SaferBrowser

SaferBrowser

Known Adware

by Adknowledge, Inc.

What is SaferBrowser?

SaferBrowser is software application developed by Adknowledge, Inc.. It is most commonly found on computers running Windows 7 with nearly 50.00% of installations running this operating system. SaferBrowser's installer is typically 34.00 MB in size and installs around 13 files.

SaferBrowser is most popular in the United States with 99.22% of installations residing in this country.

SaferBrowser adds 2 scheduled tasks to the Windows Task Scheduler launching the program at randomly scheduled times.

About SaferBrowser?

Our web browser extension, SaferBrowser, delivers advertisements to the user's web browser in the form of traditional banners and context-hyperlinks. These ads are injected onto various web pages at the software's discretion, regardless of affiliation with the software or its affiliates. It's important to note that the ads are not endorsed by the underlying websites on which they appear. Additionally, the program periodically connects to remote servers to download new ad feeds and reports the domains, URLs, links, and advertisements the user interacts with while browsing the web. It's worth mentioning that SaferBrowser is often bundled with third-party download managers that offer additional programs, some of which may be unwanted. We strive to provide a safe and effective browsing experience for our users.

Multiple virus scanners have detected malware in SaferBrowser.

uninstall.exe (MD5: 3cbc2cb8ddd08be319df67e1373ad0aa) has been flagged by 5 scanners:
Scanner Software Result
Comodo Security ApplicUnwnt
ESET-NOD32 a variant of MSIL/Adware.iBryte.D
McAfee Artemis!3CBC2CB8DDD0
Symantec WS.Reputation.1
TrendMicro-HouseCall Suspicious_GEN.F47V0803
uninstall.SaferBrowser.exe (MD5: 5113be70cf81f8de7a37a8bc9e1ff560) has been flagged by 23 scanners:
Scanner Software Result
Lavasoft Ad-Aware Trojan.GenericKD.1706624
Agnitum Outpost PUA.Agent
AVG Downloader
AVware iBryte
Baidu-International Adware.MSIL.iBryte.BD
Bitdefender Trojan.GenericKD.1706624
Comodo Security ApplicUnwnt
Emsisoft Anti-Malware Trojan.GenericKD.1706624
ESET-NOD32 a variant of MSIL/Adware.iBryte.D
Fortinet FortiGate Adware/IBryte
F-Secure Trojan.GenericKD.1706624
G Data Trojan.GenericKD.1706624
IKARUS anti.virus Trojan.SuspectCRC
K7 AntiVirus Adware
K7GW Adware ( 0049b2d81 )
McAfee Artemis!5113BE70CF81
McAfee-GW-Edition Artemis!5113BE70CF81
MicroWorld-eScan Trojan.GenericKD.1706624
nProtect Trojan.GenericKD.1706624
Qihoo-360 Win32/Trojan.Adware.38e
Symantec WS.Reputation
TrendMicro-HouseCall TROJ_GEN.R0CBH09GO14
VIPRE Antivirus iBryte
SaferBrowser.exe (MD5: 201291fb358e3e91158ad06f08571bd2) has been flagged by 2 scanners:
Scanner Software Result
Symantec WS.Reputation.1
TrendMicro-HouseCall Suspicious_GEN.F47V0803

Software Behaviors

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).

Startup Entries

Startup tasks:
  • 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.

Software Details

URL:
https://www.adknowledge.com
Support:
Installation path:
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
Size:
34.00 MB
Language:
English

SaferBrowser Executable Details

Primary executable:
SaferBrowser.exe
Name:
SaferBrowser
Path:
C:\Program Files\SaferBrowser\SaferBrowser.exe
MD5:
201291fb358e3e91158ad06f08571bd2
SHA-1:
SHA-256:
Files installed by SaferBrowser
File Type Filename MD5
EXE
3cbc2cb8ddd08be319df67e1373ad0aa
DLL
cdf8ceb82835cc90b2023e791ee2706e
DLL
65bab25e5bbd9bbe7f1e957e776858f6
DLL
bc74f56dc98bc554bb87620f04871df6
EXE
5113be70cf81f8de7a37a8bc9e1ff560
DLL
e3f8162b5811758025f0284828680427
EXE
201291fb358e3e91158ad06f08571bd2
DLL
da92917dfca11fa1560e1f900f1a50a0
DLL
b30a81b372cdfd6b9c6a9463e0f3b541
DLL
60c78a12053a7181e83cf0cfb4fa6017