Should I remove Better Surf Plus?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
83% remove it17% keep it
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
Global Rank #13,841
United States Rank #14,523
Reach 0.0214%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 8.75 days
258.11 days >
Average installed length: 135.62 days
Versions
Version | Distribution |
1.1 |
100.00% |
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Rankings
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Better Surf Plus
from Better Surf
What is Better Surf Plus?
Better Surf is a web browser plugin for Internet Explorer, Chrome and Firefox and is designed to hijack the user's home and search pages as well as inject contextual advertising within the pages visited by users. BetterSurf displays ads as a users browses the Internet specifically in Google and Bing Search and replace the normal ads with there custom ones, sometimes directing users to malware sites (malvertising). It may also sometimes redirect the browser from its intended destination and instead ask to install software on your PC or ask you to complete surveys.
Overview
It adds a Browser Helper Object (BHO) to Internet Explorer. The main program executable is BetterSrf.dll. Typically most users end up uninstalling this just after a few days. The software installer includes 2 files and is usually about 636.83 KB (652,111 bytes).
- Possible malware installed by this program
- Loads into the web browser
- Typically distributed through a pay-per-install bundle
- The experts agree, you should remove it!
Warning, multiple anti-virus scanners have detected possible malware in Better Surf Plus.
BetterSrf.dll (2b42f3c661e2c9e1ae76733b083e4b49) has been flagged by the following 37 scanners: |
Anti-Virus software | Version | Detection |
Lavasoft Ad-Aware |
1121 |
Adware.Agent.NUN |
Agnitum Outpost |
7.1.1 |
Adware.BetterSurf |
AhnLab-V3 |
2014.01.10 |
Adware/Win32.BetterSurf |
Avira AntiVir |
7.11.124.138 |
Adware/BetterSurf.A.4 |
Antiy-AVL |
2.0.3.7 |
AdWare/Win32.BetterSurf |
avast! |
2014.9-140110 |
Win32:Adware-gen [Adw] |
AVG |
2015.0.3599 |
Skodna.Generic_r |
Baidu-International |
4.0.3.14110 |
Adware.Win32.BetterSurf.40 |
Bitdefender |
1.0.20.50 |
Adware.Agent.NUN |
CAT-QuickHeal |
1.14.12.00 |
Adware.BetterSurf (Not a Virus) |
Emsisoft Anti-Malware |
8.14.01.10.11 |
Adware.Agent.NUN |
ESET-NOD32 |
8.9272 |
a variant of Win32/AdWare.BetterSurf.C |
Fortinet FortiGate |
1/10/2014 |
Adware/BetterSurf |
F-Secure |
11.2014-10-01_6 |
Adware.Agent.NUN |
G Data |
14.1.22 |
Adware.Agent.NUN |
IKARUS anti.virus |
t3scan.2.2.29 |
AdWare.Win32.BetterSurf |
Jiangmin |
KV140110 |
AdWare/BetterSurf.b |
K7 AntiVirus |
13.175.10794 |
Riskware |
K7GW |
13.175.10794 |
Riskware ( 0040f01a1 ) |
Kaspersky |
14.0.0.4488 |
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.BetterSurf |
Kingsoft AntiVirus |
331020.49267 |
Win32.Troj.BetterSurf.b.(kcloud) |
Malwarebytes |
v2014.01.10.11 |
Adware.BetterSurf |
McAfee |
5600.7255 |
PUP-FEY!2B42F3C661E2 |
McAfee-GW-Edition |
7.7255 |
PUP-FEY!2B42F3C661E2 |
Microsoft Security Essentials |
1.10201 |
Adware:Win32/BetterSurf |
MicroWorld-eScan |
15.0.0.30 |
Adware.Agent.NUN |
NANO AntiVirus |
0.28.0.57029 |
Riskware.Win32.BetterSurf.creind |
nProtect |
14.01.10.01 |
Adware.Agent.NUN |
Panda Antivirus |
14.01.10.11 |
Adware/BetterSurf |
Rising Antivirus |
23.00.65.14108 |
PE:Malware.BetterSurf!6.11BF |
Sophos |
4.96 |
BetterSurf |
Symantec |
1/10/2014 rev. 6 |
Adware.BL |
Trend Micro |
10.465.10 |
TROJ_GEN.F0C2C00LH13 |
TrendMicro-HouseCall |
7.2.10 |
TROJ_GEN.F0C2C00LH13 |
Vba32 AntiVirus |
3.12.24.3 |
AdWare.BetterSurf |
VIPRE Antivirus |
25280 |
Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT |
ViRobot |
2011.4.7.4223 |
Adware.BetterSurf.86528 |
View all 37 all detections

Better Surf Plus 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:\Program Files\bettersurf\bettersurfplus
Uninstaller: C:\Program Files\BetterSurf\BetterSurfPlus\uninstall.exe
Estimated size: 636.83 KB
Files installed by Better Surf Plus
Program module: | BetterSrf.dll (Malware detected) |
Name: | BetterSrf |
| Making web browsing more enjoyable |
Path: | C:\Program Files\bettersurf\bettersurfplus\ie\BetterSrf.dll |
MD5: | 2b42f3c661e2c9e1ae76733b083e4b49 |
Additional files:
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uninstall.exe - Better Surf Plus
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(Malware detected) BetterSrf.dll - BetterSrf (Making web browsing more enjoyable)
Behaviors exhibited
Internet Explorer BHO
