Should I remove BrowseToSave?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
85% remove it15% keep it
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
Reach 0.0006%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 11.71 days
345.38 days >
Average installed length: 181.47 days
Versions
Version | Distribution |
1.0 |
100.00% |
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Other programs by BetterSoft
BrowseToSave
What is BrowseToSave?
BrowseToSave from BetterSoft is an adware program in the form of a process and a web browser plugin. The Plugin is designed to monitor the user's search and browsing habits and deliver advertising by overwriting the content HTML within the user's web browser. The background service which is executed as a Windows scheduled task is designed to make sure the web browser plugin remains active as well as automatically keeps the software updated. The plugin itself runs differently depending on the web browser, for Internet Explorer it runs as a browser helper object (BHO). Various anti-virus programs detect this software as malware under the name PUP/Win32.BetterSoft. It has been reported that BrowseToSave has been discovered being bundled with the PerformerSoft PcPerformer in a number of occasions.
Overview
During setup, the program registers itself to launch on boot through a Windows Schedule Task in order to automatically start-up (this is typically done to avoid any UAC prompts). A scheduled task is added to Windows Task Scheduler in order to launch the program at various scheduled times (the schedule varies depending on the version). The main program executable is BrowseToSave.exe. Typically most users end up uninstalling this just after a few days. The software installer includes 2 files and is usually about 527.59 KB (540,250 bytes).
- Possible malware installed by this program
- Starts automatically
- Installed as part of a co-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 BrowseToSave.
BrowseToSave.exe (2960400094498dae47b36173286d76a0) has been flagged by the following 21 scanners: |
Anti-Virus software | Version | Detection |
AhnLab-V3 |
2013.05.25 |
PUP/Win32.BetterSoft |
avast! |
2014.9-130526 |
Win32:PUP-gen [PUP] |
Bitdefender |
1.0.20.730 |
Adware.BHO.Agent.E |
Comodo Security |
16313 |
ApplicUnwnt |
Emsisoft Anti-Malware |
8.13.05.26.01 |
Adware.BHO.Agent |
eSafe |
7.0.17.0 |
Win32.Trojan |
ESET-NOD32 |
7.8371 |
Win32/GenUpdater |
Fortinet FortiGate |
5/26/2013 |
Riskware/BetterSoftAgent |
F-Secure |
11.2013-26-05_1 |
Adware.BHO.Agent |
G Data |
13.5.22 |
Adware.BHO.Agent |
IKARUS anti.virus |
t3scan.2.0.0.0 |
AdWare.BHO.Agent |
Kingsoft AntiVirus |
331020.49267 |
Win32.Troj.FakeIcon.cw.(kcloud) |
McAfee |
5600.7087 |
Artemis!296040009449 |
McAfee-GW-Edition |
7.7087 |
Artemis!296040009449 |
MicroWorld-eScan |
14.0.0.438 |
Adware.BHO.Agent.E |
nProtect |
13.05.24.04 |
Adware.BHO.Agent.E |
Sophos |
4.89 |
Generic PUA DO |
Trend Micro |
10.465.26 |
ADW_DLOAD |
TrendMicro-HouseCall |
7.2.146 |
ADW_DLOAD |
VIPRE Antivirus |
18076 |
Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT |
ViRobot |
2011.4.7.4223 |
Adware.BetterSoft.348160 |
882918179.dll (c2f772d5eb7fc69d24361c2c0ebc6eb5) has been flagged by the following 22 scanners: |
Anti-Virus software | Software version | Detection |
Lavasoft Ad-Aware |
12.0.163.0 |
Adware.BHO.Agent.E |
AhnLab-V3 |
2013.12.03.00 |
PUP/Win32.BetterSoft |
Avira AntiVir |
7.11.117.76 |
Adware/BetterSoft.A |
avast! |
8.0.1489.320 |
Win32:PUP-gen [PUP] |
AVG |
13.0.0.3169 |
Generic5.AEKX |
Bitdefender |
7.2.5028.0 |
Adware.BHO.Agent.E |
Comodo Security |
17373 |
ApplicUnwnt |
Emsisoft Anti-Malware |
3.0.0.589 |
Adware.BHO.Agent.E (B) |
ESET-NOD32 |
9122 |
Win32/GenUpdater |
Fortinet FortiGate |
5.1.147.0 |
Riskware/BetterSoftAgent |
F-Secure |
11.0.19100.45 |
Adware.BHO.Agent |
G Data |
22 |
Adware.BHO.Agent.E |
Kingsoft AntiVirus |
2013.4.9.267 |
Win32.Heur.KVMF58.hy.(kcloud) |
McAfee |
5.600.0.1067 |
Generic PUP.t |
McAfee-GW-Edition |
2013 |
Generic PUP.t |
MicroWorld-eScan |
12.0.250.0 |
Adware.BHO.Agent.E |
NANO AntiVirus |
0.28.0.56582 |
