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How to remove “BrowserModifier:Win32/SearchExtender”?

The BrowserModifier:Win32/SearchExtender 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 BrowserModifier:Win32/SearchExtender virus can do?

  • Authenticode signature is invalid

How to determine BrowserModifier:Win32/SearchExtender?


File Info:

name: CAD67AA6124FFC7ED627.mlwpath: /opt/CAPEv2/storage/binaries/c97d4942089f4f73e00a778e0cc50d22df75bc7655c0d2e0adef9800ec9a86f6crc32: 3392BE16md5: cad67aa6124ffc7ed627026f2e6d1cf4sha1: df2ccd52e2ea5d7d9e1b8b4e4520cd3d33ea3a38sha256: c97d4942089f4f73e00a778e0cc50d22df75bc7655c0d2e0adef9800ec9a86f6sha512: cade664a7082e95d3f110c46120874bde356eb1d2188a10634d4e9385596c340a6acf653dc846c2412b3bc8b3c8dfb44beeaf9dcbcfd256fd46165f1e64a6a74ssdeep: 384:izwZ7G/F/MJ6Mnf7WM/tE1ayDjbKdKm7K0ZyM:ig7G/FQnTWAuf2bZyMtype: PE32 executable (DLL) (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windowstlsh: T1CC725371BE82F06EC66602B9B191E7ED85D630B987446C8CD2F5244ADF80FED7DA05C2sha3_384: e4a7568c3cde5ab0b3ff9e5c845f3088541f2c4788b209ece54607cb92c96753f1a035741f818020a5d59299c008ccf1ep_bytes: ff151830001035e8000000c1e80250e8timestamp: 2005-02-19 05:47:23

Version Info:

0: [No Data]

BrowserModifier:Win32/SearchExtender also known as:

Elastic malicious (high confidence)
DrWeb Trojan.StartPage.573
MicroWorld-eScan Trojan.Downloader.Femad.XB
FireEye Generic.mg.cad67aa6124ffc7e
CAT-QuickHeal StartPage.gen
Skyhigh StartPage-DU.a
McAfee StartPage-DU.a
Cylance unsafe
Zillya Trojan.StartPage.Win32.35558
CrowdStrike win/malicious_confidence_70% (D)
Alibaba Trojan:Win32/StartPage.a4cf16b3
K7GW Trojan ( 0000c0b31 )
K7AntiVirus Trojan ( 0000c0b31 )
Arcabit Trojan.Downloader.Femad.XB
BitDefenderTheta Gen:NN.ZedlaF.36802.bu4@a07Lt1hi
VirIT Trojan.Win32.StartPage.BE
Symantec Trojan.Startpage.M
ESET-NOD32 a variant of Win32/StartPage.UZ
TrendMicro-HouseCall TROJ_STARTPG.GEN
ClamAV Win.Trojan.Startpage-250
Kaspersky Trojan.Win32.StartPage.uz
BitDefender Trojan.Downloader.Femad.XB
NANO-Antivirus Riskware.Script.SearchPage.bmpto
Avast Win32:StartPage-HA [Trj]
Emsisoft Trojan.Downloader.Femad.XB (B)
F-Secure Trojan.TR/StartPage.qr.DLL
VIPRE Trojan.Downloader.Femad.XB
TrendMicro TROJ_STARTPG.GEN
Ikarus Trojan.Win32.StartPage
Jiangmin Trojan/StartPage.tv
Google Detected
Avira TR/StartPage.qr.DLL
Varist W32/StartPage.BH.gen!Eldorado
Antiy-AVL Trojan/Win32.StartPage
Kingsoft malware.kb.a.973
Xcitium TrojWare.Win32.TrojanDownloader.Small.EI@1e7fuv
Microsoft BrowserModifier:Win32/SearchExtender
ZoneAlarm Trojan.Win32.StartPage.uz
GData Trojan.Downloader.Femad.XB
Cynet Malicious (score: 100)
AhnLab-V3 Trojan/Win32.StartPage.C69647
VBA32 suspected of Trojan.StartPage.1
ALYac Trojan.Downloader.Femad.XB
MAX malware (ai score=100)
Malwarebytes Malware.AI.3680821436
Panda Adware/SearchExe
Rising Trojan.StartPage!1.A05B (CLASSIC)
Yandex Trojan.GenAsa!ywNdGHhmDBA
SentinelOne Static AI – Suspicious PE
MaxSecure Trojan.Malware.680607.susgen
Fortinet W32/Generic.AC.75F0!tr
AVG Win32:StartPage-HA [Trj]
DeepInstinct MALICIOUS
alibabacloud Trojan[downloader]:Win/StartPage.UZ

How to remove BrowserModifier:Win32/SearchExtender?

  • 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.
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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