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Should I remove Browser?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
64% remove it36% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Bad
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
Global Rank #27,034
United States Rank #32,253
Reach 0.0060%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 9.91 days
292.31 days >
Average installed length: 153.59 days

Versions

VersionDistribution
33.0.1750.146 94.07%
32.0.1656.0 4.24%
25.0.1364.36 1.69%

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Browser

What is Browser?  (from Long Mile Solutions)

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Overview

Browser is a software program developed by Long Mile Solutions. The most common release is 33.0.1750.146, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. 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 primary executable is named chrome.exe. Many users end up uninstalling this after less than a month of it being installed. The setup package generally installs about 16 files and is usually about 201.64 MB (211,435,863 bytes). Relative to the overall usage of users who have this installed on their PCs, most are running Windows 7 (SP1) and Windows 10. While about 29% of users of Browser come from the United States, it is also popular in Canada and United Kingdom.
  • Malware detected in the program
  • The wisdom of the experts agree, if you don't use it you should remove it!
Warning, multiple anti-virus scanners have detected possible malware in Browser.
chrome.exe (b18b840c5e4ab424ad1446c07f330398) has been flagged by the following 16 scanners:
Anti-Virus softwareVersionDetection
Lavasoft Ad-Aware 912 Trojan.Generic.11231340
avast! 2014.9-140807 Win32:Dropper-gen [Drp]
Bitdefender 1.0.20.1095 Trojan.Generic.11231340
Dr.Web 9.0.0.0219 MULDROP.Trojan
Emsisoft Anti-Malware 8.14.08.07.01 Trojan.Generic.11231340
F-Secure 11.2014-07-08_5 Trojan.Generic.11231340
G Data 14.8.24 Trojan.Generic.11231340
IKARUS anti.virus t3scan.1.6.1.0 Trojan.SuspectCRC
McAfee 5600.7046 Artemis!B18B840C5E4A
McAfee-GW-Edition 7.7046 Artemis!B18B840C5E4A
MicroWorld-eScan 15.0.0.657 Trojan.Generic.11231340
nProtect 14.05.06.01 Trojan.Generic.11231340
Qihoo-360 1.0.0.1015 Win32/Trojan.Dropper.c9f
Symantec 8/7/2014 rev. 5 Trojan.Gen
TrendMicro-HouseCall 7.2.219 TROJ_GEN.R047H05DU14
VIPRE Antivirus 28950 Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT
       View all 16 all detections
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Program detailsProgram details

Displayed publisher: Browser
Installation folder: C:\users\user\appdata\Local\Browser\Application
Uninstaller: "C:\users\user\appdata\Local\Browser\Application\25.0.1364.36\Installer\setup.exe" --uninstall
Estimated size: 201.64 MB

Program filesFiles installed by Browser

Program executable:chrome.exe
Name:Speed Browser
Path:C:\users\user\appdata\Local\Browser\Application\chrome.exe
MD5:b5f6959424d18c990b196262143417ca
Additional files:
  • shortcut.exe

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

Scheduled Task
  • chrome.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{FB19EB23-6789-47C3-9871-11449BA5ACFD}' (runs on registration).

How do I remove Browser?

You can uninstall Browser 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 Browser, 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 Browser.
  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.
OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 59%
Win Vista 1%
  
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 64%
Keep it 36%
 
GLOBAL RANK
#27,034

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 65.25%
Windows 10 27.12%
Windows Vista 7.63%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Home Premium 49.15%
Windows 8.1 14.41%
Windows 7 Ultimate 10.17%
Windows Vista Home Premiu... 5.93%
Windows 10 Home 4.24%
Windows 8 3.39%

Distribution by countryGeography

29.46% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 29.46%
  Canada 13.95%
  United Kingdom 11.63%
  Australia 8.53%
  Germany 8.53%
  Italy 7.75%
  India 6.98%
  Brazil 4.65%
  France 4.65%
  Hong Kong 0.78%
  Belgium 0.78%
  Philippines 0.78%
  Croatia 0.78%
  Saudi Arabia 0.78%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard 32.56%
Acer 18.60%
Dell 9.30%
Toshiba 9.30%
ASUS 6.98%
Samsung 5.81%
American Megatrends 4.65%
Medion 4.65%
Lenovo 3.49%
GIGABYTE 2.33%
Sony 2.33%
Common models
HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... 2.91%
HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... 2.91%
HP Pavilion 15 Notebook P... 1.94%
Acer Aspire 5750G 1.94%
Samsung 350V5C/350V5X/350... 1.94%
TOSHIBA Satellite L775 0.97%

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