Should I remove BrowserSafeguard with Rockettab?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
82% remove it18% keep it
What do people think about it?
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How common is it?
Global Rank #7,362
United States Rank #4,262
Reach 0.0572%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 5.19 days
153.09 days >
Average installed length: 80.44 days
Versions
| Version | Distribution |
| 1.0 |
1.60% |
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BrowserSafeguard with Rockettab
from Adknowledge, Inc.
What is BrowserSafeguard with Rockettab?
BrowserSafeguard is distributed through the company's OptimumInstaller / InstallIQ, a pay-per-install download bundler. The software is ad-supported and bundles various additional software offers during installation including toolbars and other extension through Adknowledge's advertising network. It is detected as malicious by quite a few antivirus vendors.
Once infected by this common symptoms include:
- Random web page text is turned into hyperlinks.
- Ads with red click here button will pop up when those links are hovered on.
- Other unwanted adware programs might get installed without the user's knowledge.
- Browser popups appear which recommend fake updates or other software.
- Web pages become extremely slow to download due to the multiple ads.
About (from Adknowledge)
The Internet browser that came with your computer does not protect you from the new threats that emerge on the Internet each day. BrowserSafeguard receives daily updates to ensure that it will neutralize the latest threats, so you can safely browse the Internet. Rather than interrupting each page you visit with safety ... Read more
Overview
- Malware detected in the program
- Starts automatically
- Delivered through a thrid-party offer
- The experts agree, you should remove it!
Warning, multiple anti-virus scanners have detected possible malware in BrowserSafeguard with Rockettab.
| BrowserSafeguard.exe (9d21832cbdffc67c0ab91e13925e65f4) has been flagged by the following 3 scanners: |
| Anti-Virus software | Version | Detection |
| Comodo Security |
18146 |
UnclassifiedMalware |
| TrendMicro-HouseCall |
7.2.112 |
TROJ_GEN.F47V0411 |
| VIPRE Antivirus |
28484 |
AdKnowledge (fs) |
| uninstall.exe (2d4b9d1cc2bcaf11528ebbb38d969050) has been flagged by the following 40 scanners: |
| Anti-Virus software | Software version | Detection |
| Lavasoft Ad-Aware |
12.0.163.0 |
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.170753 |
| Agnitum Outpost |
5.5.1.3 |
PUA.iBryte! |
| AhnLab-V3 |
2015.07.27.00 |
PUP/Win32.IBryte |
| ALYac |
1.0.1.4 |
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.170753 |
| Antiy-AVL |
1.0.0.1 |
GrayWare[AdWare:not-a-virus]/MSIL.iBryte |
| Arcabit |
1.0.0.425 |
Trojan.Adware.Graftor.D29B01 |
| avast! |
8.0.1489.320 |
Win32:PUP-gen [PUP] |
| AVG |
15.0.0.4392 |
Downloader.DDI |
| Avira |
8.3.1.6 |
ADWARE/iBryte.251392.2 |
| AVware |
1.5.0.21 |
Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT |
| Baidu-International |
3.5.1.41473 |
Adware.MSIL.iBryte.N |
| Bitdefender |
7.2 |
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.170753 |
| CAT-QuickHeal |
14.00 |
AdWare.MSIL.r5 (Not a Virus) |
| Comodo Security |
22871 |
ApplicUnwnt |
| Cyren |
5.4.16.7 |
W32/S-88b5fb50!Eldorado |
| Dr.Web |
7.0.13.5270 |
Trojan.iBryte.301 |
| Emsisoft Anti-Malware |
3.5.0.642 |
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.170753 (B) |
| ESET-NOD32 |
11999 |
a variant of MSIL/Adware.iBryte.Z |
| Fortinet FortiGate |
5.1.220.0 |
Adware/IBryte |
| F-Prot |
4.7.1.166 |
W32/S-88b5fb50!Eldorado |
| F-Secure |
11.0.19100.45 |
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor |
| G Data |
25 |
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.170753 |
| IKARUS anti.virus |
T3.1.9.5.0 |
not-a-virus:AdWare.MSIL.iBryte |
| Jiangmin |
16.0.100 |
AdWare/MSIL.bjw |
| K7 AntiVirus |
9.207.16684 |
Adware ( 004b20c21 ) |
| K7GW |
9.207.16684 |
Adware ( 004b20c21 ) |
| Kaspersky |
15.0.1.10 |
not-a-virus:AdWare.MSIL.iBryte.x |
| McAfee |
6.0.5.614 |
RDN/Generic PUP.x!cr3 |
| McAfee-GW-Edition |
v2015 |
BehavesLike.Win32.Almanahe.dc |
| MicroWorld-eScan |
12.0.250.0 |
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.170753 |
| NANO AntiVirus |
0.30.24.2668 |
Riskware.Win32.IBryte.dmgumw |
| Panda Antivirus |
4.6.4.2 |
Trj/Genetic.gen |
| Sophos |
4.98.0 |
iBryte Desktop |
| Symantec |
20141.2.0.56 |
Trojan.Gen.2 |
| Tencent |
1.0.0.1 |
Msil.Adware.Ibryte.Hsjb |
