Should I block it?

98%
Yes, 98% block recommendation.
Possible reasons:
Multiple malware detections
Performance resource utilization

VersionsAdditional versions

2,6,1519,190 6.49%
2,6,1339,144 20.78%
2,6,1125,80 1.30%
2,6,1095,52 28.57%
2,6,1095,52 14.29%
2,6,1070,41 5.19%
2,6,1040,25 9.09%
2,5,1005,80 5.19%
2,5,986,67 9.09%

Relationships

Parent process
Child process
Related files

PE structurePE file structure
Show functions
Import table
advapi32.dll
RegisterEventSourceA, GetLengthSid, ConvertSidToStringSidW, ControlService, StartServiceW, ChangeServiceConfig2W, CreateServiceW, RegEnumValueW, 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, IsValidSid, DeregisterEventSource, InitializeAcl, ReportEventA, AddAce, OpenThreadToken, OpenProcessToken, GetSecurityInfo, GetAclInformation, GetAce, DeleteAce, SetSecurityInfo, RegDeleteKeyW, RegDeleteValueW, DeleteService
gdi32.dll
CreateDIBSection, CreateFontIndirectW, GetObjectW, DeleteObject, SelectObject, SetBkMode, SetTextColor, Rectangle, CreatePen, DeleteDC, RoundRect, CreateSolidBrush, CreatePatternBrush, CreateCompatibleDC, CreateCompatibleBitmap, BitBlt
kernel32.dll
DllMain
ole32.dll
StringFromGUID2, CoInitializeEx, CoInitializeSecurity, CoInitialize, CoUninitialize, CoCreateInstance, CoSetProxyBlanket
rpcrt4.dll
UuidFromStringA
shell32.dll
SHFileOperationW, CommandLineToArgvW, SHGetSpecialFolderPathW
shlwapi.dll
PathFileExistsW, PathAddExtensionW, PathAppendW, PathFindExtensionW, PathRemoveExtensionW, PathStripPathW, StrCpyW, PathFindFileNameW, PathIsDirectoryW, PathRemoveFileSpecW, SHGetValueW, StrCmpNIW, PathIsRootW, PathRenameExtensionW, PathRemoveFileSpecA, PathStripToRootW, StrCmpW
user32.dll
EndPaint, BeginPaint, GetClientRect, GetWindowTextLengthW, GetWindowTextW, DrawTextW, GetSystemMetrics, LoadImageW, GetCursorPos, TrackMouseEvent, GetClassInfoExW, LoadCursorW, InvalidateRect, FindWindowW, DestroyWindow, RegisterClassExW, CreateWindowExW, GetUserObjectInformationW, GetProcessWindowStation, GetDesktopWindow, MessageBoxA, MessageBoxW, SetFocus, SetWindowPos, MapWindowPoints, GetMonitorInfoW, MonitorFromWindow, GetWindow, UnregisterClassA, GetTopWindow, ChildWindowFromPoint, KillTimer, ScreenToClient, ShowWindow, GetParent, GetSysColorBrush, GetSysColor, GetWindowRect, MoveWindow, EndDialog, GetDlgItem, GetDC, ReleaseDC, FillRect, SetLayeredWindowAttributes, LoadStringA, SendMessageW, SetWindowTextW, SetTimer, PeekMessageW, GetMessageW, TranslateMessage, DispatchMessageW, SystemParametersInfoW, GetActiveWindow, DialogBoxParamW, CallWindowProcW, GetWindowLongW, DefWindowProcW, SetWindowsHookExW, UnhookWindowsHookEx, SetWindowLongW, IsWindow
userenv.dll
CreateEnvironmentBlock
uxtheme.dll
DrawThemeBackground, IsThemeBackgroundPartiallyTransparent, OpenThemeData, CloseThemeData, DrawThemeParentBackground
version.dll
GetFileVersionInfoSizeW, GetFileVersionInfoW, VerQueryValueW
winhttp.dll
WinHttpReceiveResponse, WinHttpAddRequestHeaders, WinHttpQueryDataAvailable, WinHttpReadData, WinHttpConnect, WinHttpSetStatusCallback, WinHttpOpenRequest, WinHttpGetIEProxyConfigForCurrentUser, WinHttpGetProxyForUrl, WinHttpCloseHandle, WinHttpOpen, WinHttpSendRequest, WinHttpQueryHeaders, WinHttpSetOption
wtsapi32.dll
WTSQueryUserToken

