Should I remove SaferBrowser?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
81% remove it19% keep it
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
Global Rank #33,547
United States Rank #17,942
Reach 0.0038%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 4.76 days
140.34 days >
Average installed length: 73.74 days
Versions
| Version | Distribution |
| 1.0 |
14.86% |
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SaferBrowser
from Adknowledge, Inc.
What is SaferBrowser?
SaferBrowser is an web browser advertisement extension that delivers ads to the user's web browser. Ads are in the form of traditional banners as well as context-hyper links. Ads delivered are injected on any web page the software decides to include it on and not just those affiliated with the software or its affiliates. The ads are not affiliated nor endorsed by the underlying websites on which they appear. The program periodically connects with its remote servers to download new ad feeds and will report back the domains and URLs the user visits as well as the links and advertisements the user clicks on while browsing the web. This adware is mostly bundled with 3rd party download managers that include a number of additional offers, all potentially unwanted programs.
Overview
Upon installation and setup, it defines an auto-start registry entry which makes this program run on each Windows boot for all user logins. 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 SaferBrowser.exe. Typically most users end up uninstalling this just after a few days. The software installer includes 18 files and is usually about 34.47 MB (36,144,364 bytes).
- Possible malware installed by this program
- Automatically starts with Windows
- Typically distributed through a pay-per-install bundle
- Displays unwanted advertisements
- The experts agree, you should remove it!
Warning, multiple anti-virus scanners have detected possible malware in SaferBrowser.
| uninstall.SaferBrowser.exe (5113be70cf81f8de7a37a8bc9e1ff560) has been flagged by the following 23 scanners: |
| Anti-Virus software | Version | Detection |
| Lavasoft Ad-Aware |
912 |
Trojan.GenericKD.1706624 |
| Agnitum Outpost |
7.1.1 |
PUA.Agent |
| AVG |
2015.0.3390 |
Downloader |
| AVware |
1.5.0.16 |
iBryte |
| Baidu-International |
4.0.3.1487 |
Adware.MSIL.iBryte.BD |
| Bitdefender |
1.0.20.1095 |
Trojan.GenericKD.1706624 |
| Comodo Security |
19068 |
ApplicUnwnt |
| Emsisoft Anti-Malware |
8.14.08.07.02 |
Trojan.GenericKD.1706624 |
| ESET-NOD32 |
8.10196 |
a variant of MSIL/Adware.iBryte.D |
| Fortinet FortiGate |
8/7/2014 |
Adware/IBryte |
| F-Secure |
11.2014-07-08_5 |
Trojan.GenericKD.1706624 |
| G Data |
14.8.24 |
Trojan.GenericKD.1706624 |
| IKARUS anti.virus |
t3scan.1.6.1.0 |
Trojan.SuspectCRC |
| K7 AntiVirus |
13.182.12926 |
Adware |
| K7GW |
13.182.12926 |
Adware ( 0049b2d81 ) |
| McAfee |
5600.7046 |
Artemis!5113BE70CF81 |
| McAfee-GW-Edition |
7.7046 |
Artemis!5113BE70CF81 |
| MicroWorld-eScan |
15.0.0.657 |
Trojan.GenericKD.1706624 |
| nProtect |
14.08.03.01 |
Trojan.GenericKD.1706624 |
| Qihoo-360 |
1.0.0.1015 |
Win32/Trojan.Adware.38e |
| Symantec |
8/7/2014 rev. 5 |
WS.Reputation |
| TrendMicro-HouseCall |
7.2.219 |
TROJ_GEN.R0CBH09GO14 |
| VIPRE Antivirus |
31878 |
iBryte |
| uninstall.exe (3cbc2cb8ddd08be319df67e1373ad0aa) has been flagged by the following 4 scanners: |
| Anti-Virus software | Software version | Detection |
| Comodo Security |
21741 |
ApplicUnwnt |
| ESET-NOD32 |
11462 |
a variant of MSIL/Adware.iBryte.D |
| McAfee |
6.0.5.614 |
Artemis!3CBC2CB8DDD0 |
| Symantec |
20141.2.0.56 |
WS.Reputation.1 |
| SaferBrowser.exe (201291fb358e3e91158ad06f08571bd2) has been flagged by the following 2 scanners: |
| Anti-Virus software | Software version | Detection |
| Symantec |
20131.1.5.61 |
WS.Reputation.1 |
| TrendMicro-HouseCall |
9.700.0.1001 |
Suspicious_GEN.F47V0803 |
View all 29 all detections
SaferBrowser 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: SaferBrowser
URL: www.adknowledge.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\SaferBrowser
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\SaferBrowser\uninstall.SaferBrowser.exe" /u /UserID=5e7ddb71-79f0-42c6-859e-edb883acadbe /SourceID=treasure|d-media-all-jvus /Implem
Estimated size: 34.47 MB
Files installed by SaferBrowser
| Program executable: | SaferBrowser.exe |
| Name: | WebSearchy |
