BrowseToSave

BrowseToSave

Known Adware

by BetterSoft

What is BrowseToSave?

BrowseToSave is software application developed by BetterSoft. It is most commonly found on computers running Windows 7 with nearly 63.64% of installations running this operating system. BrowseToSave's installer is typically 1.00 MB in size and installs around 33 files. The most common release is 1.66 with 51.19% of all installations currently using this version.

BrowseToSave is most popular in the United States with 35.57% of installations residing in this country.

BrowseToSave adds 1 scheduled task to the Windows Task Scheduler launching the program at randomly scheduled times.

About BrowseToSave?

BrowseToSave, developed by BetterSoft, is a web browser plugin that functions as adware. This software is designed to monitor the browsing and search activities of users and then deliver targeted advertisements by modifying the HTML content within the web browser. Additionally, BrowseToSave includes a background service, which is executed as a Windows scheduled task, to ensure the continuous operation of the web browser plugin and to handle automatic software updates. The plugin operates differently depending on the web browser, functioning as a browser helper object (BHO) for Internet Explorer. It is important to note that various antivirus programs identify this software as malware, categorizing it under the name PUP/Win32.BetterSoft. Furthermore, BrowseToSave has been found to be bundled with PerformerSoft PcPerformer in multiple instances.

Multiple virus scanners have detected malware in BrowseToSave.

uninstall.exe (MD5: 5cad4c7916d7e47dbdf05fc4a853e275) has been flagged by 4 scanners:
Scanner Software Result
ESET-NOD32 a variant of Win32/SProtector.B
Kingsoft AntiVirus Win32.Hack.Huigezi.sd.(kcloud)
Rising Antivirus Trojan.Win32.Generic.14BDB127
Vba32 AntiVirus Backdoor.Hupigon
sprotector.dll (MD5: 413e76d3534b8bd2256d9816f8d1f5fb) has been flagged by 8 scanners:
Scanner Software Result
avast! Win32:SProtector-B [PUP]
AVG Sprotect.B
Dr.Web Adware.BGuard.11
Emsisoft Anti-Malware Trojan.Win32.SProtector.AMN
ESET-NOD32 a variant of Win32/SProtector.A
Kingsoft AntiVirus Win32.Hack.Huigezi.sd.(kcloud)
Rising Antivirus Trojan.Win32.Generic.14BDB127
Vba32 AntiVirus Backdoor.Hupigon
882918179.dll (MD5: c2f772d5eb7fc69d24361c2c0ebc6eb5) has been flagged by 22 scanners:
Scanner Software Result
Lavasoft Ad-Aware Adware.BHO.Agent.E
AhnLab-V3 PUP/Win32.BetterSoft
Avira AntiVir Adware/BetterSoft.A
avast! Win32:PUP-gen [PUP]
AVG Generic5.AEKX
Bitdefender Adware.BHO.Agent.E
Comodo Security ApplicUnwnt
Emsisoft Anti-Malware Adware.BHO.Agent.E (B)
ESET-NOD32 Win32/GenUpdater
Fortinet FortiGate Riskware/BetterSoftAgent
F-Secure Adware.BHO.Agent
G Data Adware.BHO.Agent.E
Kingsoft AntiVirus Win32.Heur.KVMF58.hy.(kcloud)
McAfee Generic PUP.t
McAfee-GW-Edition Generic PUP.t
MicroWorld-eScan Adware.BHO.Agent.E
NANO AntiVirus Riskware.Win32.Unwanted.cjedov
Sophos Generic PUA DO
Trend Micro ADW_BHO
TrendMicro-HouseCall ADW_BHO
VIPRE Antivirus Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT
ViRobot Adware.Agent.187904
BrowseToSave.exe (MD5: 2960400094498dae47b36173286d76a0) has been flagged by 25 scanners:
Scanner Software Result
AhnLab-V3 PUP/Win32.BetterSoft
avast! Win32:PUP-gen [PUP]
Bitdefender Adware.BHO.Agent.E
Comodo Security ApplicUnwnt
Emsisoft Anti-Malware Adware.BHO.Agent
eSafe Win32.Trojan
ESET-NOD32 Win32/GenUpdater
Fortinet FortiGate Riskware/BetterSoftAgent
F-Secure Adware.BHO.Agent
G Data Adware.BHO.Agent
IKARUS anti.virus AdWare.BHO.Agent
Kingsoft AntiVirus Win32.Troj.FakeIcon.cw.(kcloud)
McAfee Artemis!296040009449
McAfee-GW-Edition Artemis!296040009449
MicroWorld-eScan Adware.BHO.Agent.E
nProtect Adware.BHO.Agent.E
Sophos Generic PUA DO
Trend Micro ADW_DLOAD
TrendMicro-HouseCall ADW_DLOAD
VIPRE Antivirus Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT
ViRobot Adware.BetterSoft.348160
Lavasoft Ad-Aware Adware.BHO.Agent.E
Avira AntiVir Adware/BetterSoft.A
AVG Generic5.AEKX
NANO AntiVirus Riskware.Win32.Unwanted.cjedov

Software Behaviors

Scheduled tasks:
  • BrowseToSave.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{F217A514-13D3-4DE6-BDBF-857602A446FB}'.

Startup Entries

Startup tasks:
  • BrowseToSave.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task with the class {13C28C3D-4A61-46CF-8B61-EFE8189D9171}.

Software Details

URL:
https://www.bettersoft.com
Support:
–
Installation path:
C:\ProgramData\BetterSoft\BrowseToSave
Uninstaller:
C:\Program Files2\INSTAL~1\BROWSE~1\Setup.exe /remove /q0
Size:
1.00 MB
Language:
English

BrowseToSave Executable Details

Primary executable:
BrowseToSave.exe
Name:
BrowseToSave
Path:
C:\ProgramData\BetterSoft\BrowseToSave\BrowseToSave.exe
MD5:
2960400094498dae47b36173286d76a0
SHA-1:
–
SHA-256:
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Files installed by BrowseToSave
File Type Filename MD5
EXE
jre-6u33-windows-i586-iftw.exe
107167f15d30aa71d7cafc0326afb315
EXE
jre-6u31-windows-i586-iftw-rv.exe
ee622b2cd2d3c5cd950d49bd1708a9d4
EXE
jre-6u29-windows-i586-iftw-rv.exe
0e2281aec56203ca6a9e1848f7dbdf5a
EXE
hifree_Setup.exe
be84fd06fc9449f22b13fa3ca60db2fd
EXE
FP_PL_PFS_INSTALLER_32bit.exe
9344cb5046802d76d191239eb78ac267
EXE
FastDownload.exe
b82994cb256839f3f404cafb29060ec6
DLL
drm_dyndata_7410004.dll
34a6118f41e66b678aa7a951fbce7403
DLL
drm_dyndata_7400009.dll
7f7fe3bb0d18c329425916190c18aeb4
EXE
bpuninstall.exe
bfe5ad9db25c0c2b02a899eba6b838b8
DLL
aswV5Hlp.dll
8108782ebc0385f3e1482b65aab8fad4