Fast Browser

Fast Browser

Known Adware

by InfoSpace, Inc.

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.

chrome.exe (MD5: 39c0e2667f4dfbe4ec25cceaa16084d6) has been flagged by 8 scanners:
Scanner Software Result
Lavasoft Ad-Aware Trojan.Generic.11238507
avast! Win32:Dropper-gen [Drp]
Bitdefender Trojan.Generic.11238507
Emsisoft Anti-Malware Trojan.Generic.11238507
F-Secure Trojan.Generic.11238507
G Data Trojan.Generic.11238507
MicroWorld-eScan Trojan.Generic.11238507
nProtect Trojan.Generic.11238507

Software Behaviors

Firewall:
  • chrome.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Fast Browser\Application\chrome.exe'.
Scheduled tasks:
  • chrome.exe is scheduled as a task named 'Sparta WW2' (Next runs on 8/3/2014 at 10:10 AM).

Startup Entries

Registry entries:
  • 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):
  • 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:
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Support:
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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:
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SHA-256:
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Files installed by Fast Browser
File Type Filename MD5
DLL
metro_driver.dll
f2524cd20d6cc7ea4a00f3cfff585878
EXE
delegate_execute.exe
c2ee207dbb70d1ac3936b39e53557c33
DLL
chrome_elf.dll
f2f71609bc83da28f79121a70b772f2e
DLL
chrome_child.dll
ba4b831947f5fcd77578d5e9ed78f108
DLL
chrome.dll
562a281887b0b4db63d3790fe209d788
DLL
npchrome_frame.dll
8001db6892d0fcbe97ab5c86937774b3
EXE
chrome_launcher.exe
86ef96fff39d6f187c23126af4d8d587
EXE
chrome_frame_helper.exe
ed0c2f1c2be0af128e1d43b754dcced4
DLL
chrome_frame_helper.dll
699365a1b21644be3a87d3c85895793f
EXE
chrmstp.exe
b7c387d9dec51ca4a55d92eed07d9072