What is Browserwarden Ads?
Browserwarden Ads is an application marketed as a useful tool that will enhance your browser security. Publishers of this application state that Browserwarden Ads is a program that will protect you from potentially malicious websites – it will keep you out of danger by warning you before a malicious website could cause any damage. Ironically it does quite the opposite. It is stated in the Privacy Policy document that Browserwarden Ads is free of charge because it is an ad-supported application, in other words, an adware program. It is widely known that adware applications might expose you to potentially malicious websites. Removal of Browserwarden Ads is the only way to go as it is an action that will help you maintain a secure and clean operating system. If, unfortunately, your system is already infected we provide a detailed removal guide within the report.
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What does Browserwarden Ads do?
Browserwarden Ads is another product of the Smart Apps group that is infamous for developing such dubious applications like Surf Safely, SlamDunk Savings, Coupon Waterfall, Savings Hunter, Browserkeeper, etc. Just like these and so many other applications crafted by Smart Apps Browserwarden Ads works in a very similar way.
After a successful infiltration Browserwarden Ads will install browser extensions to all the major web browsers – Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome, and Internet Explorer. Sometimes these extensions cannot be simply removed via browser settings menu; thus, Browserwarden Ads removal is needed. Furthermore, after the extensions are installed your browser will be flooded with numerous useless commercial adverts whether you like it or not.
Browserwarden Ads changes the Windows hosts file. It adds an additional line (54.225.95.126 hjjjegfhiceggepdokloeepnhlfnedkk). It needs to be noted that the hosts file could be used in a few different and quite opposing ways. For instance, you could edit the hosts file in order to stop certain activities from certain IP addresses. In the case of Browserwarden Ads, the change of the hosts file is done to achieve the opposite goal – promote certain websites; mostly the ones that are associated with commercial advertising.
We noticed that Browserwarden Ads comes bundled with a potentially unwanted application known as BenchUpdater. Our team at Anti-Spyware-101.com revealed that most likely BenchUpdater is responsible for changes made within the Windows hosts file and could also serve as an adware helper in order to update Browserwarden Ads. Or even worse – it could be used to restore Browserwarden Ads after it was removed improperly.
How to remove Browserwarden Ads?
It is important to remove every bit of Browserwarden Ads. Insignificant leftovers of the infection could be the reason Browserwarden Ads restored itself, or they could be the cause of other infections entering your system easily. Follow the provided removal guide and you should be able to delete Browserwarden Ads completely without any problems. You will also have to edit the Windows host file in order to stop the dubious activities within your browser. Editing Windows system files could be quite tricky and is advised to be only done by advanced users. If you wish to restore the hosts file automatically and remove Browserwarden Ads along, we firmly advise you to remove Browserwarden Ads with a professional antimalware program.
How to remove Browserwarden Ads from your PC
Remove from Windows 8
- Navigate the mouse cursor to the bottom right corner of the screen.
- Select Settings in the Charm bar.
- Now click Control Panel.
- Select Uninstall a program.
- Select and remove Browserwarden.
Remove from Windows 7 and Windows Vista
- Click the Windows button.
- Then select Control Panel.
- Now click Uninstall a program.
- Locate and remove Browserwarden.
Remove from Windows XP
- Tap the Windows button and select Control Panel.
- Click Add or Remove Programs.
- Then remove Browserwarden from the program list.
How to edit the Windows hosts file
- Click the Windows button and select Computer.
- Then select Local Disk (C: ).
- Now select Windows.
- Then select System32.
- Now click drivers, and then etc.
- Click on the hosts file and open it with the Notepad.
- Now remove everything that comes after # 127.0.0.1 localhost and # ::1 localhost.
- Save the changes and close the document.
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Hi. Thank you for the help in removing browser Warden, but I\'m still having some problems. When I go to edit the windows host file, it wont let me save. It says that it cannot create the file, and the to make sure the path and file name are correct. I\'ve tried all that i can think of... what do you suggest? I really want to get rid of this! Thank you.