Should I remove "Rockettab"?

What percent of users and experts removed it?

86% remove it14% keep it

Overall Sentiment

Bad

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How common is it?

Reach 0.0002%

Lifespan of installation (until removal)

< 19.01 days

63.05 days >

Average installed length: 33.13 days

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"Rockettab"

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What is "Rockettab"?

RocketTab is an adware (advertising support) web browser application that is designed to display banner ads as well as contextual link ads (such as hyperlinks the user will see underlined). The ads are injected by the web browser plugin (IE, FF and Chrome) and will display on any web site, even those not associated or affiliated with the publisher. The application is usually bundled by 3rd-party download managers that utilize deceptive advertising techniques in order to install the software on the user's computer. In addition to advertisements being displayed, the app will also modify the browser settings which could include lowering the normal security settings of the browser as well as changing the home page and search provider (known as hijacking).

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. A majority of users end up uninstalling this less than a week of it being installed. The setup package generally installs about 4 files and is usually about 6.37 MB (6,682,873 bytes).

Malware detected in the program
Automatically starts with Windows
Typically distributed through a pay-per-install bundle
Displays unwanted advertisements
Hijacks the web browser's home page
Hijacks the browser's default search provider
The experts agree, you should remove it!

Warning, multiple anti-virus scanners have detected possible malware in "Rockettab".

BrowserSafeguard.exe (d788470ec219f835837398649817d7c4) has been flagged by the following 4 scanners:
Anti-Virus software	Version	Detection
Baidu-International	4.0.3.1486	Adware.Win32.AddLyrics.77
Malwarebytes	v2014.08.06.08	PUP.Optional.RocketTab.A
Trend Micro	10.465.06	ADW_RTAB
TrendMicro-HouseCall	7.2.218	ADW_RTAB
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

"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: "Rockettab"

URL: www.adknowledge.com

Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Browsersafeguard

Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\Browsersafeguard\uninstall.BrowserSafeguard.exe" /u=true /UserID=aafd9329-6389-4f2b-9983-f950fe620ce8 /SourceID=browsersafeguard-roc

Estimated size: 6.37 MB

Files installed by "Rockettab"

Program executable:	BrowserSafeguard.exe (Malware detected)
Path:	C:\Program Files\Browsersafeguard\BrowserSafeguard.exe
MD5:	d788470ec219f835837398649817d7c4

Additional files:

(Malware detected) uninstall.BrowserSafeguard.exe
(Malware detected) BrowserSafeguard.exe
ewebstorewrapper.dll
makecert.exe (by Microsoft) - ECM MakeCert

Behaviors exhibited

Scheduled Task

uninstall.BrowserSafeguard.exe is scheduled as a task named 'BrowserSafeguard Update Task' (Next runs on 28.06.2014 at 12:30).

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".

Startup File (All Users Run)

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 "Rockettab"?

You can uninstall "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 "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 "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.