What is bobrowser.exe?

bobrowser.exe is part of BoBrowser and developed by The BoBrowser Authors according to the bobrowser.exe version information.

bobrowser.exe's description is "BoBrowser"

bobrowser.exe is digitally signed by ClaraLabSoftware.

bobrowser.exe is usually located in the 'c:\users\%USERNAME%\appdata\local\bobrowser\application\' folder.

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

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Vendor and version information [?]

The following is the available information on bobrowser.exe:

PropertyValue
Product nameBoBrowser
Company nameThe BoBrowser Authors
File descriptionBoBrowser
Internal namechrome_exe
Original filenamechrome.exe
Legal copyrightCopyright 2014 The BoBrowser Authors. All rights reserved.
Product version42.0.2311.113
File version42.0.2311.113

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

Product nameBoBrowser
Company nameThe BoBrowser Authors
File descriptionBoBrowser
Internal namechrome_exe
Original filenamechrome.exe
Legal copyrightCopyright 2014 The BoBrowser Authors..
Product version42.0.2311.113
File version42.0.2311.113

Digital signatures [?]

bobrowser.exe has a valid digital signature.

PropertyValue
Signer nameClaraLabSoftware
Certificate issuer nameGlobalSign CodeSigning CA - SHA256 - G2
Certificate serial number112123154e5e0fd1c6c84c77f8890b7472e0

VirusTotal report

8 of the 55 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the bobrowser.exe file. That's a 15% detection rate.

ScannerDetection Name
AVware ClaraLabs (fs)
CAT-QuickHeal PUA.Claralabso.Gen
DrWeb Adware.Iminent.47
ESET-NOD32 a variant of Win32/Clonium.A potentially unwanted
GData Win32.Adware.BoBrowser.A
Malwarebytes PUP.Optional.Clara
Sophos BoBrowser (PUA)
VIPRE ClaraLabs (fs)
8 of the 55 anti-virus programs detected the bobrowser.exe file.

bobrowser.exe removal instructions

The instructions below shows how to remove bobrowser.exe with help from the FreeFixer removal tool. Basically, you install FreeFixer, scan your computer, check the bobrowser.exe file for removal, restart your computer and scan it again to verify that bobrowser.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 bobrowser.exe in the scan result and tick the checkbox next to the bobrowser.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 bobrowser.exe in the scan result.
    Red arrow point on the unwanted file
    c:\users\%USERNAME%\appdata\local\bobrowser\application\bobrowser.exe
  4. Scroll down to the bottom of the scan result and press the Fix button. FreeFixer will now delete the bobrowser.exe file.
    Screenshot of Fix button
  5. Restart your computer.
  6. Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. If bobrowser.exe still remains in the scan result, proceed with the next step. If bobrowser.exe is gone from the scan result you're done.
  7. If bobrowser.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 bobrowser.exe no longer appear in the scan result.
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Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD5f278582f5d0e9de01c374c43378ef801
SHA25676a83aa9726a6800c9f66d824ecc1fc0b18c844c22b0d65d7fdab68094835a5f

Error Messages

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

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

bobrowser.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.

BoBrowser has stopped working.

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

bobrowser.exe is not a valid Win32 application.

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

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