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Should I remove Browser Champion?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
84% remove it16% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Bad
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
Global Rank #41,354
United States Rank #38,338
Reach 0.0023%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 1.68 days
49.70 days >
Average installed length: 26.11 days

Versions

VersionDistribution
1.0 100.00%

Browser Champion

What is Browser Champion?

Browser Champion (from PUP provider 50Onred/215 Apps) is an adware program that injects ads into the user's browser. This includes inserting into web pages or displaying ads over parts of existing web page advertisements, banners, coupons or text links that would not otherwise appear. It will communicate with the 50OnRed's servers to check for new offers and the placement of offers as well as monitoring and recording the domain name of each page the user views, the advertisements that appear on these pages and the ads the user clicks on.

Overview

The primary executable is named projectInstaller.js. A majority of users end up uninstalling this less than a week of it being installed. The setup package generally installs about 18 files and is usually about 1.17 MB (1,230,786 bytes).
  • Typically distributed through a pay-per-install bundle
  • Displays unwanted advertisements
  • Most users and experts agree, you should remove it!
Browser Champion 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

Installation folder: C:\users\user\appdata\Local\Browser Champion
Uninstaller: C:\users\user\appdata\Local\Browser Champion\uninstall.exe
Estimated size: 1.17 MB

Program filesFiles installed by Browser Champion

Program executable:projectInstaller.js
Path:C:\users\user\appdata\Local\Browser Champion\projectInstaller.js
MD5:2d4d6d3c8aea670a0742f1dbfb2928d2
Additional files:
  • repair_data.json
  • uninstall.exe

How do I remove Browser Champion?

You can uninstall Browser Champion 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 Champion, 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 Champion.
  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) 47%
Win 7 2%
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 84%
Keep it 16%
 
GLOBAL RANK
#41,354

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 48.89%
Windows 10 44.44%
Windows Vista 6.67%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Home Premium 26.67%
Windows 8.1 22.22%
Windows 8 11.11%
Windows 7 Professional 8.89%
Windows 7 Ultimate 8.89%
Windows Vista Business 4.44%

Distribution by countryGeography

47.37% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 47.37%
  United Kingdom 17.54%
  France 7.02%
  Australia 5.26%
  South Africa 3.51%
  Belgium 3.51%
  Canada 3.51%
  Hong Kong 1.75%
  Brazil 1.75%
  Philippines 1.75%
  Germany 1.75%
  DK 1.75%
  GG 1.75%
  Italy 1.75%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Dell 22.73%
Acer 20.45%
ASUS 18.18%
Lenovo 9.09%
Hewlett-Packard 9.09%
Toshiba 9.09%
Samsung 4.55%
Sony 2.27%
MSI 2.27%
GIGABYTE 2.27%
Common models
Acer Aspire V5-531 5.00%
TOSHIBA Satellite L655 2.50%
TOSHIBA Satellite C55-A 2.50%
TOSHIBA Satellite C50-A 2.50%
TOSHIBA Satellite A500 2.50%
Acer Aspire TC-100 2.50%

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