Should I remove BrowserProtect?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
88% remove it12% keep it
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How common is it?
Global Rank #2,779
United States Rank #4,131
Reach 0.2212%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 23.05 days
680.07 days >
Average installed length: 357.33 days
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BrowserProtect
What is BrowserProtect?
PerformerSoft BrowserProtect is a third party web browser add-in classified mostly as a potentially unwanted software application that used to be bundled with PerformerSoft products including PC Performer. The maker of this program is a known adware/malware distributor, so caution should be taken. The PerformerSoft BrowserProtect (Browser Manager) program classified mostly as exhibiting adware like actions, is bundled with PerformerSoft products including PC Performer. BrowserProtect is designed to protect its bundled programs and make sure they remain installed or unchanged by other thrid party programs. The BrowserProtect program was developed by Bit89 (Bit89.com) a known adware maker.
Various antivrius products detected the program and its executable as malware:
- VIPRE detects as Bprotector (fs)
- TrendMicro detects as ADW_BPROTECT
- Panda detects as Trj/OCJ.C
- ESET-NOD32 considers it a variant of Win32/bProtector.A
- AhnLab detects it as Adware/Win32.Bromngr
- Kaspersky as AdWare.Win32.Bromngr.b
- Jiangmin as AdWare/Bromngr.o
Variations of this are also installed through bundling as well with various freeware products under the names Browser Manager and Browser Protect.
About (from Bit89 Inc)
BrowserProtect keeps your browsers safe from homepage, search providers, extensions and other hijacks. Easy, comprehensive and FREE anti-hijack browser protection for Microsoft Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome. BrowserProtect is a browser anti-hijack solution to protect your browser against obtrusiv... Read more
Overview
- Malware detected in the program
- Connects to the Internet
- Installs a Windows Service
- Typically distributed through a pay-per-install bundle
- This program has a poor reputation
- The experts agree, you should remove it!
Warning, multiple anti-virus scanners have detected possible malware in BrowserProtect.
BrowserProtect.exe (3b2ddfabcc929174cd7212d11cef0e0e) has been flagged by the following 12 scanners: |
Anti-Virus software | Version | Detection |
Comodo Security |
15985 |
UnclassifiedMalware |
Dr.Web |
9.0.0.0143 |
Adware.BGuard.7 |
ESET-NOD32 |
7.8246 |
a variant of Win32/bProtector.A |
IKARUS anti.virus |
t3scan.2.0.0.0 |
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.SuspectCRC |
Jiangmin |
KV130523 |
AdWare/Bromngr.o |
K7 AntiVirus |
13.164.8548 |
Adware |
K7GW |
13.12.7.0.8 |
Adware |
Sophos |
4.88 |
BProtector |
Trend Micro |
10.465.23 |
ADW_BPROTECT |
TrendMicro-HouseCall |
7.2.143 |
ADW_BPROTECT |
Vba32 AntiVirus |
3.12.20.2 |
AdWare.Bromngr |
VIPRE Antivirus |
17002 |
Bprotector (fs) |
BrowserProtect.dll (26421d99023a53f2157d75c45dec205c) has been flagged by the following 35 scanners: |
Anti-Virus software | Software version | Detection |
Lavasoft Ad-Aware |
12.0.163.0 |
Gen:Variant.Adware.BHO.Bprotector.1 |
AhnLab-V3 |
2013.12.11.00 |
Adware/Win32.Agent |
Avira AntiVir |
7.11.119.12 |
APPL/BProtector.Gen |
Antiy-AVL |
2.0.3.7 |
AdWare/Win32.Bromngr |
avast! |
8.0.1489.320 |
Win32:BProtect-A [PUP] |
AVG |
13.0.0.3169 |
Generic5.TTQ |
Baidu-International |
3.5.1.41473 |
Adware.WIn32.bProtector.45 |
Bitdefender |
7.2 |
Gen:Variant.Adware.BHO.Bprotector.1 |
Bkav FE |
1.3.0.4613 |
W32.Clodb11.Trojan.d09b |
Clam AntiVirus |
0.97.3 |
Win.Adware.BProtector |
CMC Antivirus |
1.1.0.977 |
AdWare.Win32.Bromngr!O |
Comodo Security |
17420 |
Application.Win32.bProtector.KA |
Dr.Web |
7.00.6.10310 |
Adware.BGuard.47 |
ESET-NOD32 |
9157 |
a variant of Win32/bProtector.A |
Fortinet FortiGate |
4 |
Adware/Bromngr |
F-Secure |
11.0.19100.45 |
Application:W32/BProtector.A |
G Data |
22 |
Gen:Variant.Adware.BHO.Bprotector.1 |
K7GW |
9.174.10469 |
Adware ( 0042b51f1 ) |
Kaspersky |
9.0.0.837 |
Trojan.Win32.Bromngr.h |
Kingsoft AntiVirus |
2013.04.09.267 |
Win32.Troj.Generic.a.(kcloud) |
Malwarebytes |
1.75.0001 |
PUP.Optional.BProtector |
McAfee |
6.0.4.564 |
Adware-Bprotect.a |
McAfee-GW-Edition |
2013 |
Artemis!26421D99023A |
Microsoft Security Essentials |
1.10100 |
TrojanDropper:Win32/Rotbrow.A |
MicroWorld-eScan |
12.0.250.0 |
Gen:Variant.Adware.BHO.Bprotector.1 |
NANO AntiVirus |
0.28.0.56692 |
Trojan.Win32..bocbfk |
nProtect |
2013-12-11.01 |
Trojan-Clicker/W32.Bromngr.2212304 |
Sophos |
4.95.0 |
BProtector |
Symantec |
20131.1.5.61 |
Adware.GoonSquad |
The Hacker |
|
Trojan/Bprotector |
Trend Micro |
9.740-1012 |
ADW_BROMNGR |
TrendMicro-HouseCall |
9.700-1001 |
ADW_BROMNGR |
Vba32 AntiVirus |
3.12.24.3 |
AdWare.Bromngr |
VIPRE Antivirus |
24236 |
Bprotector (fs) |
ViRobot |
2011.4.7.4223 |
Adware.Agent.2212304 |
View all 47 all detections

BrowserProtect 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
URL: www.bit89.com/contact.html
Help link: www.bit89.com/uninstall.html
Installation folder: C:\ProgramData\browserprotect\2.5.986.67\{c16c1ccb-7046-4e5c-a2f3-533ad2fec8e8}
