Fast Browser
What is Fast Browser?
Fast Browser is software application developed by InfoSpace, Inc.. It is most commonly found on computers running Windows 10 with nearly 55.94% of installations running this operating system. Fast Browser's installer is typically 222.00 MB in size and installs around 50 files. The most common release is 34.0.1848.0 with 52.79% of all installations currently using this version.
Fast Browser is most popular in the United States with 96.77% of installations residing in this country.
Fast Browser adds 1 scheduled task to the Windows Task Scheduler launching the program at randomly scheduled times. When using a computer that is connected to the internet, Fast Browser is known to create 1 firewall exception to allow inbound and outbound connectivity.
About Fast Browser?
The software includes adware installers and adds icons to the user's task bar that link to various websites, including social media sites. It sets fastbrowsersearch.com as the default search and home pages. Fast Browser is a customized version of the Chromium (Chrome) web browser, specifically designed for distribution with adware applications and an embedded custom search provider. This version of Fast Browser automatically launches the web browser on startup.
Multiple virus scanners have detected malware in Fast Browser.
| Scanner Software | Version | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Lavasoft Ad-Aware | 981 | Trojan.Generic.11238507 |
| avast! | 2014.9-140430 | Win32:Dropper-gen [Drp] |
| Bitdefender | 1.0.20.750 | Trojan.Generic.11238507 |
| Emsisoft Anti-Malware | 8.14.05.30.01 | Trojan.Generic.11238507 |
| F-Secure | 11.2014-30-05_6 | Trojan.Generic.11238507 |
| G Data | 14.5.24 | Trojan.Generic.11238507 |
| MicroWorld-eScan | 15.0.0.450 | Trojan.Generic.11238507 |
| nProtect | 14.05.15.01 | Trojan.Generic.11238507 |
Software Behaviors
- Firewall:
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- chrome.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Fast Browser\Application\chrome.exe'.
- Scheduled tasks:
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- chrome.exe is scheduled as a task named 'Sparta WW2' (Next runs on 8/3/2014 at 10:10 AM).
Startup Entries
- Registry entries:
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- chrome.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'GoogleChromeAutoLaunch_2972C6994C1405F35F049E820F0306F4' and executes as "C:\Program Files\Fast Browser\Application\chrome.exe" --auto-launch-at-startup --profile-directory="Default".
- Registry entries (User):
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- chrome.exe is loaded once in the current user (HKCU) registry as a startup file name 'Application Restart #0' which loads as C:\Program Files\Fast Browser\Application\chrome.exe --user-data-dir="C:/Users/doug-/AppData/Roaming/Brackets\live-dev-profile" --disk-cache-size=250000000 --no-first-run --no-default-browser-check -.
Software Details
- URL:
- –
- Support:
- –
- Installation path:
- C:\Program Files\Fast Browser\Application
- Uninstaller:
- "C:\Program Files\Fast Browser\Application\29.0.1531.0\Installer\setup.exe" --uninstall --system-level
- Size:
- 222.00 MB
- Language:
- English
Fast Browser Executable Details
- Primary executable:
- chrome.exe
- Name:
- Fast Browser
- Path:
- C:\Program Files\Fast Browser\Application\chrome.exe
- MD5:
- 39c0e2667f4dfbe4ec25cceaa16084d6
- SHA-1:
- –
- SHA-256:
- –
| File Type | Filename | MD5 |
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DLL
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f967b141bf687fe2ed74e8b48fda0268 | |
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DLL
|
2aaf01acc3166754e8a417d9597d19d5 | |
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DLL
|
ceee10a8b8a466ec019aded5f47a6733 | |
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DLL
|
c56cf1fc117f8c1753c394b678357f97 | |
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DLL
|
473f52375ca7e36bf2cce5bf30dacc2d | |
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EXE
|
44f3246c08d26ea6ba77e91066bfa6de | |
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DLL
|
85e8db4385949588463854127078bb50 | |
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DLL
|
01e5820a4dac5220478489321324466b | |
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EXE
|
5b4c9ca85d3572c1ba4192276098409f | |
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EXE
|
78eab577d1f08ac310c3fa8bdcee551c |