What is browse~1.dll?

browse~1.dll is part of Application Manager and developed by PerformerSoft LLC according to the browse~1.dll version information.

browse~1.dll's description is "Protector"

browse~1.dll is digitally signed by Bit89 Inc..

browse~1.dll is usually located in the 'c:\progra~2\browse~1\261339~1.144\{c16c1~1\' folder.

Some of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal detected browse~1.dll.

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Vendor and version information [?]

The following is the available information on browse~1.dll:

PropertyValue
Product nameApplication Manager
Company namePerformerSoft LLC
File descriptionProtector
Legal copyrightCopyright 2012
Private build2,6,1339,144
Product version2,6,1339,144
File version2,6,1339,144
Special build2,6,1339,144

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

Product nameApplication Manager
Company namePerformerSoft LLC
File descriptionProtector
Legal copyrightCopyright 2012
Private build2,6,1339,144
Product version2,6,1339,144
File version2,6,1339,144
Special build2,6,1339,144

Digital signatures [?]

browse~1.dll has a valid digital signature.

PropertyValue
Signer nameBit89 Inc.
Certificate issuer nameGo Daddy Secure Certification Authority
Certificate serial number4f179649ba374c

VirusTotal report

31 of the 47 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the browse~1.dll file. That's a 66% detection rate.

ScannerDetection Name
Agnitum Adware.Bromngr!k07QD3aSDok
AhnLab-V3 Adware/Win32.Agent
AntiVir APPL/BProtector.Gen
Antiy-AVL AdWare/Win32.Bromngr
Avast Win32:BProtect-A [PUP]
AVG Generic5.ACKC
CAT-QuickHeal Adware.BrowserPro.gen (Not a Virus)
ClamAV Win.Adware.BProtector
Comodo Application.Win32.bProtector.KA
DrWeb Adware.BGuard.18
Emsisoft Adware.BHO.BProtector.A (B)
ESET-NOD32 a variant of Win32/bProtector.A
F-Secure Application:W32/BProtector.A
Fortinet Adware/Bromngr
GData Adware.BHO.BProtector.A
Jiangmin AdWare/Bromngr.ci
K7AntiVirus Unwanted-Program
K7GW Unwanted-Program
Kaspersky not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Bromngr.i
Malwarebytes Adware.BProtector
McAfee Adware-Bprotect
McAfee-GW-Edition Adware-Bprotect
MicroWorld-eScan Adware.BHO.BProtector.A
nProtect Trojan/W32.BHO.2521552
Sophos BProtector
Symantec Adware.ADH
TrendMicro ADW_BPROTECT
TrendMicro-HouseCall ADW_BPROTECT
VBA32 AdWare.Bromngr
VIPRE Bprotector (fs)
ViRobot Adware.Agent.2521552
31 of the 47 anti-virus programs detected the browse~1.dll file.

browse~1.dll removal instructions

The instructions below shows how to remove browse~1.dll with help from the FreeFixer removal tool. Basically, you install FreeFixer, scan your computer, check the browse~1.dll file for removal, restart your computer and scan it again to verify that browse~1.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.
    Screenshot of Start Scan button
  3. When the scan is finished, locate browse~1.dll in the scan result and tick the checkbox next to the browse~1.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 browse~1.dll in the scan result.
    Red arrow point on the unwanted file
    c:\progra~2\browse~1\261339~1.144\{c16c1~1\browse~1.dll
  4. Scroll down to the bottom of the scan result and press the Fix button. FreeFixer will now delete the browse~1.dll file.
    Screenshot of Fix button
  5. Restart your computer.
  6. Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. If browse~1.dll still remains in the scan result, proceed with the next step. If browse~1.dll is gone from the scan result you're done.
  7. If browse~1.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 browse~1.dll 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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Filename variants

browse~1.dll may also use other filenames. The most common variants are listed below:

Folder name variants

browse~1.dll may also be located in other folders than c:\progra~2\browse~1\261339~1.144\{c16c1~1\. The most common variants are listed below:

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Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD557e79603cbc2e341c8b23015469bfec3
SHA256fa3cf2444d702c9488ff75cc5a0687fa382fca7426efec80d7f63cc125a0b289

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