BillBreak

What is BillBreak?

BillBreak’s slogan is “Get a break off of your shopping bill when using deals offered by Bill Break.” However, this program will not give you a break with its ads. So removing it is something you ought to consider because it will affect your overall browsing experience in a negative way. Our malware analysts have tested this program’s sample and have come to the conclusion that it is an ad-supported program whose only purpose is to make money for its developers. As a consequence, you will be subjected to all kinds of shady advertisements that you should avoid clicking because you cannot know what will happen if you do that. Hence, our researchers say that this application is bound to promote malicious software and websites. In addition to that, it may collect some non-personal information about you for tailoring the ads. Please continue reading to know more.

How does BillBreak work?

The way this application works is very simple. It comes as a browser extension for Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, and Mozilla Firefox. It will generate commercial advertisements in the form of banners, videos, pop-ups, coupons, and a few others. The ads can be generated on almost every website you visit including your search engine, so they will undoubtedly annoy you. However, our biggest concern is that the promoted content comes from all kinds of shady third parties that change constantly. Therefore, you cannot determine which ads are safe and which should be avoided, because BillBreak's developers do not care about you and your computer’s security, all they want is to get paid.

For this reason, this application will gather certain information about you to tailor the ads according to your browsing preferences. The information it can collect includes your Internet Service Provider (ISP,) Internet Protocol (IP) address, browsing and search history, and possibly some other bits of information. It may not look like much, but this information helps a great deal. For example, the aforementioned information will help advertisers determine your location. Of course, content selection based on region is performed automatically, but the fact BillBreak’s ads can be region-specific leads us to believe that it is being distributed all across the globe.

Where does BillBreak originate from?

Our security analysts have found that BillBreak is yet another release by the infamous Injekt LLC. This company is one of the biggest adware developers out there, and it is responsible for creating hundreds of ad-supported programs. Some of its more recent releases include Bronze Aid, Discover Treasure, and Sonic Train. However, we were surprised to see that this newest release was digitally signed by an entity called Tech Missions. We have yet to find a software company by this same and we suspect that it may be fake, or it may be the name of one of Injekt’s clients for which it develops some applications. Whatever the case may be, it is evident that it comes from a unreliable source.

If you are wondering how you got this application, then we have the answer. It appears that BillBreak has a website at Billbreak.net, but it serves only as a platform for hosting its legal documents. However, the site does not host this program’s installer. Thus, you could only have gotten this adware by visiting shady free software distributing websites that bundle legitimate applications with adware to make money. And, you probably got it accidentally since its install may be have been checked by default. So if you want to get rid of this application, please follow our instructions.

How to remove BillBreak

In this article, we wanted to show the real face of BillBreak. Its website presents it as a shopping assistant that is supposed to help you save money. However, it does none of that. It will just show you ads that might come from unknown sources. So feel free to use our manual instructions. Take note that you might have to uninstall it via Control Panel only if you use Internet Explorer. If you got it for another browser, then skip to removal from the browser.

Uninstall via Control Panel

Windows 10

1. Right-click on the Start menu button.
2. Select Programs and Features.
3. Find the adware and right-click on it.
4. Click the Uninstall button.

Windows 8 and 8.1

1. Open the Charm bar and go to Settings and select Control Panel.
2. Click Uninstall a program and find the malicious program.
3. Right-click on the program and click Uninstall.

Windows Vista and 7

1. Press Windows Key and click Control Panel.
2. Go to Uninstall a program.
3. Find the program and right-click on it and then click Uninstall.

Windows XP

1. Press Windows Key and click Control Panel.
2. Go to Add or Remove Programs.
3. Find the unwanted software right-click on it and click Remove.

Remove from the browser

Microsoft Internet Explorer

1. Press Alt+X.
2. Select Manage Add-ons.
3. Open Toolbars and Extensions.
4. Find and Remove the unwanted add-on.
5. Close.

Mozilla Firefox

1. Press Ctrl+Shift+A.
2. Choose Extensions.
3. Find and Remove the undesirable extension.

Google Chrome

1. Press Alt+F and open More tools.
2. Select Extensions.
3. Find and Remove the adware.

Delete leftover files

1. Press the Windows+E keys.
2. Enter %Program Files%\bill break and then %Temp%\bill break
3. Delete these directories.
4. Then, go to C:\Program Files (x86)\Mozilla Firefox\browser\extensions\{unique ID}
5. Delete firefox@www.billbreak.net.xpi

Delete Registry keys

1. Press the Windows+R keys.
2. Enter regedit in the resulting box and click OK.
3. Find and Delete the registry keys listed below.

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