What is chromebrowser.exe?

chromebrowser.exe is part of Setup Factory Runtime according to the chromebrowser.exe version information.

chromebrowser.exe's description is "Setup Application"

chromebrowser.exe is usually located in the 'C:\Windows\' folder.

Some of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal detected chromebrowser.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 [?]

The following is the available information on chromebrowser.exe:

PropertyValue
Product nameSetup Factory Runtime
File descriptionSetup Application
Internal namesuf_launch
Original filenamesuf_launch.exe
CommentsCreated with Setup Factory
Legal copyrightSetup Engine Copyright © 2004-2015 Indigo Rose Corporation
Legal trademarkSetup Factory is a trademark of Indigo Rose Corporation.
Product version9.5.0.0
File version9.5.0.0

Here's a screenshot of the file properties when displayed by Windows Explorer:

Product nameSetup Factory Runtime
File descriptionSetup Application
Internal namesuf_launch
Original filenamesuf_launch.exe
CommentsCreated with Setup Factory
Legal copyrightSetup Engine Copyright © 2004-2015 ..
Legal trademarkSetup Factory is a trademark of Indi..
Product version9.5.0.0
File version9.5.0.0

Digital signatures [?]

chromebrowser.exe is not signed.

VirusTotal report

5 of the 56 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the chromebrowser.exe file. That's a 9% detection rate.

ScannerDetection Name
AhnLab-V3 Malware/Gen.Generic
AVware Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT
ByteHero Virus.Win32.Part.a
Symantec SAPE.Heur.9d64
VIPRE Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT
5 of the 56 anti-virus programs detected the chromebrowser.exe file.

chromebrowser.exe removal instructions

The instructions below shows how to remove chromebrowser.exe with help from the FreeFixer removal tool. Basically, you install FreeFixer, scan your computer, check the chromebrowser.exe file for removal, restart your computer and scan it again to verify that chromebrowser.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.
    Screenshot of Start Scan button
  3. When the scan is finished, locate chromebrowser.exe in the scan result and tick the checkbox next to the chromebrowser.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 chromebrowser.exe in the scan result.
    Red arrow point on the unwanted file
    C:\Windows\chromebrowser.exe
  4. Scroll down to the bottom of the scan result and press the Fix button. FreeFixer will now delete the chromebrowser.exe file.
    Screenshot of Fix button
  5. Restart your computer.
  6. Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. If chromebrowser.exe still remains in the scan result, proceed with the next step. If chromebrowser.exe is gone from the scan result you're done.
  7. If chromebrowser.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 chromebrowser.exe no longer appear in the scan result.
Please select the option that best describe your thoughts on the removal instructions given above








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Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD55b1b2b210973a88c15f47f54ae79050f
SHA25665ca061da910a59a754fb46b80d3fbbfa749e562b986034d3c0f86678f9be84f

Error Messages

These are some of the error messages that can appear related to chromebrowser.exe:

chromebrowser.exe has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience.

chromebrowser.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.

Setup Application has stopped working.

End Program - chromebrowser.exe. This program is not responding.

chromebrowser.exe is not a valid Win32 application.

chromebrowser.exe - Application Error. The application failed to initialize properly (0xXXXXXXXX). Click OK to terminate the application.

What will you do with the file?

To help other users, please let us know what you will do with the file:



What did other users do?

The poll result listed below shows what users chose to do with the file. 95% have voted for removal. Based on votes from 19 users.

User vote results: There were 18 votes to remove and 1 vote to keep

NOTE: Please do not use this poll as the only source of input to determine what you will do with the file. Only 19 users has voted so far so it does not offer a high degree of confidence.

Comments

Please share with the other users what you think about this file. What does this file do? Is it legitimate or something that your computer is better without? Do you know how it was installed on your system? Did you install it yourself or did it come bundled with some other software? Is it running smoothly or do you get some error message? Any information that will help to document this file is welcome. Thank you for your contributions.

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