What is Browsersafeguard.exe?

Browsersafeguard.exe is part of BrowserSafeguard and developed by BrowserSafeguard according to the Browsersafeguard.exe version information.

Browsersafeguard.exe's description is "BrowserSafeguard"

Browsersafeguard.exe is usually located in the 'C:\Program Files (x86)\Browsersafeguard\' folder.

None of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal reports anything malicious about Browsersafeguard.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 Browsersafeguard.exe:

PropertyValue
Product nameBrowserSafeguard
Company nameBrowserSafeguard
File descriptionBrowserSafeguard
Internal nameBrowserSafeguard.exe
Original filenameBrowserSafeguard.exe
Legal copyrightCopyright © BrowserSafeguard 2013
Product version1.0.0.0
File version1.0.0.0

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

Product nameBrowserSafeguard
Company nameBrowserSafeguard
File descriptionBrowserSafeguard
Internal nameBrowserSafeguard.exe
Original filenameBrowserSafeguard.exe
Legal copyrightCopyright © BrowserSafeguard 2013
Product version1.0.0.0
File version1.0.0.0

Digital signatures [?]

Browsersafeguard.exe is not signed.

VirusTotal report

None of the 48 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the Browsersafeguard.exe file.

None of the 48 anti-virus programs detected the Browsersafeguard.exe file.

Folder name variants

Browsersafeguard.exe may also be located in other folders than C:\Program Files (x86)\Browsersafeguard\. The most common variants are listed below:

Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD5d93c208043eb36719929e2f4b10c8c36
SHA25659306b146f05046b5b499d98e6de15a153f60cdc250cd839967244d6ea52008a

Error Messages

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

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

browsersafeguard.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.

BrowserSafeguard has stopped working.

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

browsersafeguard.exe is not a valid Win32 application.

browsersafeguard.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. 91% have voted for removal. Based on votes from 22 users.

User vote results: There were 20 votes to remove and 2 votes to keep

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Malware or legitimate?

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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.

I'm reading all new comments so don't hesitate to post a question about the file. If I don't have the answer perhaps another user can help you.

Roger Karlsson writes

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I've posted a video removal tutorial for Browser Safeguard in the blog:

http://www.freefixer.com/b/remove-browser-safeguard/

Hope you find it useful.

# 30 Oct 2013, 6:46

terry Havro writes

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I need this safe gard off

# 29 Mar 2014, 20:42

terry Havro writes

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I need this safe gard off

# 29 Mar 2014, 20:43

Roger Karlsson writes

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@Terry: Did you try the removal as suggested in the blog post linked above?

# 29 Mar 2014, 22:10

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