- BetterSrf.dll is installed in Internet Explorer as a BHO (Browser Helper Object) under the name 'Better Surf Plus' with the class of {1824FF90-C98E-48A6-838F-E3B6572B0C77} (BetterSrf).
How do I remove Better Surf Plus?
You can uninstall Better Surf Plus 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 Better Surf Plus, 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 Better Surf Plus.
- 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.
How do I reset my web browser?
If your web browser homepage and search settings have been modfied by Better Surf Plus you can restore them to their previous default settings.
Microsoft Internet Explorer
- Open Internet Explorer and click the Tools button, and then click Internet options.
- Click the Advanced tab, and then click Reset. Select the Delete personal settings check box if you would also like to remove search providers, Accelerators and home pages. When Internet Explorer finishes applying default settings, click Close, and then click OK.
- The changes will take effect the next time you open IE.
Mozilla Firefox
- At the top of the Firefox window, click the Firefox button, go over to the Help sub-menu and select Troubleshooting Information.
- To continue, click Reset Firefox in the confirmation window that opens. It will close and be reset.
- When it's done, a window will list the information that was imported. Click Finish and Firefox will open.
Google Chrome
- Open Chrome and click the Chrome menu on the browser toolbar.
- Select Settings. In the "Search" section, click Manage search engine. Check if (Default) is displayed next to your preferred search engine. If not, mouse over it and click Make default. Mouse over any other suspicious search engine entries that are not familiar and click X to remove them.
- When the "Show Home button" checkbox is selected, a web address appears below it. If you want the Homepage button to open up a different webpage, click Change to enter a link.
- Restart Google Chrome.
OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 55%
Win Vista 0%
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 83%
Keep it 17%
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GLOBAL RANK
#13,841
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 |
64.93% |
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Windows 10 |
18.72% |
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Windows XP |
10.19% |
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Windows Vista |
5.92% |
|
Windows Server 2003 |
0.24% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
Windows 7 Home Premium |
32.85% |
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Windows 7 Ultimate |
18.47% |
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Microsoft Windows XP |
10.31% |
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Windows 7 Professional |
8.87% |
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Windows 8 |
7.43% |
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Windows 8 Pro |
3.84% |
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Geography
40.65% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
United States |
40.65% |
Italy |
5.43% |
Canada |
3.70% |
Brazil |
3.48% |
MA |
2.39% |
France |
2.39% |
Iran |
2.39% |
Spain |
2.17% |
Thailand |
1.96% |
India |
1.96% |
Germany |
1.96% |
United Kingdom |
1.96% |
Saudi Arabia |
1.74% |
Australia |
1.52% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard |
34.62% |
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Dell |
20.98% |
|
Acer |
18.18% |
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ASUS |
7.34% |
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Samsung |
5.94% |
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Toshiba |
5.24% |
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GIGABYTE |
3.50% |
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Lenovo |
2.10% |
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Medion |
1.40% |
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American Megatrends |
0.70% |
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Common models |
HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... |
6.71% |
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HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... |
6.10% |
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HP 2000 Notebook PC |
3.66% |
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HP Pavilion g7 Notebook P... |
3.66% |
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Dell Inspiron 560 |
2.44% |
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Dell Inspiron N5110 |
2.44% |
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