| Path: | C:\Program Files\SaferBrowser\SaferBrowser.exe |
| MD5: | ca6ac55ab3621928474b14b915a16487 |
Additional files:
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oo.dll - oo
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Interop.Shell32.dll - Assembly imported from type library 'Shell32'.
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(Malware detected) SaferBrowser.exe - SaferBrowser
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SaferBrowserDAL.dll - WebSearchy
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(Malware detected) uninstall.exe - Installer
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(Malware detected) uninstall.SaferBrowser.exe
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oohc.dll - oohc
Behaviors exhibited
2 Scheduled Tasks
- uninstall.exe is scheduled as a task named 'SaferBrowser Update Task' (Next runs on 5/8/2015 at 10:12 AM).
- uninstall.SaferBrowser.exe is scheduled as a task named 'SaferBrowser Update Task' (runs on boot).
3 Scheduled Tasks (Boot/Login)
- SaferBrowser.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named SaferBrowser.
- uninstall.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named SaferBrowser Update Task.
- uninstall.SaferBrowser.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named SaferBrowser Update Task.
3 Startup Files (All Users Run)
- SaferBrowser.exe is loaded in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name 'SaferBrowser' which loads as "C:\Program Files\SaferBrowser\SaferBrowser.exe".
- uninstall.exe is loaded in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name 'SaferBrowser Update Task' which loads as "C:\Program Files\SaferBrowser\uninstall.exe" /CheckUpdate=true.
- uninstall.SaferBrowser.exe is loaded in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name 'SaferBrowser Update Task' which loads as "C:\Program Files\SaferBrowser\uninstall.SaferBrowser.exe" /CheckUpdate=true.
How do I remove SaferBrowser?
You can uninstall SaferBrowser 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 SaferBrowser, 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 SaferBrowser.
- 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) 50%
Win Vista (SP1) 1%
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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 81%
Keep it 19%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 7 |
50.00% |
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| Windows 10 |
28.38% |
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| Windows Vista |
13.51% |
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| Windows XP |
8.11% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
39.73% |
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| Windows 8.1 |
21.92% |
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| Windows Vista Home Premiu... |
12.33% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
9.59% |
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| Microsoft Windows XP |
6.85% |
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| Windows 8.1 Pro |
4.11% |
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Geography
99.22% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
99.22% |
| Philippines |
0.78% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Hewlett-Packard |
47.69% |
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| Dell |
32.31% |
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| Toshiba |
4.62% |
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| Acer |
4.62% |
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| ASUS |
3.08% |
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| Samsung |
3.08% |
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| Sony |
3.08% |
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| Lenovo |
1.54% |
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Common models |
| HP ProBook 4540s |
2.90% |
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| TOSHIBA Satellite C655D |
2.90% |
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| TOSHIBA Satellite S955 |
1.45% |
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| TOSHIBA Satellite C855D |
1.45% |
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| TOSHIBA Satellite C655 |
1.45% |
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| TOSHIBA Satellite A665 |
1.45% |
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