| Trend Micro |
9.740.0.1012 |
TROJ_GEN.F0C2C00AI15 |
| Vba32 AntiVirus |
3.12.26.4 |
AdWare.MSIL.iBryte |
| VIPRE Antivirus |
42362 |
Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT |
| ViRobot |
2014.3.20.0 |
Adware.Agent.251392.C[h] |
| Zillya |
2.0.0.2317 |
Adware.iBryte.Win32.5922 |
| Client.exe (31d0d8ecbf4732a510a7cc1758684504) has been flagged by the following 34 scanners: |
| Anti-Virus software | Software version | Detection |
| Lavasoft Ad-Aware |
12.0.163.0 |
Gen:Variant.Adware.Mikey.1422 |
| Agnitum Outpost |
5.5.1.3 |
PUA.Agent! |
| AhnLab-V3 |
2015.08.09.00 |
Adware/Win32.Mikey |
| ALYac |
1.0.1.4 |
Gen:Variant.Adware.Mikey.1422 |
| Antiy-AVL |
1.0.0.1 |
Trojan/Win32.TSGeneric |
| Arcabit |
1.0.0.425 |
Trojan.Adware.Mikey.D58E |
| avast! |
8.0.1489.320 |
Win32:IBryte-JU [PUP] |
| AVG |
15.0.0.4392 |
Downloader.DCC |
| Avira |
8.3.1.6 |
ADWARE/iBryte.Gen4 |
| AVware |
1.5.0.21 |
iBryte |
| Bitdefender |
7.2 |
Gen:Variant.Adware.Mikey.1422 |
| Comodo Security |
22956 |
ApplicUnwnt |
| Dr.Web |
7.0.13.5270 |
Adware.iBryte.619 |
| Emsisoft Anti-Malware |
3.5.0.642 |
Gen:Variant.Adware.Mikey.1422 (B) |
| ESET-NOD32 |
12065 |
a variant of Win32/Adware.iBryte.CD |
| Fortinet FortiGate |
5.1.220.0 |
Adware/IBryte |
| F-Secure |
11.0.19100.45 |
Gen:Variant.Adware.Mikey |
| G Data |
25 |
Gen:Variant.Adware.Mikey.1422 |
| K7 AntiVirus |
9.207.16830 |
Adware ( 004b32eb1 ) |
| K7GW |
9.207.16830 |
Adware ( 004b32eb1 ) |
| Malwarebytes |
2.1.1.1115 |
PUP.Optional.RocketTab.PrxySvrRST |
| McAfee |
6.0.5.614 |
Artemis!31D0D8ECBF47 |
| McAfee-GW-Edition |
v2015 |
BehavesLike.Win32.CryptDoma.vh |
| MicroWorld-eScan |
12.0.250.0 |
Gen:Variant.Adware.Mikey.1422 |
| NANO AntiVirus |
0.30.24.3079 |
Riskware.Win32.IBryte.dtmxmu |
| Panda Antivirus |
4.6.4.2 |
Trj/CI.A |
| Rising Antivirus |
25.0.0.17 |
PE:Trojan.Win32.Generic.17E9F83C!401209404 |
| Sophos |
4.98.0 |
Generic PUA AB (PUA) |
| SUPERAntiSpyware |
5.6.0.1032 |
Adware.iBryte/Variant |
| Symantec |
20141.2.0.56 |
Adware.Rockettab |
| Tencent |
1.0.0.1 |
Win32.Risk.Adware.Lkds |
| Trend Micro |
9.740.0.1012 |
TROJ_GEN.R0C1C0DB115 |
| VIPRE Antivirus |
42724 |
iBryte |
| Zillya |
2.0.0.2341 |
Adware.iBryte.Win32.6852 |
| uninstall.BrowserSafeguard.exe (2c960ff46bae63b2b36acc257458ab43) has been flagged by the following 26 scanners: |
| Anti-Virus software | Software version | Detection |
| Lavasoft Ad-Aware |
12.0.163.0 |
Adware.Generic.959798 |
| Agnitum Outpost |
5.5.1.3 |
PUA.RocketTab! |
| Antiy-AVL |
1.0.0.1 |
GrayWare[AdWare:not-a-virus]/MSIL.RocketTab |
| AVG |
14.0.0.3986 |
Downloader.BDC |
| Baidu-International |
3.5.1.41473 |
Adware.MSIL.iBryte.BD |
| Bitdefender |
7.2 |
Adware.Generic.959798 |
| Comodo Security |
18876 |
ApplicUnwnt |
| Emsisoft Anti-Malware |
3.0.0.600 |
Adware.Generic.959798 (B) |
| ESET-NOD32 |
10110 |
a variant of MSIL/Adware.iBryte.D |
| Fortinet FortiGate |
5.1.152.0 |
Adware/IBryte |
| F-Secure |
11.0.19100.45 |
Adware.Generic.959798 |
| G Data |
24 |
Adware.Generic.959798 |
| IKARUS anti.virus |
T3.1.6.1.0 |
PUA.BrowserSafeGuard |
| K7 AntiVirus |
9.180.12747 |
Adware ( 0049b2d81 ) |
| K7GW |
9.180.12756 |
Adware ( 0049b2d81 ) |
| Kaspersky |
12.0.0.1225 |
not-a-virus:AdWare.MSIL.RocketTab.c |
| Malwarebytes |
1.75.0.1 |
PUP.Optional.RocketTab.A |
| McAfee |
6.0.4.564 |
Artemis!2C960FF46BAE |
| McAfee-GW-Edition |
2013 |
Artemis!2C960FF46BAE |
| MicroWorld-eScan |
12.0.250.0 |
Adware.Generic.959798 |
| Panda Antivirus |
10.0.3.5 |
Trj/Chgt.C |
| Sophos |
4.98.0 |
Generic PUA FH |
| Tencent |
1.0.0.1 |
Msil.Adware.Ibryte.Htwg |
| Trend Micro |
9.740.0.1012 |
TROJ_SPNR.0BGD14 |
| TrendMicro-HouseCall |
9.700.0.1001 |
TROJ_SPNR.0BGD14 |
| VIPRE Antivirus |
31340 |
iBryte |
View all 103 all detections
BrowserSafeguard with Rockettab 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 with Rockettab
URL: www.browsersafeguard.com
Installation folder: C:\users\user\appdata\Local\BrowserSafeguard
Uninstaller: "C:\users\user\appdata\Local\BrowserSafeguard\uninstall.BrowserSafeguard.exe" /u=true /UserID=1a0100d9-d2b5-4e7a-9820-b2a259ddf1fb /SourceID=browsersa
Estimated size: 4.91 MB
Files installed by BrowserSafeguard with Rockettab
| Program executable: | BrowserSafeguard.exe (Malware detected) |
| Path: | C:\users\user\appdata\Local\BrowserSafeguard\BrowserSafeguard.exe |
| MD5: | 9d21832cbdffc67c0ab91e13925e65f4 |
Additional files:
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uninstall.exe - gb-installer-core
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Client.exe