Uninstaller: "C:\ProgramData\BrowserProtect\2.5.986.67\{c16c1ccb-7046-4e5c-a2f3-533ad2fec8e8}\uninstall.exe" /Uninstall /{15D2D75C-9CB2-4efd-BAD7-B9B4CB4BC693} /su
Estimated size: 7.61 MB
Files installed by BrowserProtect
Program executable: | BrowserProtect.exe (Malware detected) |
Name: | Application Manager |
Signed by: | Bit89 Inc. |
Path: | C:\ProgramData\browserprotect\2.5.986.67\{c16c1ccb-7046-4e5c-a2f3-533ad2fec8e8}\BrowserProtect.exe |
MD5: | 3b2ddfabcc929174cd7212d11cef0e0e |
| The PerformerSoft Browser Manager (Application Manager) program classified mostly as exhibiting adware like actions, is bundled with PerformerSoft products including PC Performer. Browser Manager is designed to protect its bundled programs... |
Additional files:
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BrowserProtect.dll (by PerformerSoft) - Application Manager (Protector)
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(Malware detected) BrowserProtect.exe (by PerformerSoft)
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uninstall.exe
Behaviors exhibited
Service
- BrowserProtect.exe runs as a service named 'Video Performer Manager' (Video Performer Manager).
Network connections
- BrowserProtect.exe connects to ec2-174-129-23-216.compute-1.amazonaws.com (174.129.23.216 port 80).
Resource utilization averages
Show technical details
BrowserProtect.exe |
Memory: | 3.43 MB | |
Total CPU: | 0.0001662613% | |
Kernel CPU: | 0.00009147% | |
User CPU: | 0.00007479% | |
CPU cycles/sec: | 7,636,167 | |
Switches/sec: | 12 | |
I/O reads/min: | 18 Bytes | |
I/O writes/min: | 0 Bytes | |
How do I remove BrowserProtect?
Quickly and completely remove BrowserProtect from your computer by downloading Reason's ‘Should I Remove It?’ (click the button below).
Or, you can uninstall BrowserProtect 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: Click Uninstall a Program.
- Windows XP: Click Add or Remove Programs.
- When you find the program BrowserProtect, click it, and then do one of the following:
- Windows Vista/7/8: 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 BrowserProtect.
- 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.
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OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 62%
Win 7 0%
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HOW IT RUNS
Windows Service? Yes
(Installs a service)
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 88%
Keep it 12%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 |
73.26% |
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Windows XP |
11.64% |
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Windows Vista |
8.60% |
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Windows 10 |
6.47% |
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Windows Server 2003 |
0.02% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
Windows 7 Home Premium |
36.99% |
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Windows 7 Ultimate |
21.30% |
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Microsoft Windows XP |
11.48% |
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Windows 7 Professional |
9.42% |
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Windows Vista Home Premiu... |
6.43% |
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Windows 8 |
2.91% |
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Geography
29.10% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
United States |
29.10% |
Germany |
11.41% |
Brazil |
5.79% |
United Kingdom |
4.59% |
Spain |
3.95% |
Italy |
3.63% |
France |
2.33% |
India |
2.08% |
Belgium |
1.69% |
Australia |
1.65% |
Poland |
1.48% |
Indonesia |
1.44% |
Hungary |
1.44% |
Mexico |
1.36% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard |
28.08% |
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Acer |
21.24% |
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Dell |
19.32% |
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ASUS |
7.08% |
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GIGABYTE |
6.44% |
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Toshiba |
5.92% |
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Samsung |
3.96% |
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American Megatrends |
2.64% |
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Intel |
2.20% |
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Lenovo |
2.16% |
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Sahara |
0.96% |
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Common models |
HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... |
7.22% |
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HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... |
6.77% |
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HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... |
5.87% |
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HP Pavilion g7 Notebook P... |
2.71% |
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Dell Inspiron N5110 |
2.37% |
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HP G62 Notebook PC |
2.37% |
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About Bit89 Inc
Bit89 Inc. is the owner of Bit89.
Publisher URL: www.bit89.com