uninstall.browsersafeguard.exe

Distributed by Adknowledge's installers (Optimum/Fusion/Tiny), the trojan adware will proxy various web traffic and inject advertising in the browser. BrowserProtect was programmed by Danny Miller of Adknowledge. The application uninstall.browsersafeguard.exe has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. It runs as a scheduled task under the Windows Task Scheduler triggered daily at a specified time. Additionally, the file is typically installed by a number of programs including BrowserSafeguard with RocketTab by Adknowledge, Inc. and BrowserSafeguard by Adknowledge, Inc., both potentially unwanted software.
Version:
1.0.0.0

MD5:
4e590a8c02991a70356280ae086dc3a2

SHA-1:
b946abd600ae76248984b78e579b7cbd23a62811

SHA-256:
d19823d06c06cf53d9942dc939f6519d8d050c9cabb4222c05360c64ff41718c

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Part of an adware program delivered by Adknowledge that will modify the web browser's settings (preferred home page and default search settings) and install a local proxy to intercept and inject various forms of advertising.

Analysis date:
8/5/2025 4:07:03 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.BrowserSafeguard.Task.Z
14.5.8.11

File size:
3.2 MB (3,352,576 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.0

Original file name:
Installer.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\Program Files\browsersafeguard\uninstall.browsersafeguard.exe

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
2/17/2014 8:06:37 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
8.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:4HusN1f0IPeULM5pyZIlzITJPwLJVmd4Y9:4OsgUY5IZIl8NoLPmWY

Entry address:
0x3256F2

Entry point:
FF, 25, 00, 20, 40, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.2701

Code size:
3.1 MB (3,291,136 bytes)

Scheduled Task
Task name:
BrowserSafeguard Update Task

Trigger:
Daily (Runs daily at 7:23 AM)

Action:
uninstall.browsersafeguard.exe \checkupdate=true

Description:
Updates your BrowserSafeguard software. If this task is disabled or deleted, your software will not be kept up to date and may be succeptible to addi


The file uninstall.browsersafeguard.exe has been discovered within the following programs.

BrowserSafeguard  by Adknowledge, Inc.
RocketTab is licensed by Rich River Media but typically bundled with BrowserSafeguard, the software is distributed through numerous adware bundlers including optimum-installer, FUSION INSTALL and Tint Installer.
www.browsersafeguard.com
80% remove it
BrowserSafeguard with RocketTab  by Adknowledge, Inc.
BrowserSafeguard is distributed through the company's OptimumInstaller / InstallIQ, a pay-per-install download bundler.
82% remove it
 
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