Should I block it?

98%

Yes, 98% block recommendation.

Possible reasons:

Multiple malware detections

Performance resource utilization

Additional versions

2,6,1562,220	16.67%
2,6,1339,144	83.33%

Relationships

PE file structure

Show functions

Import table

advapi32.dll

AddAce, ConvertStringSecurityDescriptorToSecurityDescriptorW, RegQueryInfoKeyW, RegEnumKeyExW, StartServiceCtrlDispatcherW, RegisterServiceCtrlHandlerW, GetTokenInformation, DuplicateTokenEx, CreateProcessAsUserW, OpenSCManagerW, OpenServiceW, QueryServiceConfigW, ChangeServiceConfigW, CloseServiceHandle, SetServiceStatus, RegEnumKeyW, InitializeSecurityDescriptor, SetSecurityDescriptorDacl, ConvertStringSecurityDescriptorToSecurityDescriptorA, GetSecurityDescriptorSacl, SetSecurityDescriptorSacl, RegSetValueExW, RegQueryValueExW, RegCloseKey, RegCreateKeyExW, RegOpenKeyExW, RegEnumValueW, CreateServiceW, ChangeServiceConfig2W, StartServiceW, ControlService, RegDeleteValueW, RegDeleteKeyW, DeleteService, RegisterEventSourceA, ReportEventA, DeregisterEventSource, IsValidSid, ConvertSidToStringSidW, GetLengthSid, InitializeAcl, OpenThreadToken, OpenProcessToken, GetSecurityInfo, GetAclInformation, SetSecurityInfo, DeleteAce, GetAce

gdi32.dll

CreateFontIndirectW, GetObjectW, DeleteObject, SelectObject, SetBkMode, SetTextColor, Rectangle, CreatePen, DeleteDC, RoundRect, CreateSolidBrush, CreatePatternBrush, BitBlt, CreateCompatibleBitmap, CreateDIBSection, CreateCompatibleDC

kernel32.dll

DllMain

ole32.dll

CoInitialize, CoUninitialize, CoCreateInstance, StringFromGUID2, CoInitializeEx, CoInitializeSecurity, CoSetProxyBlanket

rpcrt4.dll

UuidFromStringA

shell32.dll

SHGetSpecialFolderPathW, CommandLineToArgvW

shlwapi.dll

SHGetValueW, PathRemoveFileSpecW, PathIsDirectoryW, PathFindFileNameW, StrCmpW, StrCpyW, StrCmpNIW, PathStripPathW, PathRemoveExtensionW, PathFindExtensionW, PathAddExtensionW, PathFileExistsW, PathStripToRootW, PathIsRootW, PathAppendW

user32.dll

GetWindowRect, ShowWindow, ScreenToClient, KillTimer, ChildWindowFromPoint, MoveWindow, SetTimer, PeekMessageW, GetMessageW, TranslateMessage, DispatchMessageW, SystemParametersInfoW, GetClassInfoExW, LoadCursorW, IsWindow, EndDialog, DestroyWindow, RegisterClassExW, CreateWindowExW, GetUserObjectInformationW, GetProcessWindowStation, GetDesktopWindow, MessageBoxA, MessageBoxW, SetFocus, SetWindowPos, MapWindowPoints, GetMonitorInfoW, MonitorFromWindow, GetWindow, UnregisterClassA, LoadStringA, GetActiveWindow, GetTopWindow, TrackMouseEvent, GetCursorPos, LoadImageW, GetDlgItem, SendMessageW, GetSystemMetrics, DrawTextW, GetWindowTextW, GetWindowTextLengthW, DialogBoxParamW, CallWindowProcW, GetWindowLongW, DefWindowProcW, SetWindowLongW, SetWindowTextW, FindWindowW, SetLayeredWindowAttributes, FillRect, ReleaseDC, GetDC, GetSysColor, GetSysColorBrush, GetParent, InvalidateRect, EndPaint, BeginPaint, GetClientRect

userenv.dll

CreateEnvironmentBlock

uxtheme.dll

OpenThemeData, CloseThemeData, DrawThemeBackground, IsThemeBackgroundPartiallyTransparent, DrawThemeParentBackground

version.dll

GetFileVersionInfoSizeW, VerQueryValueW, GetFileVersionInfoW

winhttp.dll

WinHttpReceiveResponse, WinHttpAddRequestHeaders, WinHttpQueryDataAvailable, WinHttpReadData, WinHttpOpen, WinHttpSendRequest, WinHttpOpenRequest, WinHttpQueryHeaders, WinHttpConnect, WinHttpCloseHandle, WinHttpGetProxyForUrl, WinHttpGetIEProxyConfigForCurrentUser, WinHttpSetOption, WinHttpSetStatusCallback

wtsapi32.dll

WTSQueryUserToken

browserdefender.exe

Application Manager by Bit89 Inc. (Signed)

Remove browserdefender.exe

Version:	2,6,1562,220
MD5:	daf56ec5e652f629d6d2b3930ff199f6
SHA1:	5b1b511c55f5e656c01c34fc3812af210a942d7b
SHA256:	d97aa20513a491338a30ff88d0dc441af1924ba2fd98f1f7652a238c6d9bf33d

Warning 21 antivirus scanners has detected malware.

