Should I remove Browse Pax?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
81% remove it19% keep it
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
Reach 0.0009%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
Average installed length: 42.93 days
Versions
| Version | Distribution |
| 2015.03.16.230513 |
5.88% |
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| 2015.03.11.130452 |
5.88% |
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| 2015.03.09.110442 |
5.88% |
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| 2015.03.05.140347 |
5.88% |
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| 2015.02.21.132502 |
5.88% |
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| 2015.02.21.082502 |
5.88% |
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| 2015.02.20.062521 |
5.88% |
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| 2015.02.12.182454 |
5.88% |
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| 2015.02.03.142415 |
5.88% |
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| 2015.01.20.062310 |
5.88% |
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| 2015.01.16.122256 |
5.88% |
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| 2015.01.12.182238 |
5.88% |
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| 2014.12.28.212238 |
5.88% |
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| 2014.12.24.022217 |
5.88% |
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| 2014.12.21.232129 |
5.88% |
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| 2014.12.19.022112 |
5.88% |
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| 2014.11.06.175914 |
5.88% |
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Browse Pax
What is Browse Pax? (from Yontoo Technology)
By downloading and using the Software you give your consent to display to you such Third Party Content (by using display ads, pops, coupons, price comparison, in-line text and content recommendations) through Our or Our business partners’ technology. The Software and Services are sponsored by third party advertisements... Read more
Overview
Browse Pax is a program developed by Yontoo Technology. The most used version is 2015.03.16.230513, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. 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 main program executable is BrowsePaxbho.dll. Typically most users end up uninstalling this just after a few days. The software installer includes 5 files and is usually about 8.33 MB (8,739,327 bytes). In comparison to the total number of users, most PCs are running the OS Windows 10 as well as Windows 7 (SP1). While about 69% of users of Browse Pax come from the United States, it is also popular in Canada and France.
- Possible malware installed by this program
- Loads into the web browser
- Installs a Windows Service
- Typically distributed through a pay-per-install bundle
- Generally known to have a low reputation
- The experts agree, you should remove it!
Warning, multiple anti-virus scanners have detected possible malware in Browse Pax.
| BrowsePaxbho.dll (b58798b77428a94b35b099e227e17441) has been flagged by the following 39 scanners: |
| Anti-Virus software | Version | Detection |
| Lavasoft Ad-Aware |
663 |
Adware.BrowseFox.BE |
| Agnitum Outpost |
7.1.1 |
Riskware.Agent |
| AhnLab-V3 |
2015.04.04 |
Adware/Win32.BrowseFox |
| ALYac |
1.0.1.4 |
Adware.BrowseFox.BE |
| avast! |
2014.9-150413 |
MSIL:BrowseFox-X [PUP] |