browserprotect.exe

Application Manager by Bit89 Inc. (Signed)

Remove browserprotect.exe
Version:   2,6,1519,190
MD5:   bd2d29baf273e029bbac627aaca37594
SHA1:   286abf963e4932a0aa39afeac731db4f9653e687
SHA256:   34eb0bdff7046915d3cc3c98dd6608440e36d72f857b0aea8fc5c4b4780b01b8
Warning 22 antivirus scanners has detected malware.

What is browserprotect.exe?

The PerformerSoft Browser Manager (Application Manager) program classified mostly as exhibiting adware like actions, is bundled with PerformerSoft products including PC Performer. Browser Manager is designed to protect its bundled programs and make sure they remain installed or unchanged by other thrid party programs. The Browser Manager program was developed by Bit89 (Bit89.com) a know adware maker.

Overview

browserprotect.exe is malware that runs as a service under the name BrowserDefendert (FindAmo Manager) within the local user context as a shared service. It is installed with a couple of know programs including BrowserDefender published by Bit89 Inc, BrowserProtect from Bit89 Inc and BrowserProtect by Bit89 Inc. The file is digitally signed by Bit89 Inc. which was issued by the GoDaddy.com certificate authority (CA).

DetailsDetails

File name:browserprotect.exe
Publisher:PerformerSoft LLC
Product name:Application Manager
Typical file path:C:\ProgramData\browserprotect\2.5.986.67\{c16c1ccb-7046-4e5c-a2f3-533ad2fec8e8}\browserprotect.exe
File version:2,6,1519,190
Size:2.72 MB (2,847,696 bytes)
Build date:7/26/2013 6:11 PM
Certificate
Issued to:Bit89 Inc.
Authority (CA):GoDaddy.com
Effective date:Tuesday, September 4, 2012
Expiration date:Friday, September 4, 2015
Digital DNA
PE subsystem:Windows GUI
File packed:No
.NET CLR:No
More details

ResourcesPrograms

The following programs 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...
BrowserProtect
 Bit89 Inc
  66% remove
The PerformerSoft BrowserProtect (Browser Manager) program classified mostly as exhibiting actions, is bundled with PerformerSoft products including PC Performer. BrowserProtect is designed to protect its bundled programs and make sure they remain installed or unchanged by other thrid party programs. The BrowserProtect program was developed by Bit89 (Bit89.com) a known adware maker. PerformerSoft BrowserProtect is a third party web bro...
Browser Manager
 Bit89 Inc
  85% remove
Browser Manager is a third party web browser add-in classified as a potentially unwanted application that used to be bundled with PerformerSoft products including PC Performer. At one point PerformerSoft was attempting to monetize their products with the Bit89 line of browser adware products (but this might not be the case any longer.) Bit89.com, the maker of this program is a known adware/malware distributor, so caution should be taken...
PC Performer Manager
 Performersoft Inc
  69% remove
PC Performer Manager is bundled with various PC Performer registry optimization products.
bProtector for Windows
 PerformerSoft LLC
  86% remove
bProtector for Windows (also known as BrowserDefender) is a potentially unwanted application that is typically bundled with shareware third party installers. bProtector will prevent various security and other web browser extensions and toolbars from running. This service will prevent other applications (and sometimes the user) from modifying the web browser's home and search pages as well as the search provider set by the bProtector pr...

