Should I block it?

98%

Yes, 98% block recommendation.

Possible reasons:

Multiple malware detections

Performance resource utilization

Additional versions

2,6,1123,78	4.00%
2,5,976,107	32.00%
2,5,911,18	64.00%

Relationships

Parent process

services.exe (Services and Controller app by Microsoft)

Child process

schtasks.exe (Manages scheduled tasks by Microsoft)

Related files

PE 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

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

mngr.exe

Application Manager by Bit89 Inc. (Signed)

Remove mngr.exe

Version:	2,5,911,18
MD5:	83de1aba61074da70f5011d28610b18d
SHA1:	3a5c31d6759ea0ec9ce66923cf4e2c50ea1eef95
SHA256:	ebe792033603f3917ff5463f6131b3d3c9e64af76f5df78cb8b16f6d6c5759e8

Warning 8 antivirus scanners has detected malware.

What is mngr.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.

About mngr.exe (from Bit89 Inc.)

“Automatically optimize your registry settings to prevent crashes and help speed up your computer. Manage start up – goes to the Start Up Manager and shows the programs that are loaded when Windows s”

Details

File name:	mngr.exe
Publisher:	PerformerSoft LLC
Product name:	Application Manager
Typical file path:	C:\ProgramData\browser manager\2.5.911.18\{c16c1ccb-7046-4e5c-a2f3-533ad2fec8e8}\mngr.exe
File version:	2,5,911,18
Size:	2.29 MB (2,402,840 bytes)
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

Programs

The following program will install this file

Browser Manager

Bit89 Inc

81% remove

Browser Manager (also known as Application Manager) is a third party web browser add-in classified mostly as a potentially unwanted program 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 ...

Behaviors

Service

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

'Browser Manager'

Malware detections

Based on 40+ industry antivirus scanners, 8 of them detected the following malware.

Antivirus engine	Engine version	Detection
AhnLab V3 Internet Security	2013.02.06.04	Adware/Win32.Bromngr
Dr.Web	7.0.4.09250	Adware.BGuard.7
ESET NOD32	7.7975	a variant of Win32/bProtector.A
Jiangmin	13.0.900	AdWare/Bromngr.b
Trend Micro	9.740.0.1012	ADW_BROMNGR
Trend Micro HouseCall	9.700.0.1001	TROJ_GEN.RCBH1KT
Vba32 AntiVirus	3.12.20.1	AdWare.Bromngr.b
VIPRE Antivirus	15404	Bprotector (fs)

Resource utilization

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

Averages

CPU
Total CPU:	0.02419250%	0.028634%
Kernel CPU:	0.01277260%	0.013761%
User CPU:	0.01141990%	0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:	1,096,026,279 ms/min	100,923,805ms/min
CPU cycles:	7,838,728/sec	17,470,203/sec
Context switches:	12/sec	284/sec
Memory
Private memory:	3.04 MB	21.59 MB
Private (maximum):	6.12 MB
Private (minimum):	3.45 MB
Non-paged memory:	3.04 MB	21.59 MB
Virtual memory:	173.69 MB	140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):	198.72 MB	169.69 MB
Working set:	4.33 MB	18.61 MB
Working set (peak):	7.21 MB	37.95 MB
Page faults:	24,061,984/min	2,039/min
I/O
I/O read transfer:	544 Bytes/sec	1.02 MB/min
I/O read operations:	3/sec	343/min
I/O write transfer:	20 Bytes/sec	274.99 KB/min
I/O write operations:	6/sec	227/min
I/O other transfer:	1.32 KB/sec	448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:	103/sec	1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:	12	12
Handles:	2557	600
GUI GDI count:	14	103
GUI GDI peak:	17	142
GUI USER count:	11	49
GUI USER peak:	13	71

Process properties

Integrety level:	High
Platform:	32-bit
Command lines:	"C:\ProgramData\browser manager\2.5.911.18\{c16c1ccb-7046-4e5c-a2f3-533ad2fec8e8}\mngr.exe" /protect "C:\ProgramData\browser manager\2.5.911.18\{c16c1ccb-7046-4e5c-a2f3-533ad2fec8e8}\mngr.exe"
Owner:	User
Windows Service
Service name:	Browser Manager
Description:	“Your browser protector service”
Type:	Win32ShareProcess
Parent processes:	mngr.exe (Application Manager by Bit89 Inc.) services.exe (Services and Controller app by Microsoft)

Threads

Averages

mngr.exe (main module)
Total CPU:	0.27053052%	0.272967%
Kernel CPU:	0.25704768%	0.107585%
User CPU:	0.01348284%	0.165382%
CPU cycles:	9,930,698/sec	5,741,424/sec
Context switches:	9/sec	79/sec
Memory:	2.35 MB	1.16 MB
mngr.dll (Application Manager by PerformerSoft LLC)
Total CPU:	0.01088259%
Kernel CPU:	0.01066304%
User CPU:	0.00021955%
CPU cycles:	61,690/sec
Memory:	2.14 MB
sechost.dll
Total CPU:	0.00042388%
Kernel CPU:	0.00008194%
User CPU:	0.00034194%
CPU cycles:	18,842/sec
Memory:	100 KB
ntdll.dll
Total CPU:	0.00040952%
Kernel CPU:	0.00040952%
User CPU:	0.00000000%
CPU cycles:	11,102/sec
Memory:	1.67 MB

Common loaded modules

These are modules that are typiclaly loaded within the context of this process.

Distribution by Windows OS

OS version	distribution
Windows 7 Ultimate	48.00%
Windows 7 Home Premium	20.00%
Windows 7 Ultimate N	16.00%
Microsoft Windows XP	12.00%
Windows Vista Home Premium	4.00%

Distribution by country

United States installs about 24.00% of Application Manager.

Distribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturer	distribution
Dell	100.00%

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