Adware.BrowserModule

Short bio

Adware.BrowserModule is Malwarebytes’ detection for a specific family of adware targeting Windows systems that uses browser extensions in Chrome, Firefox, and Opera to show advertisements.

Protection

Malwarebytes protects users from Adware.BrowserModule with its real-time protection technology.

Malwarebytes protects against Adware.BrowserModule

Remediation

Malwarebytes can detect and remove Adware.BrowserModule without further user interaction.

1. Please download Malwarebytes to your desktop.
2. Double-click MBSetup.exe and follow the prompts to install the program.
3. When your Malwarebytes for Windows installation completes, the program opens to the Welcome to Malwarebytes screen.
4. Click on the Get started button.
5. Click Scan to start a Threat Scan.
6. Click Quarantine to remove the found threats.
7. Reboot the system if prompted to complete the removal process.

An example of a removal guide for Tables, a member of this adware family, can be found on our forums.

Traces/IOCs

Associated files:

• %AppData%\Roaming\BrowserModule