What is browserprotect.exe?

browserprotect.exe is part of Application Manager and developed by PerformerSoft LLC according to the browserprotect.exe version information.

browserprotect.exe's description is "Application Manager"

browserprotect.exe is digitally signed by Bit89 Inc..

browserprotect.exe is usually located in the 'c:\programdata\browserprotect\2.5.986.67\{c16c1ccb-7046-4e5c-a2f3-533ad2fec8e8}\' folder.

Some of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal detected browserprotect.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.

VirusTotal report

20 of the 48 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the browserprotect.exe file. That's a 42% detection rate.

Scanner	Detection Name
Avast	Win32:BProtect-A [PUP]
Baidu-International	Adware.Win32.Agent.45
ClamAV	Win.Adware.BProtector
Comodo	UnclassifiedMalware
DrWeb	Adware.BGuard.7
ESET-NOD32	a variant of Win32/bProtector.A
F-Secure	Application:W32/BProtector.A
GData	Win32.Application.BHO.A
Ikarus	not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.SuspectCRC
Jiangmin	AdWare/Bromngr.o
K7GW	Adware ( 0040fa4c1 )
Kaspersky	Trojan.Win32.Bromngr.b
Malwarebytes	PUP.Optional.BProtector
McAfee	Adware-Bprotect.b
Microsoft	TrojanDropper:Win32/Rotbrow.A
Sophos	BProtector
TrendMicro	ADW_BPROTECT
TrendMicro-HouseCall	ADW_BPROTECT
VBA32	AdWare.Bromngr
VIPRE	Bprotector (fs)

browserprotect.exe removal instructions

The instructions below shows how to remove browserprotect.exe with help from the FreeFixer removal tool. Basically, you install FreeFixer, scan your computer, check the browserprotect.exe file for removal, restart your computer and scan it again to verify that browserprotect.exe 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 browserprotect.exe in the scan result and tick the checkbox next to the browserprotect.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 browserprotect.exe in the scan result.

   

   

   c:\programdata\browserprotect\..-7046-4e5c-a2f3-533ad2fec8e8}\browserprotect.exe

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

   
5. Restart your computer.
6. Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. If browserprotect.exe still remains in the scan result, proceed with the next step. If browserprotect.exe is gone from the scan result you're done.
7. If browserprotect.exe 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 browserprotect.exe no longer appear in the scan result.

Filename variants

browserprotect.exe may also use other filenames. The most common variants are listed below:

• uninstall.exe

Folder name variants

browserprotect.exe may also be located in other folders than c:\programdata\browserprotect\2.5.986.67\{c16c1ccb-7046-4e5c-a2f3-533ad2fec8e8}\. The most common variants are listed below:

• C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\BrowserProtect\2.5.986.67\{c16c1ccb-7046-4e5c-a2f3-533ad2fec8e8}\
• c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\BrowserProtect1\2.5.986.67\{c16c1ccb-7046-4e5c-a2f3-533ad2fec8e8}\

Error Messages

What did other users do?

The poll result listed below shows what users chose to do with the file. 94% have voted for removal. Based on votes from 592 users.

NOTE: Please do not use this poll as the only source of input to determine what you will do with the file.

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