How to stop Backup Assistant +

Galaxy S3 running Android 4.4.2
I want to permanently stop or uninstall this program. But so far, I have only been able to use the "force stop" in application manager Eventually, it trys again only to fail. I'd just as soon uninstall it, but I'm not given that choice. The issue only started about a week ago.

You can disable Backup Assistant (one of the 3 flavors) but some things you can do
1) change all of your contacts to Google (make sure they are google first here)
2) Call Verizon and change the pin to your Backup Assistant
3) FDR your phone
4) reset up your phone but when you get to the Backup Assistant setup, Skip it
5) Log into Google (gmail) your contacts will show up on your phone
Now that his is done DISABLE any and all bloatware on your phone including MyVerizon, VZ Navigator etc... One of the 3 versions of Backup Assistant will let you disable it. also look for Services that run Backup Assistant such as NewBayService (possibly NewBAService) and also google Backup assistant services for your phone then disable those.
Backup Assistant is one of the worst forms of Malware you can find and to top it off it doesn't work even marginally and I would avoid it like anything bad

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I have a shiny new Samsung Galaxy S III and when I set up my contacts, I added them as "Phone" entries with the expectation that the Backup Assistant Plus app would allow me to back them up. Except that it doesn't and, from what I've seen online, it is a miserable piece of junk that simply doesn't work for many people.
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I have been trying to disable Backup Assistant Plus since it is a BATTERY and PERFORMANCE HOG! I have a lowly Droid3, and it has been really causing issues.
Your instructions above DO NOT WORK, under Manage Applications I get "Uninstall updates" - I cannot uninstall it. It is a "system application" and I am locked out of that control. GRRRR. Clear data does not do anything for performance.
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I enter the PIN, and it's rejected as incorrect.
If I get a PIN reminder, it matches the PIN I entered!
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The result is the phone locks up until I manually close out of Backup Assistant.
And the battery runs down pretty quickly.
Yecch!
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My wife and I have had our Maxx HD phones for a few weeks now and it wasn't until recently that I noticed this feature (which I do not want) keeps trying to sync. My only option is to change the time which it performs this function. I cannot disable it (that button is greyed out in the app menu), there is no update to remove (as I have seen other suggest in some discussions), etc. I also logged in a few times to disable the feature on my account (via PC) but it is not selected. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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