What is BrowserProtect?

BrowserProtect is software application developed by Bit89 Inc. It is most commonly found on computers running Windows 7 with nearly 72.78% of installations running this operating system. BrowserProtect's installer is typically 8.00 MB in size and installs around 7 files.

BrowserProtect is most popular in the United States with 19.86% of installations residing in this country.

When using a computer that is connected to the internet, BrowserProtect is known to create 1 firewall exception to allow inbound and outbound connectivity.

About BrowserProtect?

PerformerSoft BrowserProtect (Browser Manager) is a web browser add-on that is primarily designed to protect and maintain the integrity of PerformerSoft software products, such as PC Performer. Developed by Bit89, the program is designed to prevent third-party software from altering or uninstalling the bundled applications. It is important to note that PerformerSoft BrowserProtect has been classified as adware and caution is advised when using this software. We advise users to exercise caution when using this software, as the developer has been associated with adware and malware distribution.

Multiple virus scanners have detected malware in BrowserProtect.

BrowserProtect.exe (MD5: 3b2ddfabcc929174cd7212d11cef0e0e) has been flagged by 39 scanners:

Scanner Software	Version	Result
Comodo Security	16531	Application.Win32.Bprotect.f
ESET-NOD32	7.8516	a variant of Win32/bProtector.A
Fortinet FortiGate	7/2/2013	Adware/Bprotect
McAfee	5600.7123	Adware-Bprotect
McAfee-GW-Edition	7.7123	Adware-Bprotect
PC Tools	2013	Adware.GoonSquad!rem
Sophos	4.90	BProtector
Symantec	7/2/2013 rev. 3	Adware.GoonSquad
Trend Micro	10.465.02	ADW_GOONSQUAD
TrendMicro-HouseCall	7.2.183	ADW_GOONSQUAD
VIPRE Antivirus	19226	Bprotector (fs)
Baidu-International	3.5.1.41473	Trojan.Win32.BrowserProtectIU.A
Bkav FE	1.3.0.4562	W32.Clod70e.Trojan.0b78
IKARUS anti.virus	T3.1.5.6.0	Win32.Malware
K7GW	9.173.10249	Trojan ( 0048e8551 )
Kingsoft AntiVirus	2013.4.9.267	Win32.Troj.Generic.a.(kcloud)
Dr.Web	9.0.0.0143	Adware.BGuard.7
Jiangmin	KV130523	AdWare/Bromngr.o
K7 AntiVirus	13.164.8548	Adware
Vba32 AntiVirus	3.12.20.2	AdWare.Bromngr
Lavasoft Ad-Aware	12.0.163.0	Gen:Variant.Adware.BHO.Bprotector.1
AhnLab-V3	2013.12.11.00	Adware/Win32.Agent
Avira AntiVir	7.11.119.12	APPL/BProtector.Gen
Antiy-AVL	2.0.3.7	AdWare/Win32.Bromngr
avast!	8.0.1489.320	Win32:BProtect-A [PUP]
AVG	13.0.0.3169	Generic5.TTQ
Bitdefender	7.2	Gen:Variant.Adware.BHO.Bprotector.1
Clam AntiVirus	0.97.3	Win.Adware.BProtector
CMC Antivirus	1.1.0.977	AdWare.Win32.Bromngr!O
F-Secure	11.0.19100.45	Application:W32/BProtector.A
G Data	22	Gen:Variant.Adware.BHO.Bprotector.1
Kaspersky	9.0.0.837	Trojan.Win32.Bromngr.h
Malwarebytes	1.75.0001	PUP.Optional.BProtector
Microsoft Security Essentials	1.10100	TrojanDropper:Win32/Rotbrow.A
MicroWorld-eScan	12.0.250.0	Gen:Variant.Adware.BHO.Bprotector.1
NANO AntiVirus	0.28.0.56692	Trojan.Win32..bocbfk
nProtect	2013-12-11.01	Trojan-Clicker/W32.Bromngr.2212304
The Hacker		Trojan/Bprotector
ViRobot	2011.4.7.4223	Adware.Agent.2212304

BrowserProtect.dll (MD5: 26421d99023a53f2157d75c45dec205c) has been flagged by 35 scanners:

