browserconnection.dll
By Bandoo Media (Signed)
Warning 24 antivirus scanners has detected malware in various versions of browserconnection.dll.
Overview
There are 15 versions of browserconnection.dll in the wild, the latest version being . It is integrated as a plugin to Internet Explorer as a Browser Helper Object, often without any obvious user interface, and will load for each instance of IE. The average file size is about 91.35 KB. The file is a digitally signed and issued to Bandoo Media by Thawte. The programs Searchqu Toolbar, Windows Searchqu Toolbar and SearchCore for Browsers have been observed as installing specific variations of browserconnection.dll.
What is browserconnection.dll?
Searchqu Toolbar is a browser add-on which adds various shortcuts and other buttons to your Internet browsers such as Internet Explorer, FireFox, Google Chrome. Some PC users may find such shortcuts useful but Searchqu Toolbar can be categorized as an unwanted program because it's deceptive ways of installation and not full uninstall procedures. When installed on your PC this toolbar by default will change your homepage to searchnu.com.
About browserconnection.dll (from Bandoo Media)
“Windows Searchqu Toolbar is an Internet browser toolbar that offers helpful search suggestions as the user types keywords into the search box. Additionally, it catches misspelled words and suggests a ”
Details |
File name: | browserconnection.dll |
Typical file path: | C:\Program Files\windows searchqu toolbar\datamngr\browserconnection.dll |
Certificate |
Issued to: | Bandoo Media |
Authority (CA): | Thawte |
Expiration date: | Saturday, February 23, 2013 |
Programs installed in
(Note, the programs listed below are for all versions of browserconnection.dll.)
The Searchqu Toolbar is a Bandoo powered toolbar (by Bandoo Media Inc) for Intenet Explorer and Firefox. Searchqu collects and stores information about your web browsing habits and sends this informat...
Windows Searchqu Toolbar is an ad-supported program installed into Internet Explorer, Firefox and Chrome. The programs collects and stores information about web browsing habits and sends this informat...
This toolbar is typiclaly bundled with the installation of the free iLivid software. Windows iLivid Toolbar by Bandoo for Intenet Explorer collects and stores information about your web browsing habit...
Bandoo SearchCore for Browsers is a search supported web browser plugin for MSN messenger, Gmail, Facebook and some other popular instant messaging applications and web services designed to enriche ch...
iMesh is a media and file sharing client that's available in 9 languages. It uses a proprietary, centralized, P2P network (IM2Net) operating on ports 80, 443 and 1863. iMesh operates the first "RIAA-a...
Visicom MediaBar is an ad-supported (users may see additional banner, search, pop-up, pop-under, interstitial and in-text link advertisements) cross web browser plugin for Internet Explorer (BHO) and...
BearShare is a peer-to-peer file sharing application originally created by Free Peers, Inc. for Microsoft Windows and also a rebranded version of iMesh by MusicLab, LLC, tightly integrated with their ...
Behaviors
(Note, the behaviors below are for all versions of browserconnection.dll, select a unique version for details.)
Internet Explorer Browser Helper Object
Located in the registry at 'SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Browser Helper Objects'
- BHO CLSID: {C1ED9DA0-AFD0-4b90-AC6A-D3874F591014}
- BHO CLSID: {9D717F81-9148-4f12-8568-69135F087DB0}
Malware detections
Based on 40+ industry antivirus scanners, 24 of them detected the following malware.
All file variations of browserconnection.dll
Distribution by Windows OS
OS version | distribution |
Windows 7 Ultimate N |
50.00% |
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Windows 7 Ultimate |
16.67% |
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Windows 8 Pro |
12.50% |
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Windows 7 Home Premium |
12.50% |
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Microsoft Windows XP |
4.17% |
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Windows Vista Ultimate |
4.17% |
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Distribution by country
United States installs about 59.09% of browserconnection.dll.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
PC Manufacturer | distribution |
Acer |
60.00% |
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Hewlett-Packard |
20.00% |
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GIGABYTE |
20.00% |
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