BrowserSafeguard
What is BrowserSafeguard?
BrowserSafeguard is software application developed by Adknowledge, Inc.. It is most commonly found on computers running Windows 7 with nearly 61.22% of installations running this operating system. BrowserSafeguard's installer is typically 2.00 MB in size and installs around 2 files.
BrowserSafeguard is most popular in the United States with 86.67% of installations residing in this country.
BrowserSafeguard adds 2 scheduled tasks to the Windows Task Scheduler launching the program at randomly scheduled times.
About BrowserSafeguard?
RocketTab is a software licensed by Rich River Media and commonly bundled with BrowserSafeguard. It is distributed through various adware bundlers such as optimum-installer, FUSION INSTALL, and Tint Installer. Upon installation, the program also installs a Trusted Root certificate (DO_NOT_TRUST_FiddlerRoot), which can compromise the security of the PC by allowing BrowserSafeguard actions to be trusted. The software runs silently in the background at startup. Additionally, BrowserSafeguard.Proxy functions as a web proxy that intercepts internet traffic and performs modifications, including injecting advertisements.
Multiple virus scanners have detected malware in BrowserSafeguard.
| Scanner Software | Version | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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) |
| 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 |
Software Behaviors
- 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).
Startup Entries
- Startup tasks:
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- uninstall.BrowserSafeguard.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named BrowserSafeguard Update Task.
- Registry entries:
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- 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".
Software Details
- URL:
- https://www.browsersafeguard.com
- Support:
- –
- Installation path:
- C:\Program Files\Browsersafeguard
- Uninstaller:
- "C:\Program Files\Browsersafeguard\uninstall.browsersafeguard.exe" /u /UserID=a84f9fbe-72f3-44c8-8246-a3fddf82d75c /SourceID=myfreedownload_iewin732_a
- Size:
- 2.00 MB
- Language:
- English
BrowserSafeguard Executable Details
- Primary executable:
- BrowserSafeguard.exe
- Name:
- BrowserSafeguard
- Path:
- C:\Program Files\Browsersafeguard\BrowserSafeguard.exe
- MD5:
- ca46ec59e2d891757f529a913a43d9c7
- SHA-1:
- –
- SHA-256:
- –
| File Type | Filename | MD5 |
|---|---|---|
|
EXE
|
340de8e4f50a3748d116c3a98aeb97f6 | |
|
EXE
|
BrowserSafeguard.exe
Malware
|
ca46ec59e2d891757f529a913a43d9c7 |