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(Malware detected) uninstall.BrowserSafeguard.exe
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BrowserSafeguard.exe
Behaviors exhibited
3 Scheduled Tasks
- uninstall.exe is scheduled as a task named 'RocketTab Update Task' (Next runs on 6/25/2016 at 10:56 PM).
- uninstall.BrowserSafeguard.exe is scheduled as a task named 'BrowserSafeguard Update Task'.
- BrowserSafeguard.exe is scheduled as a task named 'BrowserSafeguard' (Next runs on 2014-09-15 at 16:09).
3 Scheduled Tasks (Boot/Login)
- uninstall.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named RocketTab Update Task.
- uninstall.BrowserSafeguard.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named BrowserSafeguard Update Task.
- BrowserSafeguard.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named BrowserSafeguard.
4 Startup Files (User Run)
- Client.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'RocketTab' and executes as "C:\users\user\appdata\Local\Search Extensions\Client.exe".
- uninstall.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'RocketTab Update Task' and executes as "C:\users\user\appdata\Local\Search Extensions\uninstall.exe" /CheckUpdate=true.
- 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".
4 Startup Files (All Users Run)
- uninstall.exe is loaded in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name 'RocketTab Update Task' which loads as "C:\Program Files\Search Extensions\uninstall.exe" /CheckUpdate=true.
- Client.exe is loaded in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name 'RocketTab' which loads as "C:\Program Files\Search Extensions\Client.exe".
- 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".
How do I remove BrowserSafeguard with Rockettab?
You can uninstall BrowserSafeguard with Rockettab 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 with Rockettab, 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 with Rockettab.
- 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) 51%
Win 10 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 82%
Keep it 18%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 7 |
53.46% |
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| Windows 10 |
35.90% |
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| Windows Vista |
7.45% |
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| Windows XP |
3.19% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
38.72% |
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| Windows 8.1 |
21.50% |
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| Windows 8 |
10.17% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
9.01% |
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| Windows Vista Home Premiu... |
6.51% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
4.28% |
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Geography
84.06% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
84.06% |
| United Kingdom |
7.32% |
| Germany |
3.23% |
| France |
2.36% |
| Canada |
2.11% |
| Brazil |
0.25% |
| Belgium |
0.06% |
| Korea |
0.06% |
| CW |
0.06% |
| India |
0.06% |
| DZ |
0.06% |
| Philippines |
0.06% |
| PR |
0.06% |
| China |
0.06% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Hewlett-Packard |
35.19% |
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| Dell |
23.34% |
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| Toshiba |
14.22% |
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| Acer |
12.56% |
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| ASUS |
7.35% |
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| Lenovo |
2.96% |
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| Samsung |
2.25% |
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| GIGABYTE |
1.18% |
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| Intel |
0.95% |
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Common models |
| HP 2000 Notebook PC |
5.58% |
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| HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... |
3.81% |
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| HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... |
3.81% |
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| HP Pavilion g7 Notebook P... |
3.81% |
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| HP Pavilion 15 Notebook P... |
2.79% |
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| HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... |
2.79% |
|