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Should I remove Browser Guardian?

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 #36,772
United States Rank #20,323
Reach 0.0030%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 3.59 days
105.90 days >
Average installed length: 55.64 days

Versions

VersionDistribution
1.0 100.00%

Browser Guardian

What is Browser Guardian?

This adware from 50OnRed injects itself into the user's web browser (IE, Chrome and Firefox) and will display out-of context advertising on web sites that are not associated with the software or its affiliate partners. Advertisements will be displayed as banner and video ads, search related ads, transitional and in-text ads and links. The software will also periodically self-update and call home for instructions as well as additional ad feeds and reporting of how the user interacts with the software as well as what domains and web pages the user visits.

Overview

Typically most users end up uninstalling this just after a few days. The software installer includes 12 files.
  • Bundles additional prorgams in setup
  • The experts agree, you should remove it!
Browser Guardian has been seen bundling various 3rd party software during the installation process. Make sure to check for and remove unused programs.

Program detailsProgram details

Installation folder: C:\users\user\appdata\Local\Browser Guardian
Uninstaller: C:\users\user\appdata\Local\Browser Guardian\uninstall.exe

Program filesFiles installed by Browser Guardian

  • uninstall.exe

How do I remove Browser Guardian?

You can uninstall Browser Guardian 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 Guardian, 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 Guardian.
  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) 60%
Win 7 2%
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 84%
Keep it 16%
 
GLOBAL RANK
#36,772

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 61.67%
Windows 10 26.67%
Windows Vista 6.67%
Windows XP 5.00%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Home Premium 42.37%
Windows 8.1 15.25%
Windows 7 Ultimate 11.86%
Windows 8 8.47%
Windows Vista Home Premiu... 5.08%
Windows 7 Professional 5.08%

Distribution by countryGeography

98.06% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 98.06%
  Jordan 0.97%
  United Arab Emirates 0.97%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard 42.37%
Dell 18.64%
Acer 16.95%
Toshiba 5.08%
Lenovo 5.08%
Samsung 3.39%
Gateway 3.39%
Intel 1.69%
American Megatrends 1.69%
ASUS 1.69%
Common models
HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... 3.70%
Dell Inspiron N5050 3.70%
Dell Inspiron 660 1.85%
Dell Inspiron 5720 1.85%
Dell Inspiron 5423 1.85%
Dell Inspiron 531 1.85%

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