BehaviorsBehaviors

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

MalwareMalware detections

Based on 40+ industry antivirus scanners, 22 of them detected the following malware.
Antivirus engineEngine versionDetection
Avira AntiVir 7.11.105.236 APPL/BProtector.A
avast! 8.0.1489.320 Win32:BProtect-A [PUP]
AVG 13.0.0.3169 Generic5.AGPG
BitDefender 7.2 Adware.BHO.BProtector.C
Comodo Internet Security 17061 Application.Win32.Bprotector.~A
Dr.Web 8.13.10.10 Adware.BGuard.29
Emsisoft Anti-Malware 3.0.0.589 Adware.BHO.BProtector.C (B)
ESET NOD32 7.8882 a variant of Win32/bProtector.A
Fortinet 5.1.147.0 Adware/Bprotect
F-Secure 11.0.19100.45 Adware.BHO.BProtector
G Data 13.10.22 Adware.BHO.BProtector.C
Malwarebytes 1.75.0.1 PUP.Optional.PerformerSoft.A
McAfee 5.600.1067 Adware-Bprotect.b
McAfee Gateway Anti-Malware v2013-dat Artemis!BD2D29BAF273
eScan by MicroWorld 12.0.250.0 Adware.BHO.BProtector.C
PC Tools 9.0.0.2 Adware.GoonSquad!rem
Sophos 4.93.0 BProtector
Symantec 20131.1.5.61 Adware.GoonSquad
Trend Micro 9.740.0.1012 ADW_BPROTECT
Trend Micro HouseCall 9.700.0.1001 ADW_BPROTECT
VIPRE Antivirus 22134 Bprotector (fs)
ViRobot 2011.4.7.4223 Adware.Agent.2847696

ResourcesResource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
CPU
Total CPU:0.00493076%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00167159%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00325917%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:102,520 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
CPU cycles:5,759,365/sec
17,470,203/sec
Context switches:24/sec
284/sec
Memory
Private memory:3.95 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):8.42 MB
Private (minimum):8.25 MB
Non-paged memory:3.95 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:192.45 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):214.32 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:8.31 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):8.49 MB
37.95 MB
Page faults:18,684,534/min
2,039/min
I/O
I/O read transfer:2.92 KB/sec
1.02 MB/min
I/O read operations:1/sec
343/min
I/O write transfer:78 Bytes/sec
274.99 KB/min
I/O write operations:1/sec
227/min
I/O other transfer:183 Bytes/sec
448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:6/sec
1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:14
12
Handles:272
600
GUI GDI count:9
103
GUI GDI peak:10
142
GUI USER count:9
49
GUI USER peak:10
71

BehaviorsProcess properties

Integrety level:High
Platform:64-bit
Command lines:
  • "C:\ProgramData\browserprotect\2.6.1519.190\{c16c1ccb-7046-4e5c-a2f3-533ad2fec8e8}\browserprotect.exe" /protect
  • C:\ProgramData\browserprotect\2.6.1519.190\{c16c1ccb-7046-4e5c-a2f3-533ad2fec8e8}\browserprotect.exe
Owner:User
Windows Service
Service name:FindAmo Manager
Display name:BrowserDefendert
Description:“Your browser protector service”
Type:Win32ShareProcess
Parent processes:

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Windows 7 Home Premium 27.27%
Windows 7 Ultimate 14.29%
Microsoft Windows XP 14.29%
Windows 8 Pro 11.69%
Windows Vista Home Premium 10.39%
Windows 8 7.79%
Windows 7 Professional 5.19%
Windows 7 Starter 3.90%
Windows 8 Pro with Media Center 3.90%
Windows 8 Single Language 1.30%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

United States installs about 28.57% of Application Manager.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
Hewlett-Packard 26.67%
Acer 25.00%
Sony 13.33%
Toshiba 13.33%
Dell 10.00%
GIGABYTE 5.00%
Intel 3.33%
ASUS 3.33%
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