How to Remove "BROWSERMANAGERINSTALLER" Virus (Easy Removal Guide)

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What is BROWSERMANAGERINSTALLER?

BROWSERMANAGERINSTALLER is classified as Win32:PUP-gen (potentially unwanted program).

BROWSERMANAGERINSTALLER detected as PUP.AD.BROWSERMANAGERINSTALLER.
What is PUP? PUP is crapware.
BROWSERMANAGERINSTALLER have several types of unwanted behaviour:

  1. Displaying popup ads.
  2. Hijacking your browser.
  3. Infecting your desktop shortcuts, etc.
  4. Inserting ads to the web pages.
 

BROWSERMANAGERINSTALLER can redirect your browser search, collect your personal information and sell it for advertising.
BROWSERMANAGERINSTALLER is usually hard in removing. Some people could not find uninstall program for BROWSERMANAGERINSTALLER in the Control Panel.
Sometimes BROWSERMANAGERINSTALLER uninstaller does not work.

 

How BROWSERMANAGERINSTALLER got on your computer?

Usually you got BROWSERMANAGERINSTALLER with as part of a bundle with another tool you downloaded from the Internet. Since BROWSERMANAGERINSTALLER manufacturer pays software developers for distributing BROWSERMANAGERINSTALLER within their applications, BROWSERMANAGERINSTALLER is often included as part of the installer.
Usually, you have not only one BROWSERMANAGERINSTALLER problem, but a bunch of similar WIN32:PUPs.

You have 2 ways to remove BROWSERMANAGERINSTALLER:

You have 2 ways

Remove it automatically1. Remove Automatically.
Remove it manually2. Remove Manually.

Why I recommend you to use an automatic way?

  1. You know only one virus name: "BROWSERMANAGERINSTALLER", but usually you have infected by a bunch of viruses.
    The UnHackMe program detects this threat and all others.
  2. UnHackMe is quite fast! You need only 5 minutes to check your PC.
  3. UnHackMe uses the special features to remove hard in removal viruses. If you remove a virus manually, it can prevent deleting using a self-protecting module. If you even delete the virus, it may recreate himself by a stealthy module.
  4. UnHackMe is small and compatible with any antivirus.
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Here’s how to remove BROWSERMANAGERINSTALLER virus automatically:

STEP 1: Install UnHackMe (1 minute)

STEP 2: Scan for malware using UnHackMe (1 minute)

STEP 3: Remove BROWSERMANAGERINSTALLER virus (3 minutes)

So it was much easier to fix such problem automatically, wasn't it?
That is why I strongly advise you to use UnHackMe for remove BROWSERMANAGERINSTALLER redirect or other unwanted software.

How to remove BROWSERMANAGERINSTALLER manually:

STEP 1: Check all shortcuts of your browsers on your desktop, taskbar and in the Start menu. Right click on your shortcut and change it's properties.

http://…

You can see BROWSERMANAGERINSTALLER or another web site at the end of shortcut target (command line). Remove it and save changes.

In addition, check this command line for fake browser's trick.
For example, if a shortcut points to Google Chrome, it must have the path:
C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe.
Fake browser may be: …\Appdata\Roaming\HPReyos\ReyosStarter3.exe.
Also the file name may be: “chromium.exe” instead of chrome.exe.

STEP 2: Investigate the list of installed programs and uninstall all unknown recently installed programs.

check installed programs to uninstall

STEP 3: Open Task Manager and close all processes, related to BROWSERMANAGERINSTALLER in their description. Discover the directories where such processes start. Search for random or strange file names.

Remove BROWSERMANAGERINSTALLER virus from running processes

Remove BROWSERMANAGERINSTALLER virus from running processes

STEP 4: Inspect the Windows services. Press Win+R, type in: services.msc and press OK.

Remove BROWSERMANAGERINSTALLER virus from Windows services

Remove BROWSERMANAGERINSTALLER virus from Windows services

Disable the services with random names or contains BROWSERMANAGERINSTALLER in it's name or description.

STEP 5: After that press Win+R, type in: taskschd.msc and press OK to open Windows Task Scheduler.
Remove BROWSERMANAGERINSTALLER from scheduled task list.

Delete any task related to BROWSERMANAGERINSTALLER. Disable unknown tasks with random names.

STEP 6: Clear the Windows registry from BROWSERMANAGERINSTALLER virus.
Press Win+R, type in: regedit.exe and press OK.

Remove BROWSERMANAGERINSTALLER virus from Windows registry

Remove BROWSERMANAGERINSTALLER virus from Windows registry

Find and delete all keys/values contains BROWSERMANAGERINSTALLER.

STEP 7: Remove BROWSERMANAGERINSTALLER from Google Chrome.
Remove BROWSERMANAGERINSTALLER Virus from Chrome Extensions

STEP 8: Remove BROWSERMANAGERINSTALLER from Internet Explorer.

Set Internet Explorer Homepage

Set Internet Explorer Homepage

STEP 9: Remove BROWSERMANAGERINSTALLER from Mozilla Firefox.

Change Firefox Home Page

Change Firefox Home Page

STEP 10: And at the end, clear your basket, temporal files, browser's cache.

But if you miss any of these steps and only one part of virus remains – it will come back again immediately or after reboot.

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