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Should I remove dosearches Browser Protecter?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
80% remove it20% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Poor
What do people think about it?
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How common is it?
Global Rank #16,615
United States Rank #35,470
Reach 0.0154%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 9.30 days
274.30 days >
Average installed length: 144.12 days

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dosearches Browser Protecter

What is dosearches Browser Protecter?

This is a potentially unwanted web browser extension that is designed to deliver search modifications to the user's web browser settings. The program does this by modifying the user's home and search page in order to monetize a user's search activities.

Overview

The main program executable is dosearches.exe. Typically most users end up uninstalling this just after a few days. The software installer includes 3 files and is usually about 1.42 MB (1,491,128 bytes). UpDate.dll is the automatic update component of the software designed to download and apply new updates should new versions be released.
  • The experts agree, you should remove it!
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Program detailsProgram details

Displayed publisher: dosearches
Installation folder: C:\users\user\appdata\roaming\dosearches
Uninstaller: C:\users\user\appdata\Roaming\dosearches\dosearches.exe -uninstall -bindname=dosearches -ptid=slbnew -oemid=rg
Estimated size: 1.42 MB

Program filesFiles installed by dosearches Browser Protecter

Program executable:dosearches.exe
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Path:C:\users\user\appdata\roaming\dosearches\dosearches.exe
MD5:aa023839e9dfbb84a6f446889994344f
Additional files:
  • UpDate.dll
  • cor_dosearches.json

How do I remove dosearches Browser Protecter?

You can uninstall dosearches Browser Protecter 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 dosearches Browser Protecter, 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 dosearches Browser Protecter.
  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) 48%
Win XP 1%
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 80%
Keep it 20%
 
GLOBAL RANK
#16,615

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 55.78%
Windows 10 29.04%
Windows XP 13.86%
Windows Vista 1.32%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Home Premium 22.19%
Windows 7 Ultimate 17.55%
Microsoft Windows XP 13.58%
Windows 7 Professional 11.59%
Windows 8.1 6.95%
Windows 8 5.96%

Distribution by countryGeography

14.94% of installs come from MA
Which countries install it?
  MA 14.94%
  United States 11.88%
  Poland 6.13%
  Italy 5.75%
  DZ 4.98%
  Israel 4.98%
  Brazil 4.60%
  France 4.60%
  Belgium 3.83%
  IQ 3.45%
  United Kingdom 3.45%
  Germany 2.68%
  Netherlands 2.30%
  Egypt 2.30%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard 28.22%
Acer 16.83%
Dell 16.34%
ASUS 10.40%
Samsung 6.44%
GIGABYTE 5.94%
Lenovo 5.45%
Toshiba 3.96%
Medion 1.98%
American Megatrends 1.49%
Intel 0.99%
Sahara 0.99%
Common models
HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... 4.23%
HP 650 Notebook PC 2.82%
HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... 2.82%
Dell Inspiron N5010 2.11%
HP 620 2.11%
HP 630 Notebook PC 2.11%

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