Should I remove Crossbrowse?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
87% remove it13% keep it
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
Global Rank #4,011
United States Rank #5,344
Reach 0.1346%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 15.56 days
458.88 days >
Average installed length: 241.11 days
Versions
Version | Distribution |
39.6.2171.95 |
63.50% |
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39.5.2171.95 |
11.20% |
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39.4.2171.95 |
24.77% |
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39.3.2171.95 |
0.11% |
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39.2.2171.95 |
0.19% |
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39.0.2171.95 |
0.23% |
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Crossbrowse
from CLARALABSOFTWARE
Overview
Crossbrowse is a program developed by CLARALABSOFTWARE. The most used version is 39.6.2171.95, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. During setup, the program registers itself to launch on boot through a Windows Schedule Task in order to automatically start-up (this is typically done to avoid any UAC prompts). 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 main program executable is chrome.exe. Typically most users end up uninstalling this just after a few days. The software installer includes 24 files and is usually about 291.02 MB (305,151,995 bytes). In comparison to the total number of users, most PCs are running the OS Windows 7 (SP1) as well as Windows 10. While about 32% of users of Crossbrowse come from the United States, it is also popular in France and Brazil.
- Starts automatically
- Difficult to remove as it will reinstall itself
- Installed as part of a co-bundle
- The experts agree, you should remove it!
Crossbrowse 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: The Crossbrowse Authors
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Crossbrowse\Crossbrowse\Application
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\Crossbrowse\Crossbrowse\Application\39.0.2171.95\Installer\setup.exe" --uninstall --system-level
Estimated size: 291.02 MB
Files installed by Crossbrowse
Program executable: | chrome.exe |
Name: | Crossbrowse |
Path: | C:\Program Files\crossbrowse\crossbrowse\application\chrome.exe |
MD5: | f0ccb4233b208f7048de56137d7493b7 |
Additional files:
Behaviors exhibited
Scheduled Task
- utility.exe is scheduled as a task named 'Crossbrowse'.
Scheduled Task (Boot/Login)
- utility.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named Crossbrowse.
How do I remove Crossbrowse?
You can uninstall Crossbrowse 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 Crossbrowse, 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 Crossbrowse.
- 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) 44%
Win 7 0%
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HOW IT STARTS
Scheduled task? Yes
(Runs on Windows boot)
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 87%
Keep it 13%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 |
51.92% |
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Windows 10 |
43.94% |
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Windows Vista |
2.33% |
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Windows XP |
1.81% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
Windows 7 Ultimate |
18.40% |
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Windows 7 Home Premium |
18.25% |
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Windows 8.1 |
16.48% |
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Windows 7 Professional |
11.39% |
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Windows 8.1 Pro |
6.00% |
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Windows 10 Home |
5.05% |
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Geography
32.33% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
United States |
32.33% |
France |
7.98% |
Brazil |
7.75% |
Germany |
7.55% |
United Kingdom |
3.21% |
Canada |
2.65% |
India |
2.62% |
Australia |
2.22% |
Indonesia |
1.95% |
Italy |
1.95% |
Mexico |
1.76% |
Saudi Arabia |
1.62% |
Argentina |
1.49% |
MA |
1.39% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard |
29.33% |
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Acer |
20.73% |
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Dell |
19.33% |
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ASUS |
9.39% |
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Toshiba |
6.79% |
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Lenovo |
5.33% |
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Samsung |
4.00% |
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GIGABYTE |
2.55% |
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Medion |
0.97% |
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American Megatrends |
0.79% |
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Intel |
0.79% |
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Common models |
HP 15 Notebook PC |
7.04% |
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HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... |
4.13% |
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HP Pavilion 15 Notebook P... |
3.83% |
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ASUS All Series |
3.22% |
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HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... |
3.22% |
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Dell Inspiron 3521 |
2.76% |
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