Bucksbee Search

Posted by Lisa Blanc on March 21, 2013

What is Bucksbee Search?

Bucksbee Search is a browser helper object that promotes itself as a tool that helps you save money on your online purchase. Just like with most browser extensions that display coupon deals or advertisements on events, Bucksbee Search can be installed on most of the browsers. However, if your default browser is Internet Explorer or Google Chrome, you will get an fcreward component installed on your PC, and you will see it on your Control Panel. Yet, no such component is installed if your main browser is Mozilla Firefox. Consequently, Bucksbee Search removal process is different for all browsers. This application claims that once you create a free account on its website, then you can get an access to a list of deals from the brands that belong to Bucksbee network.

Where does Bucksbee Search come from?

Although some users claim that Bucksbee Search got into their computers behind their backs, that is usually not the case, because this application requires user's intervention to be installed on target computer. Usuaully, Bucksbee Search is downloaded at bucksbee.com website. It is also common for such browser extensions to come bundled with other freeware, when you download something at a third party website. Even so, Bucksbee Search will most probably prompt you about the oncoming installation. What is more, such browsers as Google Chrome will even ask you whether you really want to have Bucksbee Search installed, because it can:

Access your data on all websites
Read and modify your browsing history
Access your tabs and browsing activity
Manage your apps, extensions, and themes

This is the warning that your browser gives you. Naturally, it shows that Bucksbee Search comes with a few security-related disadvantages that should be taken into account.

How to remove Bucksbee Search?

As Bucksbee Search is considered to be a potentially unwanted program, you are strongly recommended to remove it from your PC. It is rather easy to remove Bucksbee Search manually, however, even once you are done with manual removal, you should perform a full system scan with SpyHunter free scanner to see whether you have any potentially harmful programs or files residing in your system. Do not hesitate to acquire a powerful antimalware tool to safeguard your PC against dangerous threats.

Manual Bucksbee Search Removal Instructions

For Windows 8

Move mouse cursor to the bottom right corner of your screen.
When Charms bar appears, click Settings.
Go to Control Panel and click Uninstall a program.
Remove fcreward.

For Windows Vista & Windows 7

Open Start Menu and go to Control Panel.
Click Uninstall a program and remove fcreward.

For Windows XP

Open Start Menu and click Control Panel.
Go to Add or Remove Programs and uninstall fcreward.

Removing Bucksbee Search from Control Panel removes the extension from Internet Explorer and Google Chrome as well. To terminate Bucksbee Search from Mozilla Firefox, do the following:

Bucksbee Search Removal for Mozilla Firefox

Press Ctrl+Shift+A for Add-ons Manager tab to open.
Remove fcreward from Extensions list. Close the tab.
Click search engine icon the left of search box (top right corner of the screen).
Choose Manage search engines.
Remove Search the Web from the list. Press OK and restart the browser.