Should I remove BrowserSafeguard?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
80% remove it20% keep it
What do people think about it?
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How common is it?
Global Rank #6,053
United States Rank #3,461
Reach 0.0764%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 20.66 days
609.46 days >
Average installed length: 320.22 days
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BrowserSafeguard
from Adknowledge, Inc.
What is BrowserSafeguard?
RocketTab is licensed by Rich River Media but typically bundled with BrowserSafeguard, the software is distributed through numerous adware bundlers including optimum-installer, FUSION INSTALL and Tint Installer. The program also installs a Trusted Root certificate (as DO_NOT_TRUST_FiddlerRoot) that servery lowers the security level of the PC as the software will trust BrowserSafeguard actions. The software will run at startup in the background.
BrowserSafeguard.Proxy works as a web proxy that will intercept traffic and perform modifications such as advertising injects, etc.
About (from Adknowledge)
Browser Safeguard works with your existing anti-virus and firewall software to add even more security. There's no need to pick between one program or another. Browser Safeguard requires no configuration. Just install it and let us do the rest. We'll protect you from the unwanted content other programs may not consider... Read more
Overview
During setup, the program creates a startup registration point in Windows in order to automatically start when any user boots the PC. A scheduled task is added to Windows Task Scheduler in order to launch the program at various scheduled times (the schedule varies depending on the version). The primary executable is named BrowserSafeguard.exe. It also includes a system tray icon that is displayed in the notifications area while the program is running. A majority of users end up uninstalling this less than a week of it being installed. The setup package generally installs about 13 files and is usually about 2.23 MB (2,334,736 bytes).
- Malware detected in the program
- Starts automatically
- Connects to the Internet
- Delivered through a thrid-party offer
- The experts agree, you should remove it!
Warning, multiple anti-virus scanners have detected possible malware in BrowserSafeguard.
| BrowserSafeguard.exe (ca46ec59e2d891757f529a913a43d9c7) has been flagged by the following 4 scanners: |
| Anti-Virus software | Version | Detection |
| Bkav FE |
1.3.0.4562 |
W32.Clode85.Trojan |
| Comodo Security |
17290 |
ApplicUnwnt |
| McAfee |
5600.7267 |
Adware-Bsafeg!CA46EC59E2D8 |
| McAfee-GW-Edition |
7.7267 |
Adware-Bsafeg!CA46EC59E2D8 |
| uninstall.BrowserSafeguard.exe (0edb6614a108a0f0308f790260509a10) has been flagged by the following 30 scanners: |
| Anti-Virus software | Software version | Detection |
| Lavasoft Ad-Aware |
12.0.163.0 |
Trojan.GenericKD.1731590 |
| Agnitum Outpost |
5.5.1.3 |
PUA.Agent! |
| Avira AntiVir |
7.11.165.22 |
TR/Rogue.5030432 |
| avast! |
8.0.1489.320 |
Win32:Malware-gen |
| AVG |
14.0.0.3986 |
Downloader.BCQ |
| AVware |
1.5.0.16 |
iBryte |
| Baidu-International |
3.5.1.41473 |
Adware.MSIL.iBryte.BE |
| Bitdefender |
7.2 |
Trojan.GenericKD.1731590 |
| Comodo Security |
19068 |
ApplicUnwnt |
| Emsisoft Anti-Malware |
3.0.0.600 |
Trojan.GenericKD.1731590 (B) |
| ESET-NOD32 |
10196 |
MSIL/Adware.iBryte.E |
| Fortinet FortiGate |
5.1.152.0 |
Adware/IBryte |
| F-Secure |
11.0.19100.45 |
Trojan.GenericKD.1731590 |
| G Data |
24 |
Trojan.GenericKD.1731590 |
| IKARUS anti.virus |
T3.1.6.1.0 |
PUA.MSIL.Cellbi |
| K7 AntiVirus |
9.182.12926 |
Trojan ( 0049c3c31 ) |
| K7GW |
9.182.12926 |
Trojan ( 0049c3c31 ) |
| Kingsoft AntiVirus |
2013.4.9.267 |
Win32.Troj.Generic.a.(kcloud) |
| McAfee |
6.0.4.564 |
Artemis!0EDB6614A108 |
| McAfee-GW-Edition |
2013 |
Artemis!0EDB6614A108 |
| MicroWorld-eScan |
12.0.250.0 |
Trojan.GenericKD.1731590 |
| NANO AntiVirus |
0.28.2.61148 |
Trojan.Win32.Graftor.dcjdmt |
| nProtect |
2014-08-03.01 |
Trojan.GenericKD.1731590 |
| Rising Antivirus |
25.0.0.11 |
PE:Trojan.Win32.Generic.16E8DED7!384360151 |
| Sophos |
4.98.0 |
Generic PUA PO |
| Symantec |
20131.1.5.61 |
PUA.Gen |
| Tencent |
1.0.0.1 |
Msil.Adware.Ibryte.Kgh |
| Trend Micro |
9.740.0.1012 |
TROJ_GEN.R0CBC0EGR14 |
| TrendMicro-HouseCall |
9.700.0.1001 |
TROJ_GEN.R0CBC0EGR14 |
| VIPRE Antivirus |
31878 |
iBryte |
View all 34 all detections
BrowserSafeguard 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
Displayed publisher: Browsersafeguard
URL: www.browsersafeguard.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Browsersafeguard
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\Browsersafeguard\uninstall.browsersafeguard.exe" /u /UserID=a84f9fbe-72f3-44c8-8246-a3fddf82d75c /SourceID=myfreedownload_iewin732_a
Estimated size: 2.23 MB
Files installed by BrowserSafeguard
| Program executable: | BrowserSafeguard.exe (Malware detected) |
| Name: | BrowserSafeguard |
| Path: | C:\Program Files\Browsersafeguard\BrowserSafeguard.exe |
| MD5: | ca46ec59e2d891757f529a913a43d9c7 |
