What is BrowserCtl.dll?

BrowserCtl.dll is usually located in the 'c:\Program Files\BrowserCtl\' folder.

Some of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal detected BrowserCtl.dll.

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VirusTotal report

44 of the 50 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the BrowserCtl.dll file. That's a 88% detection rate.

Scanner	Detection Name
Ad-Aware	Trojan.Generic.3928237
Agnitum	Backdoor.Agent!SVC581VU5X4
AhnLab-V3	Win-Trojan/Backdoor.10752.B
AntiVir	TR/Proxy.Koobface.F
Antiy-AVL	Worm[Net]/Win32.Koobface
Avast	Win32:Trojan-gen
AVG	BackDoor.Generic_r.GP
Baidu-International	Worm.Win32.Koobface.AfUq
BitDefender	Trojan.Generic.3928237
Bkav	W32.Clod50f.Trojan.debd
CMC	Net-Worm.Win32.Koobface!O
Commtouch	W32/Koobface.CJGG-4574
DrWeb	Win32.HLLW.Facebook.178
Emsisoft	Trojan.Generic.3928237 (B)
ESET-NOD32	Win32/Tinxy.AD
F-Prot	W32/Koobface.CG
F-Secure	Trojan.Generic.3928237
Fortinet	W32/Koobface.GEN!tr
GData	Trojan.Generic.3928237
Ikarus	Net-Worm.Win32.Koobface
Jiangmin	Worm/Koobface.sd
K7AntiVirus	NetWorm ( 000dc9021 )
K7GW	NetWorm ( 000dc9021 )
Kaspersky	Net-Worm.Win32.Koobface.bhg
Kingsoft	Win32.Hack.PcClient.al.(kcloud)
Malwarebytes	Trojan.Agent
McAfee	Artemis!B4105368B68D
McAfee-GW-Edition	Artemis!B4105368B68D
Microsoft	TrojanProxy:Win32/Koobface.gen!F
MicroWorld-eScan	Trojan.Generic.3928237
NANO-Antivirus	Trojan.Win32.Koobface.wmzwn
Norman	Suspicious_Gen2.OKWEL
nProtect	Trojan/W32.Agent.10752.FD
Panda	W32/Koobface.EK.worm
Qihoo-360	Trojan/Win32.fzl.afk.rgrk
Rising	PE:Trojan.Win32.Generic.1388D339!327734073
Sophos	Mal/KoobHeur-A
Symantec	Trojan Horse
TheHacker	W32/Koobface.bhg
TotalDefense	Win32/Koobface.GI
TrendMicro	WORM_KOOBFACE.JB
TrendMicro-HouseCall	WORM_KOOBFACE.JB
VBA32	Worm.Koobface
VIPRE	Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT

BrowserCtl.dll removal instructions

The instructions below shows how to remove BrowserCtl.dll with help from the FreeFixer removal tool. Basically, you install FreeFixer, scan your computer, check the BrowserCtl.dll file for removal, restart your computer and scan it again to verify that BrowserCtl.dll has been successfully removed. Here are the removal instructions in more detail:

1. Download and install FreeFixer: http://www.freefixer.com/download.html
2. Start FreeFixer and press the Start Scan button. The scan will finish in approximately five minutes.

   
3. When the scan is finished, locate BrowserCtl.dll in the scan result and tick the checkbox next to the BrowserCtl.dll file. Do not check any other file for removal unless you are 100% sure you want to delete it. Tip: Press CTRL-F to open up FreeFixer's search dialog to quickly locate BrowserCtl.dll in the scan result.

   

   

   c:\Program Files\BrowserCtl\BrowserCtl.dll

   
4. Scroll down to the bottom of the scan result and press the Fix button. FreeFixer will now delete the BrowserCtl.dll file.

   
5. Restart your computer.
6. Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. If BrowserCtl.dll still remains in the scan result, proceed with the next step. If BrowserCtl.dll is gone from the scan result you're done.
7. If BrowserCtl.dll still remains in the scan result, check its checkbox again in the scan result and click Fix.
8. Restart your computer.
9. Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. Verify that BrowserCtl.dll no longer appear in the scan result.

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