84,488,480 programs installed

Should I remove Browse Camo?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
86% remove it14% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Bad
What do people think about it?
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How common is it?
Reach 0.0003%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 2.70 days
40.63 days >
Average installed length: 21.35 days

Versions

VersionDistribution
2016.02.24.211601 16.67%
2015.10.09.151622 16.67%
2015.08.23.070636 16.67%
2015.04.21.205022 16.67%
2015.01.02.222324 16.67%
2014.12.29.132243 16.67%

Browse Camo

What is Browse Camo?

Browse Camo is an ad-supported web browser extension that will run within the context of the user's browser (supports Internet Explorer, Chrome and Firefox) and is primarily designed to inject advertisements in a number of formats within the web pages the user is visiting. Ad insertion takes place in the form of both full banner adverts as well as text-hyperlinks that are injected over existing HTML content. As for the banners, these are either inserted within existing white space in the rendered HTML or by overwriting the pages ads. In either case, these ads are not associated by the underlying website and are simply injected by the adware through an extension, BHO or plugin depending on the browser.

Overview

The most common release is 2016.02.24.211601, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. Upon being installed, the software adds a Windows Service which is designed to run continuously in the background. Manually stopping the service has been seen to cause the program to stop functing properly. It adds a background controller service that is set to automatically run. Delaying the start of this service is possible through the service manager. It adds a Browser Helper Object (BHO) to Internet Explorer. The primary executable is named BrowseCamobho.dll. A majority of users end up uninstalling this less than a week of it being installed. The setup package generally installs about 7 files and is usually about 17.24 MB (18,081,228 bytes).
  • Malware detected in the program
  • Integrates into the web browser
  • Installs a Windows Service
  • Typically distributed through a pay-per-install bundle
  • Injects advertisements unassociated with the underlying web page
  • This program has a poor reputation
  • The experts agree, you should remove it!
Warning, multiple anti-virus scanners have detected possible malware in Browse Camo.
BrowseCamobho.dll (8c75b447b0025e87bcfbfe278afea264) has been flagged by the following 36 scanners:
Anti-Virus softwareVersionDetection
Lavasoft Ad-Aware 663 Trojan.Generic.12494496
Agnitum Outpost 7.1.1 Riskware.Agent
ALYac 1.0.1.4 Trojan.Generic.12494496
AVG 2016.0.3141 BrowseFox.F
Avira 3.6.1.96 ADWARE/BrowseFox.Gen2
AVware 1.5.0.21 Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT
Baidu-International 4.0.3.15413 Adware.Win32.BrowseFox.O
Bitdefender 1.0.20.515 Trojan.Generic.12494496
Bkav FE 1.3.0.6379 W32.HfsAdware
Comodo Security 21580 Application.Win32.BrowseFox.JM
Cyren 5.4.16.7 W32/S-7bed2e86!Eldorado
Dr.Web 9.0.0.0103 Trojan.Yontoo.1742
Emsisoft Anti-Malware 8.15.04.13.01 Trojan.Generic.12494496
ESET-NOD32 9.11394 a variant of Win32/BrowseFox.O potentially unwanted
Fortinet FortiGate 4/13/2015 Riskware/BrowseFox
F-Prot v6.4.7.1.166 W32/S-7bed2e86
F-Secure 11.2015-13-04_2 Trojan.Generic.12494496
G Data 15.4.25 Trojan.Generic.12494496
Jiangmin KV150413 Adware/Agent.aakf
K7 AntiVirus 13.202.15417 Trojan
K7GW 13.202.15417 Trojan ( 0040f9921 )
Malwarebytes v2015.04.13.01 PUP.Optional.BrowseCamo.A
McAfee 5600.6797 Artemis!8C75B447B002
MicroWorld-eScan 16.0.0.309 Trojan.Generic.12494496
NANO AntiVirus 0.30.8.659 Trojan.Win32.BPlug.dfogbn
nProtect 15.03.27.01 Trojan.Generic.12494496
Panda Antivirus 15.04.13.01 Trj/CI.A
Qihoo-360 1.0.0.1015 HEUR/QVM30.1.Malware.Gen
Rising Antivirus 23.00.65.15411 PE:Malware.BrowseFox!6.228D
Sophos 4.98 Generic PUA EN
Symantec 4/13/2015 rev. 2 Yontoo.C
Tencent 1.0.0.1 Trojan.Win32.Qudamah.Gen.13
Trend Micro 10.465.13 TROJ_GEN.R047C0EAC15
TrendMicro-HouseCall 7.2.103 TROJ_GEN.R047C0EAC15
Vba32 AntiVirus 3.12.26.3 AdWare.Kranet
VIPRE Antivirus 38866 Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT
       View all 36 all detections
Browse Camo has been found to be bundled with 3rd party software. If you have not purposefully installed this, you should be safe uninstalling it.

Program detailsProgram details

Displayed publisher: Browse Camo
URL: browsecamo.info/support
Help link: mailto:[email protected]
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Browse Camo
Uninstaller: C:\Program Files\Browse Camo\BrowseCamouninstall.exe
Estimated size: 17.24 MB

Program filesFiles installed by Browse Camo

Program module:BrowseCamobho.dll (Malware detected)
Name:Browse Camo
Path:C:\Program Files\Browse Camo\BrowseCamobho.dll
MD5:8c75b447b0025e87bcfbfe278afea264
Additional files:
  • (Malware detected) BrowseCamobho.dll - Browse Camo
  • BrowseCamoUninstall.exe
  • updateBrowseCamo.exe

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

Internet Explorer BHO
  • BrowseCamobho.dll is installed in Internet Explorer as a BHO (Browser Helper Object) under the name 'Browse Camo 1.0.0.7' with the class of {f4713602-d345-4628-b203-9a3c8c0ea9d7}.
Service
  • updateBrowseCamo.exe runs as a service named 'Update Browse Camo' (Update Browse Camo).

How do I remove Browse Camo?

You can uninstall Browse Camo 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 Browse Camo, 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 Browse Camo.
  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.

How do I reset my web browser?

If your web browser homepage and search settings have been modfied by Browse Camo you can restore them to their previous default settings.
Microsoft Internet Explorer
Mozilla Firefox
Google Chrome

OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 50%
Win 10 17%
 
HOW IT RUNS
Windows Service? Yes
(Installs a service)
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 86%
Keep it 14%

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 50.00%
Windows 10 33.33%
Windows Vista 16.67%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Home Premium 50.00%
Windows Vista Home Premiu... 16.67%
Windows 10 Home Single La... 16.67%
Windows 8.1 16.67%

Distribution by countryGeography

86.67% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 86.67%
  Indonesia 6.67%
  Canada 6.67%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Samsung 20.00%
Acer 20.00%
Dell 20.00%
Lenovo 20.00%
ASUS 20.00%
Common models
LENOVO 20253 16.67%
Acer Aspire V5-471PG 16.67%
Samsung R580/R590 16.67%
Dell Inspiron 537s 16.67%
TOSHIBA Satellite A500 16.67%
MSI MS-7786 16.67%

About Yontoo Technology

Yontoo, a subsidiary/alias of ad-hijacker Sambreel, is a publisher of ad-supported web browser extensions designed to inject and display advertisements within the browser.
Publisher URL: www.yontoo.com

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