Scanner Software	Version	Result
Lavasoft Ad-Aware	12.0.163.0	Gen:Variant.Adware.BHO.Bprotector.1
AhnLab-V3	2013.12.11.00	Adware/Win32.Agent
Avira AntiVir	7.11.119.12	APPL/BProtector.Gen
Antiy-AVL	2.0.3.7	AdWare/Win32.Bromngr
avast!	8.0.1489.320	Win32:BProtect-A [PUP]
AVG	13.0.0.3169	Generic5.TTQ
Baidu-International	3.5.1.41473	Adware.WIn32.bProtector.45
Bitdefender	7.2	Gen:Variant.Adware.BHO.Bprotector.1
Bkav FE	1.3.0.4613	W32.Clodb11.Trojan.d09b
Clam AntiVirus	0.97.3	Win.Adware.BProtector
CMC Antivirus	1.1.0.977	AdWare.Win32.Bromngr!O
Comodo Security	17420	Application.Win32.bProtector.KA
Dr.Web	7.00.6.10310	Adware.BGuard.47
ESET-NOD32	9157	a variant of Win32/bProtector.A
Fortinet FortiGate	4	Adware/Bromngr
F-Secure	11.0.19100.45	Application:W32/BProtector.A
G Data	22	Gen:Variant.Adware.BHO.Bprotector.1
K7GW	9.174.10469	Adware ( 0042b51f1 )
Kaspersky	9.0.0.837	Trojan.Win32.Bromngr.h
Kingsoft AntiVirus	2013.04.09.267	Win32.Troj.Generic.a.(kcloud)
Malwarebytes	1.75.0001	PUP.Optional.BProtector
McAfee	6.0.4.564	Adware-Bprotect.a
McAfee-GW-Edition	2013	Artemis!26421D99023A
Microsoft Security Essentials	1.10100	TrojanDropper:Win32/Rotbrow.A
MicroWorld-eScan	12.0.250.0	Gen:Variant.Adware.BHO.Bprotector.1
NANO AntiVirus	0.28.0.56692	Trojan.Win32..bocbfk
nProtect	2013-12-11.01	Trojan-Clicker/W32.Bromngr.2212304
Sophos	4.95.0	BProtector
Symantec	20131.1.5.61	Adware.GoonSquad
The Hacker		Trojan/Bprotector
Trend Micro	9.740-1012	ADW_BROMNGR
TrendMicro-HouseCall	9.700-1001	ADW_BROMNGR
Vba32 AntiVirus	3.12.24.3	AdWare.Bromngr
VIPRE Antivirus	24236	Bprotector (fs)
ViRobot	2011.4.7.4223	Adware.Agent.2212304

srvBrowserProtect.exe (MD5: b336707fa84752ae515981aa9dd7c5af) has been flagged by 9 scanners:

Scanner Software	Version	Result
Baidu-International	3.5.1.41473	Trojan.Win32.BrowserProtectIU.A
Bkav FE	1.3.0.4562	W32.Clod70e.Trojan.0b78
ESET-NOD32	9070	a variant of Win32/BrowserProtectIU.A
IKARUS anti.virus	T3.1.5.6.0	Win32.Malware
K7GW	9.173.10249	Trojan ( 0048e8551 )
Kingsoft AntiVirus	2013.4.9.267	Win32.Troj.Generic.a.(kcloud)
McAfee	5.600.0.1067	Artemis!B336707FA847
McAfee-GW-Edition	2013	Artemis!B336707FA847
TrendMicro-HouseCall	9.700.0.1001	TROJ_GEN.F47V1024

Software Behaviors

Services:

srvBrowserProtect.exe runs as a service named 'Browser Protect' (srvBrowserProtect).
BrowserProtect.exe runs as a service named 'BrowserProtect' (BrowserProtect).

Firewall:

BrowserProtect.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\ProgramData\BrowserDefender\2.6.1519.190\{c16c1ccb-7046-4e5c-a2f3-533ad2fec8e8}\BrowserDefender.exe'.

Software Details

URL:

https://www.bit89.com/contact.html

Support:

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Installation path:

C:\ProgramData\browserprotect\2.6.1339.144\{c16c1ccb-7046-4e5c-a2f3-533ad2fec8e8}

Uninstaller:

"C:\ProgramData\BrowserProtect\2.6.1339.144\{c16c1ccb-7046-4e5c-a2f3-533ad2fec8e8}\uninstall.exe" /Uninstall /{15D2D75C-9CB2-4efd-BAD7-B9B4CB4BC693} /

Size:

8.00 MB

Language:

English

BrowserProtect Executable Details

Primary executable:

srvBrowserProtect.exe

Name:

BrowserProtect

Path:

C:\ProgramData\browserprotect\2.6.1339.144\{c16c1ccb-7046-4e5c-a2f3-533ad2fec8e8}\srvBrowserProtect.exe

MD5:

b336707fa84752ae515981aa9dd7c5af

SHA-1:

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SHA-256:

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File Type

Filename

MD5

DLL

newtonsoft.json.dll

b67ed4bdfbb671169cc186e745d86a1a

EXE

uninstall.exe

e44f4e01f536961ffcd21866f36ee60f

DLL

Interop.Shell32.dll

c17c43d57b73f254d6fda553569b2729

EXE

BrowserProtect.exe

Adware

3b2ddfabcc929174cd7212d11cef0e0e

DLL

BrowserProtect.dll

Adware

26421d99023a53f2157d75c45dec205c

EXE

BrowserProtectIU.exe

2c57b08d5db52e7639b24b2d80f69fc9

EXE