Should I remove “Application.BrowseFox.1”?

The Application.BrowseFox.1 is considered dangerous by lots of security experts. When this infection is active, you may notice unwanted processes in Task Manager list. In this case, it is adviced to scan your computer with GridinSoft Anti-Malware.

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What Application.BrowseFox.1 virus can do?

CAPE extracted potentially suspicious content
The binary likely contains encrypted or compressed data.
Authenticode signature is invalid

How to determine Application.BrowseFox.1?


File Info:
name: 0484E058D16EC2AB8777.mlw
path: /opt/CAPEv2/storage/binaries/65b7a7875b3f50ebf671f87db9cebb0ce2ae389c9be00de35f9e2c3fed770913
crc32: DB1A25BB
md5: 0484e058d16ec2ab8777a61acfcbd0b3
sha1: fe076d8812071be9d86c7bf0063e4e77333e5e47
sha256: 65b7a7875b3f50ebf671f87db9cebb0ce2ae389c9be00de35f9e2c3fed770913
sha512: 52acc24a61bd507235dfddd89be289aa441dfcd54f9a3fe06650d06225dfb44f7a1cd39412aad73f78dde43c29d504e8c1c5fd57172834c0eba9832cc080968c
ssdeep: 24576:K7rG3fe5emIqmvOHilcSDOMM/k6XJo/msVy85ZJOUToF1S/:K7rikEqmvOHiGSKMM/k6XJGVnfJLn/
type: PE32 executable (DLL) (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows
tlsh: T15C658B847BE44997F12DFF72D19601985BB1B147BE43978708A225AC0C8BBCF6C8D993
sha3_384: 12e37d144c1fa98004a9370bfc99179ebbfb2a28168f243824d69545807df68235514cbb10fc28f87b1564d144c8211b
ep_bytes: ff250020400000000000000000000000
timestamp: 2020-07-19 17:21:59

Version Info:
Translation: 0x0000 0x04b0
FileDescription:  
FileVersion: 1.0.7505.16857
InternalName: 2020071917.dll
LegalCopyright:  
OriginalFilename: 2020071917.dll
ProductVersion: 1.0.7505.16857
Assembly Version: 1.0.7505.16857

Application.BrowseFox.1 also known as:

Bkav	W32.AIDetectMalware.CS
Lionic	Adware.MSIL.Generic.mDKI
MicroWorld-eScan	Gen:Variant.Application.BrowseFox.1
FireEye	Generic.mg.0484e058d16ec2ab
Skyhigh	BehavesLike.Win32.BrowseFox.tc
McAfee	GenericRXKG-CV!0484E058D16E
Malwarebytes	Generic.Malware.AI.DDS
VIPRE	Gen:Variant.Application.BrowseFox.1
Sangfor	Suspicious.Win32.Save.a
K7AntiVirus	Trojan ( 00563a5f1 )
Alibaba	AdWare:MSIL/BrowseFox.b0d76200
K7GW	Trojan ( 00563a5f1 )
CrowdStrike	win/grayware_confidence_100% (W)
Arcabit	Trojan.Application.BrowseFox.1
Symantec	PUA.Yontoo.C
Elastic	malicious (high confidence)
ESET-NOD32	a variant of MSIL/Adware.BrowseFox.G
APEX	Malicious
Cynet	Malicious (score: 100)
Kaspersky	not-a-virus:HEUR:AdWare.MSIL.BrowseFox.gen
BitDefender	Gen:Variant.Application.BrowseFox.1
NANO-Antivirus	Riskware.Win32.BrowseFox.fegngf
Avast	MSIL:BrowseFox-JC [Adw]
Tencent	Msil.AdWare.Browsefox.Rgil
Emsisoft	Gen:Variant.Application.BrowseFox.1 (B)
F-Secure	Adware.ADWARE/BrowseFox.Gen7
Zillya	Adware.BrowseFox.Win32.461132
TrendMicro	PUA_BROWSEFOX.SM
Trapmine	malicious.high.ml.score
Sophos	Generic Reputation PUA (PUA)
SentinelOne	Static AI – Malicious PE
Jiangmin	AdWare.MSIL.mknj
Google	Detected
Avira	ADWARE/BrowseFox.Gen7
MAX	malware (ai score=70)
Antiy-AVL	GrayWare[AdWare]/MSIL.BrowseFox.g
Kingsoft	malware.kb.c.967
Xcitium	ApplicUnwnt@#2jdro3qsnw7y4
Microsoft	Program:Win32/Wacapew.C!ml
ZoneAlarm	not-a-virus:HEUR:AdWare.MSIL.BrowseFox.gen
GData	Gen:Variant.Application.BrowseFox.1
Varist	W32/MSIL_Injector.GV.gen!Eldorado
AhnLab-V3	PUP/Win32.BrowseFox.C816610
VBA32	Adware.MSIL.BrowseFox.Heur
ALYac	Gen:Variant.Application.BrowseFox.1
Cylance	unsafe
Panda	Trj/GdSda.A
TrendMicro-HouseCall	PUA_BROWSEFOX.SM
Yandex	PUA.BrowseFox!jFURXRcuESo
Ikarus	AdWare.BrowseFox
MaxSecure	Trojan.Malware.300983.susgen
Fortinet	Adware/BrowseFox
AVG	MSIL:BrowseFox-JC [Adw]
DeepInstinct	MALICIOUS

How to remove Application.BrowseFox.1?

Application.BrowseFox.1 removal tool

Download and install GridinSoft Anti-Malware.
Open GridinSoft Anti-Malware and perform a “Standard scan“.
“Move to quarantine” all items.
Open “Tools” tab – Press “Reset Browser Settings“.
Select proper browser and options – Click “Reset”.
Restart your computer.

About the author

Paul Valéry

I'm a cyber security analyst and data science expert with 5+ years of experience with security software contractors.

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