| 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 |
Adware.BrowseFox.BE |
| Bkav FE |
1.3.0.6379 |
W32.HfsAdware |
| Comodo Security |
21635 |
Application.Win32.BrowseFox.JM |
| Cyren |
5.4.16.7 |
W32/S-7bed2e86!Eldorado |
| Dr.Web |
9.0.0.0103 |
Trojan.Yontoo.1734 |
| Emsisoft Anti-Malware |
8.15.04.13.01 |
Adware.BrowseFox.BE |
| ESET-NOD32 |
9.11421 |
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 |
Adware.BrowseFox.BE |
| G Data |
15.4.25 |
Adware.BrowseFox.BE |
| Jiangmin |
KV150413 |
Adware/Agent.aakf |
| K7 AntiVirus |
13.202.15476 |
Trojan |
| K7GW |
13.202.15477 |
Trojan ( 0040f9921 ) |
| Malwarebytes |
v2015.04.13.01 |
PUP.Optional.BrowsePax.A |
| McAfee |
5600.6797 |
Artemis!B58798B77428 |
| MicroWorld-eScan |
16.0.0.309 |
Adware.BrowseFox.BE |
| NANO AntiVirus |
0.30.8.659 |
Riskware.Win32.Kranet.dkvuxq |
| nProtect |
15.04.03.01 |
Adware.BrowseFox.BE |
| Panda Antivirus |
15.04.13.01 |
Trj/CI.A |
| Qihoo-360 |
1.0.0.1015 |
HEUR/QVM30.1.Malware.Gen |
| Sophos |
4.98 |
Generic PUA NB |
| SUPERAntiSpyware |
9939 |
Adware.MUPX/Variant |
| Symantec |
4/13/2015 rev. 2 |
Yontoo.C |
| Tencent |
1.0.0.1 |
Trojan.Win32.Qudamah.Gen.15 |
| Trend Micro |
10.465.13 |
TROJ_GEN.R047C0EAB15 |
| TrendMicro-HouseCall |
7.2.103 |
TROJ_GEN.R047C0EAB15 |
| Vba32 AntiVirus |
3.12.26.3 |
AdWare.Kranet |
| VIPRE Antivirus |
39022 |
Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT |
| Zillya |
2.0.0.2126 |
Tool.NetFilter.Win32.17 |
| updateBrowsePax.exe (5209456887397fe1e23afdd6aafb73a5) has been flagged by the following 33 scanners: |
| Anti-Virus software | Software version | Detection |
| Lavasoft Ad-Aware |
12.0.163.0 |
Adware.BrowseFox.BE |
| ALYac |
1.0.1.4 |
Adware.BrowseFox.BE |
| Antiy-AVL |
1.0.0.1 |
GrayWare[AdWare:not-a-virus]/Win64.Kranet |
| avast! |
8.0.1489.320 |
MSIL:BrowseFox-X [PUP] |
| AVG |
15.0.0.4339 |
Generic.3BF |
| AVware |
1.5.0.21 |
Adware.BrowseFox |
| Baidu-International |
3.5.1.41473 |
Adware.MSIL.BrowseFox.H |
| Bitdefender |
7.2 |
Adware.BrowseFox.BE |
| Bkav FE |
1.3.0.6379 |
W32.HfsAdware.B546 |
| Cyren |
5.4.16.7 |
W32/S-26365c9e!Eldorado |
| Dr.Web |
7.0.12.3050 |
Trojan.Yontoo.1734 |
| Emsisoft Anti-Malware |
3.0.0.600 |
Adware.BrowseFox.BE (B) |
| ESET-NOD32 |
11566 |
a variant of MSIL/BrowseFox.H potentially unwanted |
| Fortinet FortiGate |
5.0.999.0 |
Adware/BrowseFox |
| F-Prot |
4.7.1.166 |
W32/S-26365c9e!Eldorado |
| F-Secure |
11.0.19100.45 |
Adware.BrowseFox.BE |
| G Data |
25 |
Adware.BrowseFox.BE |
| IKARUS anti.virus |
T3.1.8.9.0 |
PUA.MSIL.BrowseFox |
| K7 AntiVirus |
9.203.15785 |
Adware ( 700000121 ) |
| K7GW |
9.203.15784 |
Adware ( 700000121 ) |
| McAfee |
6.0.5.614 |
BrowseFox-FTQ |
| McAfee-GW-Edition |
v2015 |
BehavesLike.Win32.BrowseFox.hm |
| MicroWorld-eScan |
12.0.250.0 |
Adware.BrowseFox.BE |
| NANO AntiVirus |
0.30.24.1357 |
Trojan.Win32.Yontoo.dowarm |
| nProtect |
2015-04-30.01 |
Adware.BrowseFox.BE |
| Panda Antivirus |
4.6.4.2 |
Trj/CI.A |
| Qihoo-360 |
1.0.0.1015 |
HEUR/QVM03.0.Malware.Gen |
| Sophos |
4.98.0 |
Generic PUA BB |
| Symantec |
20141.2.0.56 |
Trojan.Gen.2 |
| Tencent |
1.0.0.1 |
Win32.Risk.Adware.Srnd |
| Trend Micro |
9.740.0.1012 |
TROJ_GEN.R000C0EB715 |
| TrendMicro-HouseCall |
9.700.0.1001 |
TROJ_GEN.R000C0EB715 |
| VIPRE Antivirus |
39892 |
Adware.BrowseFox |
View all 72 all detections
Browse Pax has been found to be bundled with 3rd party software. If you have not purposefully installed this, you should be safe uninstalling it.
