What is BrowserDefender.exe?

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

BrowserDefender.exe's description is "Application Manager"

BrowserDefender.exe is digitally signed by Bit89 Inc..

BrowserDefender.exe is usually located in the 'C:\ProgramData\BrowserDefender\2.6.1339.144\{c16c1ccb-7046-4e5c-a2f3-533ad2fec8e8}\' folder.

Some of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal detected BrowserDefender.exe.

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VirusTotal report

20 of the 46 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the BrowserDefender.exe file. That's a 43% detection rate.

Scanner	Detection Name
AntiVir	APPL/BProtector.Gen
Avast	Win32:BProtect-A [PUP]
AVG	Generic5.AFZM
ClamAV	Win.Adware.BProtector
DrWeb	Adware.BGuard.18
ESET-NOD32	a variant of Win32/bProtector.A
GData	Win32.Application.BHO.A
Ikarus	Trojan-Dropper.Win32.Rotbrow
Jiangmin	AdWare/Bromngr.cm
Kaspersky	not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Bromngr.k
Kingsoft	Win32.Troj.Generic.a.(kcloud)
Malwarebytes	PUP.Optional.PerformerSoft.A
McAfee	Adware-Bprotect.b
McAfee-GW-Edition	Artemis!013A330F16B1
Microsoft	TrojanDropper:Win32/Rotbrow.A
Sophos	BProtector
Symantec	Adware.GoonSquad
TrendMicro	ADW_BPROTECT
TrendMicro-HouseCall	ADW_BPROTECT
VIPRE	Bprotector (fs)

BrowserDefender.exe removal instructions

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

   

   

   C:\ProgramData\BrowserDefender..7046-4e5c-a2f3-533ad2fec8e8}\BrowserDefender.exe

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

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

Filename variants

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

• uninstall.exe

Folder name variants

BrowserDefender.exe may also be located in other folders than C:\ProgramData\BrowserDefender\2.6.1339.144\{c16c1ccb-7046-4e5c-a2f3-533ad2fec8e8}\. The most common variants are listed below:

• C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\BrowserDefender\2.6.1339.144\{c16c1ccb-7046-4e5c-a2f3-533ad2fec8e8}\
• C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Dados de aplicativos\BrowserDefender\2.6.1339.144\{c16c1ccb-7046-4e5c-a2f3-533ad2fec8e8}\

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What did other users do?

The poll result listed below shows what users chose to do with the file. 83% have voted for removal. Based on votes from 41 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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