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How to remove the BatBrowse malware

Most antivirus programs classify BatBrowseBHO.dll as a harmful extension to Internet Explorer: e.g. ADW_BHO (detected by TrendMicro), and Generic PUA MI (detected by Sophos). Add-ons like this can display ads, slow down your computer and cause various other errors. If you can't remember installing the associated BatBrowse software, it's no surprise. In most cases, this kind of adware is installed on the side when you install a freeware product like a Youtube Downloader or a PDF Converter. In the following selection, you can read more about BatBrowse and how to get rid of it.

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BatBrowseBHO.dll file information

The process known as BatBrowse belongs to software BatBrowse by .

Description: BatBrowseBHO.dll is not essential for Windows and will often cause problems. BatBrowseBHO.dll is located in a subfolder of "C:\Program Files (x86)" or sometimes in a subfolder of the user's profile folder—e.g. C:\Program Files (x86)\BatBrowse\. The file size on Windows 10/11/7 is 249,632 bytes. file.net/process/batbrowsebho.dll.html 
This .dll file is a Browser Helper Object (BHO) that runs automatically every time you start your web browser. BHOs are not stopped by personal firewalls, because they are identified by the firewall as part of the browser itself. BHOs are often used by adware and spyware. IDs used by this BHO include b67b3dbb-c1c9-49d2-b016-2748b0b5017e or a7262c86-7809-4d76-a726-5a379f1a3158. The program is not visible. The BatBrowseBHO.dll file is not a Windows system file. BatBrowseBHO.dll is certified by a trustworthy company. The BatBrowseBHO.dll file is able to change the behavior of, or monitor Internet Explorer. BatBrowseBHO.dll is a Verisign signed file. Therefore the technical security rating is 40% dangerous.

Uninstalling this variant: The developer Batbrowse provides a website for help and for updates. There is also an uninstaller (Control Panel ⇒ Uninstall a Program ⇒ BatBrowse).

Recommended: Identify BatBrowseBHO.dll related errors

Important: You should check the BatBrowseBHO.dll process on your PC to see if it is a threat. If BatBrowse has changed your browser's search engine and start page, you can recover your browser's default settings as follows:

Reset default browser settings for Internet-Explorer ▾
  1. In Internet Explorer, press the key combination Alt + X to open the Tools menu.
  2. Click Internet options.
  3. Click the Advanced tab.
  4. Click the Reset... button.
  5. Enable the Delete personal settings option.
This will reset your Internet Explorer to its default settings. Your browser will start with the familiar start page and search engine—without popups, ads, cookies, but all browser add-ons are deleted too [1]. Make cleaning up your browser and your computer simpler and safer with Security Task Manager.

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Best practices for resolving BatBrowseBHO issues

The following programs have also been shown useful for a deeper analysis: ASecurity Task Manager examines the active BatBrowseBHO process on your computer and clearly tells you what it is doing. A good Bantivirus tool detects whether the BatBrowseBHO.dll file on your PC might be malware slowing down your system. Such unwanted programs are often not classified as viruses by other antivirus software and therefore go undetected.

A clean and tidy computer is the key requirement for avoiding PC trouble. This means running a scan for malware, cleaning your hard drive using 1cleanmgr and 2sfc /scannow, 3uninstalling programs that you no longer need, checking for Autostart programs (using 4msconfig) and enabling Windows' 5Automatic Update. Always remember to perform periodic backups, or at least to set restore points.

Should you experience an actual problem, try to recall the last thing you did, or the last thing you installed before the problem appeared for the first time. Use the 6resmon command to identify the processes that are causing your problem. Even for serious problems, rather than reinstalling Windows, you are better off repairing of your installation or executing the 7DISM.exe /Online /Cleanup-image /Restorehealth command. This allows you to repair the operating system without losing data.

To restore the original performance and remove unnecessary programs, you can 8reset your PC. Your personal files will remain intact, but any programs you installed will need to be reinstalled.



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