Riskware.Win32.Unwanted.cjedov |
Sophos |
4.95.0 |
Generic PUA DO |
Trend Micro |
9.740.0.1012 |
ADW_BHO |
TrendMicro-HouseCall |
9.700.0.1001 |
ADW_BHO |
VIPRE Antivirus |
23944 |
Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT |
ViRobot |
2011.4.7.4223 |
Adware.Agent.187904 |
View all 43 all detections
BrowseToSave 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
Installation folder: C:\ProgramData\BetterSoft\BrowseToSave
Uninstaller: C:\Program Files2\INSTAL~1\BROWSE~1\Setup.exe /remove /q0
Estimated size: 527.59 KB
Language: English (United States)
Files installed by BrowseToSave
Program executable: | BrowseToSave.exe (Malware detected) |
| Updater |
Path: | C:\ProgramData\BetterSoft\BrowseToSave\BrowseToSave.exe |
MD5: | 2960400094498dae47b36173286d76a0 |
Additional files:
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(Malware detected) BrowseToSave.exe - Updater
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(Malware detected) 882918179.dll
Behaviors exhibited
Scheduled Task
- BrowseToSave.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{F217A514-13D3-4DE6-BDBF-857602A446FB}'.
Scheduled Task (Boot/Login)
- BrowseToSave.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task with the class {13C28C3D-4A61-46CF-8B61-EFE8189D9171}.
Resource utilization averages
Show technical details
BrowseToSave.exe |
Memory: | 1.87 MB | |
Total CPU: | 0.0009770726% | |
Kernel CPU: | 0.00052169% | |
User CPU: | 0.00045538% | |
CPU cycles/sec: | 29,016 | |
I/O reads/min: | 154 Bytes | |
How do I remove BrowseToSave?
You can uninstall BrowseToSave 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 BrowseToSave, 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 BrowseToSave.
- 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.
OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 64%
Win 10 9%
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HOW IT STARTS
Scheduled task? Yes
(Runs on Windows boot)
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 85%
Keep it 15%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 |
63.64% |
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Windows 10 |
18.18% |
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Windows XP |
9.09% |
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Windows Vista |
9.09% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
Windows 7 Home Premium |
54.55% |
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Microsoft Windows XP |
9.09% |
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Windows 10 Home |
9.09% |
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Windows 7 Home Basic |
9.09% |
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Windows 8 Consumer Previe... |
9.09% |
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Windows Vista Home Premiu... |
9.09% |
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Geography
28.57% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
United States |
28.57% |
Germany |
14.29% |
Belgium |
7.14% |
Canada |
7.14% |
Costa Rica |
7.14% |
Czech Republic |
7.14% |
DK |
7.14% |
France |
7.14% |
Sweden |
7.14% |
South Africa |
7.14% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Acer |
37.50% |
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Hewlett-Packard |
25.00% |
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Toshiba |
12.50% |
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Medion |
12.50% |
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ASUS |
12.50% |
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Common models |
TOSHIBA Satellite C855 |
9.09% |
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Packard Bell EasyNote LJ... |
9.09% |
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MICRO-STAR INTERNATIONAL ... |
9.09% |
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Micro-Star MS-6704 |
9.09% |
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MEDIONPC MS-7616 |
9.09% |
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HP Pavilion dv8 Notebook ... |
9.09% |
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Publisher URL: www.bettersoft.com