What is Phoenix Browser Updater.exe?
Phoenix Browser Updater.exe is digitally signed by OOO "TAU-SOFT".
Phoenix Browser Updater.exe is usually located in the 'c:\users\%USERNAME%\appdata\local\phoenix browser updater\' folder.
Some of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal detected Phoenix Browser Updater.exe.
If you have additional information about the file, please share it with the FreeFixer users by posting a comment at the bottom of this page.
Vendor and version information [?]
Phoenix Browser Updater.exe does not have any version or vendor information.
Digital signatures [?]
Phoenix Browser Updater.exe has a valid digital signature.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Signer name | OOO "TAU-SOFT" |
| Certificate issuer name | COMODO RSA Code Signing CA |
| Certificate serial number | 00fcb6d59eed102d79c70947444ac2ce24 |
VirusTotal report
25 of the 56 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the Phoenix Browser Updater.exe file. That's a 45% detection rate.
| Scanner | Detection Name |
|---|---|
| AegisLab | Troj.Gen!c |
| Antiy-AVL | GrayWare[AdWare]/Win32.ToolBar |
| AVware | Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT |
| CAT-QuickHeal | Pua.Toolbar |
| CrowdStrike | malicious_confidence_61% (D) |
| Cyren | W32/Application.NPCD-4248 |
| DrWeb | Trojan.Packed2.38222 |
| ESET-NOD32 | a variant of Win32/Adware.Toolbar.Webalta.HN |
| Fortinet | Riskware/Toolbar_Webalta |
| GData | Win32.Application.Agent.789RUS |
| Jiangmin | AdWare.ToolBar.e |
| K7AntiVirus | Adware ( 004f33631 ) |
| K7GW | Adware ( 004f33631 ) |
| Kaspersky | not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.ToolBar.fm |
| McAfee | Artemis!2CB69DF073A7 |
| McAfee-GW-Edition | Artemis |
| NANO-Antivirus | Riskware.Win32.ToolBar.ejqkiv |
| Qihoo-360 | HEUR/QVM10.1.0000.Malware.Gen |
| Sophos | Generic PUA AA (PUA) |
| Symantec | Trojan.Gen.2 |
| TrendMicro-HouseCall | TROJ_GEN.R01BH07LC16 |
| VIPRE | Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT |
| ViRobot | Adware.Toolbar.764024[h] |
| Yandex | PUA.Toolbar! |
| Zillya | Adware.Toolbar.Win32.3967 |
Phoenix Browser Updater.exe removal instructions
The instructions below shows how to remove Phoenix Browser Updater.exe with help from the FreeFixer removal tool. Basically, you install FreeFixer, scan your computer, check the Phoenix Browser Updater.exe file for removal, restart your computer and scan it again to verify that Phoenix Browser Updater.exe has been successfully removed. Here are the removal instructions in more detail:
- Download and install FreeFixer: http://www.freefixer.com/download.html
- Start FreeFixer and press the Start Scan button. The scan will finish in approximately five minutes.
- When the scan is finished, locate Phoenix Browser Updater.exe in the scan result and tick the checkbox next to the Phoenix Browser Updater.exe 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 Phoenix Browser Updater.exe in the scan result.
c:\users\%USERNAME%\appdata\lo..enix browser updater\Phoenix Browser Updater.exe 
- Scroll down to the bottom of the scan result and press the Fix button. FreeFixer will now delete the Phoenix Browser Updater.exe file.
- Restart your computer.
- Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. If Phoenix Browser Updater.exe still remains in the scan result, proceed with the next step. If Phoenix Browser Updater.exe is gone from the scan result you're done.
- If Phoenix Browser Updater.exe still remains in the scan result, check its checkbox again in the scan result and click Fix.
- Restart your computer.
- Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. Verify that Phoenix Browser Updater.exe no longer appear in the scan result.
Hashes [?]
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| MD5 | 2cb69df073a7a59b3c146899b0d276a3 |
| SHA256 | 8d86cd02dbb0d9010dd2f9bdb575535c5ab80430941164381ab76c7caabfd12b |
Error Messages
These are some of the error messages that can appear related to phoenix browser updater.exe:
phoenix browser updater.exe has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience.
phoenix browser updater.exe - Application Error. The instruction at "0xXXXXXXXX" referenced memory at "0xXXXXXXXX". The memory could not be "read/written". Click on OK to terminate the program.
phoenix browser updater.exe has stopped working.
End Program - phoenix browser updater.exe. This program is not responding.
phoenix browser updater.exe is not a valid Win32 application.
phoenix browser updater.exe - Application Error. The application failed to initialize properly (0xXXXXXXXX). Click OK to terminate the application.
What will you do with the file?
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What did other users do?
The poll result listed below shows what users chose to do with the file. 100% have voted for removal. Based on votes from 2 users.
| Votes | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Keep | 0 % | 0 | |
| Remove | 100 % | 2 |
NOTE: Please do not use this poll as the only source of input to determine what you will do with the file. Only 2 users has voted so far so it does not offer a high degree of confidence.
Comments
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