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BrowserArmor

Posted: July 25, 2014

Threat Metric

Threat Level: 2/10
Infected PCs: 178
First Seen: July 25, 2014
Last Seen: May 2, 2022
OS(es) Affected: Windows


BrowserArmor is a questionable program that may perform various actions that are not wanted and can become annoying to a computer user. The BrowserArmor program could load up due to installing bundled software apps or freeware programs downloaded from the internet. Once loaded, BrowserArmor is apt to displaying advertisements and pop-up messages. If used, the various BrowserArmor pop-ups may cause redirects to other unwanted and questionable websites. These actions performed by BrowserArmor may also reduce the performance of your web browser making it difficult to surf the web or view certain webpages. Removal of the BrowserArmor program and any related adware or plugin components may be done through automated process using an updated antimalware application.

Technical Details

Registry Modifications

The following newly produced Registry Values are:

HKEY..\..\..\..{RegistryKeys}SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce\BrowserArmorSOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce\BrowserArmor-repairJobSOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce\BrowserArmorSOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce\BrowserArmor-repairJob

Additional Information

The following directories were created:
%APPDATA%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\BrowserArmor%LOCALAPPDATA%\BrowserArmor%PROGRAMFILES%\BrowserArmor%PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\BrowserArmor
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