Overview

browserdefender.exe is malware that runs as a service under the name BrowserDefendert within the local user context as a shared service. This is typically installed with the program BrowserDefender published by Bit89 Inc and is most likely removed by most users once installed (80% removed). The file is digitally signed by Bit89 Inc. which was issued by the GoDaddy.com certificate authority (CA).

Details

File name:	browserdefender.exe
Publisher:	PerformerSoft LLC
Product name:	Application Manager
Typical file path:	C:\ProgramData\browserdefender\2.6.1339.144\{c16c1ccb-7046-4e5c-a2f3-533ad2fec8e8}\browserdefender.exe
File version:	2,6,1562,220
Size:	2.71 MB (2,838,480 bytes)
Build date:	8/13/2013 11:41 PM
Certificate
Issued to:	Bit89 Inc.
Authority (CA):	GoDaddy.com
Effective date:	Tuesday, September 4, 2012
Expiration date:	Friday, September 4, 2015
Digital DNA
File packed:	No
.NET CLR:	No

More details

Programs

The following program will install this file

BrowserDefender

Bit89 Inc

80% remove

PerformerSoft/Bit89 BrowserDefender, a variant of the Browser Protector Software is a web browser add-in classified mostly a potentially unwanted application that used to be bundled with PerformerSoft products including PC Performer. BrowserDefender is designed to protect its bundled programs and make sure they remain installed or unchanged by other third party programs. It does this by preventing changes to the registry by other progra...

Behaviors

Service

Runs under 'SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services' as a shared service by the Service Host (svchost.exe)

'BrowserDefendert'

Network connections

[UDP] listens on port 3236

Malware detections

Based on 40+ industry antivirus scanners, 21 of them detected the following malware.

Antivirus engine	Engine version	Detection
AhnLab V3 Internet Security	2013.10.09	Downloader/Win32.MultiDl
Avira AntiVir	7.11.106.104	APPL/Bprotect.E
Antiy Labs AVL	2.0.3.7	Trojan/Win32.MultiDL
avast!	8.0.1489.320	Win32:Adware-BAC [PUP]
AVG	13.0.0.3169	Bprotect.B
Comodo Internet Security	17075	Application.Win32.Bprotect.~L
Dr.Web	8.13.10.10	Adware.BGuard.27
ESET NOD32	7.8893	a variant of Win32/bProtector.A
Fortinet	5.1.147.0	Riskware/BProtectBHO
F-Secure	11.0.19100.45	Application:W32/BProtector.A
G Data	13.10.22	Win32.Application.BHO.A
K7 AntiVirus	9.173.9818	Riskware
K7GW	12.7.0.14	Riskware
Kaspersky	9.0.0.837	Trojan-Downloader.Win32.MultiDL.k
Kingsoft	2013.4.9.267	Win32.Troj.Generic.a.(kcloud)
Malwarebytes	1.75.0.1	PUP.Optional.BrowserProtect.A
McAfee	5.600.1067	Adware-Bprotect.b
McAfee Gateway Anti-Malware	v2013-dat	Artemis!DAF56EC5E652
Sophos	4.93.0	BProtector
Vba32 AntiVirus	3.12.24.3	TrojanDownloader.MultiDL
VIPRE Antivirus	22222	Bprotector (fs)

Resource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)

Averages

CPU
Total CPU:	0.00046716%	0.028634%
Kernel CPU:	0.00023477%	0.013761%
User CPU:	0.00023239%	0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:	11,351 ms/min	100,923,805ms/min
Memory
Private memory:	5.04 MB	21.59 MB
Private (maximum):	8.63 MB
Private (minimum):	2.65 MB
Non-paged memory:	5.04 MB	21.59 MB
Virtual memory:	162.87 MB	140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):	192.06 MB	169.69 MB
Working set:	2.34 MB	18.61 MB
Working set (peak):	8.68 MB	37.95 MB
Page faults:	25,811,971/min	2,039/min
I/O
I/O read transfer:	460 Bytes/sec	1.02 MB/min
I/O read operations:	1/sec	343/min
I/O write transfer:	11 Bytes/sec	274.99 KB/min
I/O write operations:	1/sec	227/min
I/O other transfer:	205 Bytes/sec	448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:	6/sec	1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:	12	12
Handles:	330	600
GUI GDI count:	12	103
GUI USER count:	4	49

Process properties

Integrety level:	Undefined
Platform:	32-bit
Command lines:	"C:\Documents and Settings\user\Application data\browserdefender\2.6.1562.220\{c16c1ccb-1111-4e5c-a2f3-533ad2fec8e8}\browserdefender.exe" /protect "C:\Documents and Settings\user\Application data\browserdefender\2.6.1562.220\{c16c1ccb-1111-4e5c-a2f3-533ad2fec8e8}\browserdefender.exe"
Owner:	User
Windows Service
Service name:	BrowserDefendert
Description:	“Your browser protector service”
Type:	Win32ShareProcess
Parent processes:	browserdefender.exe (Application Manager by Bit89 Inc.) services.exe (Services and Controller app by Microsoft)

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