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Browser Guardian

Posted: June 5, 2014

Threat Metric

Ranking: 14,798
Threat Level: 1/10
Infected PCs: 1,817
First Seen: June 5, 2014
Last Seen: September 7, 2023
OS(es) Affected: Windows


Browser Guardian is an adware threat that is known for displaying random coupon ads and online deals. The Browser Guardian ads are usually displayed at random when surfing the internet or landing on a popular online shopping site. The Browser Guardian deals, if clicked on, could redirect you to unwanted and questionable sites where some may attempt to display other coupon deals and offers. Removal of the Browser Guardian ads may require use of an antispyware application designed to detect and remove adware.

Technical Details

File System Modifications

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The following files were created in the system:



Browser Guardian.exe File name: Browser Guardian.exe
Size: 633.44 KB (633440 bytes)
MD5: b33f867e5d89a6ba665a9ff610c8b261
Detection count: 5
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: August 17, 2022

Registry Modifications

The following newly produced Registry Values are:

CLSID{0C09CCC2-2DBD-4A14-9BD7-1BEAE267425D}{0C20CC57-2D61-4A7F-B689-D0EAB767395D}{6AADAD6E-E88C-4650-BEBF-1429FD77825D}{6AFEAD36-E887-4677-9CA4-0429A077C65D}{8EB46C6E-FBA0-4915-841F-48D7EE9EA777}{8EE76C1D-FB50-49CF-8498-4CD7E89EEA77}{DED35294-CC94-4B75-A129-BB01FB0142E6}{DEFF3486-FE02-4B66-8D7B-36DCE84A0F1C}HKEY..\..\..\..{RegistryKeys}SOFTWARE\38997SOFTWARE\Browser GuardianSOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Low Rights\ElevationPolicy\{DEFF3486-FE02-4B66-8D7B-36DCE84A0F1C}SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce\Browser Guardian-repairJobSoftware\Proxy\installations\Browser GuardianSOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\38997SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Browser GuardianSOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Low Rights\ElevationPolicy\{DEFF3486-FE02-4B66-8D7B-36DCE84A0F1C}SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce\Browser Guardian-repairJobSOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Proxy\Installations\Browser GuardianHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\[APPLICATION]\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall..{Uninstaller}38997_Browser Guardian

Additional Information

The following directories were created:
%LOCALAPPDATA%\Browser Guardian%PROGRAMFILES%\Browser Guardian%PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\Browser Guardian%appdata%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Browser Guardian
The following URL's were detected:
browserguardian.com
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