9 KB

aolpricecheckserver.exe
Memory:	1.24 MB	21.09 MB average
Total CPU:	0.0034509302%	0.031193% average
Kernel CPU:	0.00217961%	0.016088% average
User CPU:	0.00127132%	0.015104% average

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 Price Check by AOL, 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 Price Check by AOL.
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) 71% Win XP 0%

USER ACTIONS Uninstall it 68% Keep it 32%

GLOBAL RANK #9,981

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?

United States	97.21%
United Kingdom	0.82%
Iran	0.49%
Japan	0.25%
Germany	0.16%
China	0.16%
Chile	0.08%
France	0.08%
Kuwait	0.08%
IQ	0.08%
PR	0.08%
DK	0.08%
Canada	0.08%
United Arab Emirates	0.08%

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?

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Publisher URL: corp.aol.com

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