Program details
Displayed publisher: Browse Pax
URL: browsepax.co/support
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Browse Pax
Uninstaller: C:\Program Files\Browse Pax\BrowsePaxuninstall.exe
Estimated size: 8.33 MB
Files installed by Browse Pax
| Program module: | BrowsePaxbho.dll (Malware detected) |
| Name: | Browse Pax |
| Path: | C:\Program Files\Browse Pax\BrowsePaxbho.dll |
| MD5: | b58798b77428a94b35b099e227e17441 |
Additional files:
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(Malware detected) BrowsePaxbho.dll - Browse Pax
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BrowsePaxUninstall.exe
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updateBrowsePax.exe
Behaviors exhibited
Internet Explorer BHO
- BrowsePaxBHO.dll is installed in Internet Explorer as a BHO (Browser Helper Object) under the name 'Browse Pax 1.0.0.6' with the class of {f835bcaa-484e-44d7-a31c-d3ae6f7de5b5}.
Service
- updateBrowsePax.exe runs as a service named 'Update Browse Pax' (Update Browse Pax).
How do I remove Browse Pax?
You can uninstall Browse Pax from your computer by using the Add/Remove Program feature in the Window's Control Panel.
- 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.
- When you find the program Browse Pax, 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).
- Follow the prompts. A progress bar shows you how long it will take to remove Browse Pax.
- 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 Pax you can restore them to their previous default settings.
Microsoft Internet Explorer
- Open Internet Explorer and click the Tools button, and then click Internet options.
- 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.
- The changes will take effect the next time you open IE.
Mozilla Firefox
- At the top of the Firefox window, click the Firefox button, go over to the Help sub-menu and select Troubleshooting Information.
- To continue, click Reset Firefox in the confirmation window that opens. It will close and be reset.
- When it's done, a window will list the information that was imported. Click Finish and Firefox will open.
Google Chrome
- Open Chrome and click the Chrome menu on the browser toolbar.
- 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.
- 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.
- Restart Google Chrome.
OS VERSIONS
Win 10 41%
Win Vista 6%
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HOW IT RUNS
Windows Service? Yes
(Installs a service)
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USER ACTIONS
 |
Uninstall it 81%
Keep it 19%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 10 |
41.18% |
|
| Windows 7 |
41.18% |
|
| Windows Vista |
17.65% |
|
Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
23.53% |
|
| Windows 8.1 |
23.53% |
|
| Windows Vista Home Premiu... |
11.76% |
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| Windows 8 |
5.88% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
5.88% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
5.88% |
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Geography
68.97% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
68.97% |
| Canada |
10.34% |
| France |
10.34% |
| United Kingdom |
3.45% |
| Italy |
3.45% |
| Germany |
3.45% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Hewlett-Packard |
31.25% |
|
| Acer |
25.00% |
|
| Dell |
18.75% |
|
| Toshiba |
6.25% |
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| Sony |
6.25% |
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| Medion |
6.25% |
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| ASUS |
6.25% |
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Common models |
| Sony VGN-FW51MF_H |
5.88% |
|
| HP-Pavilion FL241AA-ABF a... |
5.88% |
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| HP Stream Notebook PC 11 |
5.88% |
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| Dell OptiPlex 960 |
5.88% |
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| TOSHIBA SATELLITE L70-A |
5.88% |
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| Medion Akoya P7627T |
5.88% |
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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