| Taskbar: | Displays an icon in the notification area |
Additional files:
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(Malware detected) BrowserSafeguard.exe - BrowserSafeguard
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(Malware detected) uninstall.browsersafeguard.exe
Behaviors exhibited
2 Scheduled Tasks
- uninstall.BrowserSafeguard.exe is scheduled as a task named 'BrowserSafeguard Update Task' (runs daily at 5:44 PM).
- BrowserSafeguard.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{593E3D21-FD4B-4BE6-97AB-58D510AF1779}' (runs on registration).
Scheduled Task (Boot/Login)
- uninstall.BrowserSafeguard.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named BrowserSafeguard Update Task.
2 Startup Files (User Run)
- uninstall.BrowserSafeguard.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'BrowserSafeguard Update Task' and executes as "C:\users\user\appdata\Local\BrowserSafeguard\uninstall.BrowserSafeguard.exe" /CheckUpdate=true.
- BrowserSafeguard.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'BrowserSafeguard' and executes as "C:\users\user\appdata\Local\BrowserSafeguard\BrowserSafeguard.exe".
2 Startup Files (All Users Run)
- uninstall.BrowserSafeguard.exe is loaded in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name 'BrowserSafeguard Update Task' which loads as "C:\Program Files\Browsersafeguard\uninstall.BrowserSafeguard.exe" /CheckUpdate=true.
- BrowserSafeguard.exe is loaded in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name 'BrowserSafeguard' which loads as "C:\Program Files\BrowserSafeguard\BrowserSafeguard.exe".
Network connections
- BrowserSafeguard.exe connects to dworigin.weather.com (96.8.82.123 port 80).
- BrowserSafeguard.exe connects to 2.21.114.101 (port 443).
Resource utilization averages
Show technical details
| BrowserSafeguard.exe |
| Memory: | 38.66 MB | |
| Total CPU: | 0.0512705161% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.01690428% | |
| User CPU: | 0.03436623% | |
| CPU cycles/sec: | 343,625 | |
| Switches/sec: | 4 | |
| I/O reads/min: | 8 Bytes | |
How do I remove BrowserSafeguard?
You can uninstall BrowserSafeguard 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 BrowserSafeguard, 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 BrowserSafeguard.
- 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) 58%
Win 8.1 0%
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HOW IT STARTS
Automatically starts? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 80%
Keep it 20%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 7 |
61.22% |
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| Windows 10 |
25.17% |
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| Windows Vista |
8.30% |
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| Windows XP |
5.31% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
45.87% |
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| Windows 8 |
14.47% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
8.93% |
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| Windows 8.1 |
7.40% |
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| Windows Vista Home Premiu... |
7.13% |
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| Microsoft Windows XP |
5.33% |
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Geography
86.67% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
86.67% |
| United Kingdom |
4.40% |
| Canada |
3.69% |
| France |
1.04% |
| Australia |
0.90% |
| Germany |
0.90% |
| DK |
0.28% |
| Switzerland |
0.24% |
| Brazil |
0.19% |
| DZ |
0.09% |
| IQ |
0.09% |
| Iran |
0.09% |
| Italy |
0.09% |
| Kuwait |
0.09% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Hewlett-Packard |
36.13% |
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| Dell |
26.94% |
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| Acer |
12.07% |
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| Toshiba |
11.71% |
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| ASUS |
4.41% |
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| Samsung |
2.79% |
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| Lenovo |
2.34% |
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| GIGABYTE |
2.16% |
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| Intel |
0.81% |
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| MSI |
0.63% |
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Common models |
| HP 2000 Notebook PC |
6.03% |
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| HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... |
4.75% |
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| HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... |
4.20% |
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| HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... |
3.66% |
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| HP Pavilion g7 Notebook P... |
3.66% |
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| Dell Inspiron 1545 |
3.11% |
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