What is BrowsePax?

BrowsePax – it is a potentially unwanted program comes on your computer in the form of an extension to the browser without the user’s consent. BrowsePax hijacks popular browsers such as Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox or Internet Explorer. BrowsePax is an advertising program. This program displays a huge amount of ads, banners and coupons. This ad can appear at any time during your browsing. These ads can be directed to various popular advertising sites. Also, BrowsePax changing your browser options, change the homepage, and other computer settings. BrowsePax significantly reduces the performance of your computer and increase traffic. After penetrating the computer, this program can install other malware on your PC without the user’s consent. BrowsePax can redirect the user to other sites and replace the search results. If BrowsePax already infected your PC, you will need to remove it immediately.

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How BrowsePax gets on your PC?

Penetration of such programs depends largely on the care of users. Most of malware comes bundled with other programs that the user downloads from the free sites. Few are closely watching the installation process, and sometimes do not know that their computer is at risk. Always read the user’s agreement and don’t press “Next” button once. First, make sure that the program is safe. Select advanced installation type. Remember that there are many similar programs in the Internet. Read reviews about the programs, and if your computer is already infected by BrowsePax, then use the instructions below.

How to remove BrowsePax from your computer?

To uninstall BrowsePax remove it from Control Panel, then delete all files and regkeys.

In our view, there are 3 products that potentially have BrowsePax in their database. You can try to use them for removing BrowsePax.

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Alternative Solution:

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You can try both of these products to remove BrowsePax

Or uninstall BrowsePax manually.

Removing from Control Panel

Windows XP:

  1. Click Start.
  2. Control Panel.
  3. Then click Add or Remove Programs.
  4. Find BrowsePax.
  5. Click Uninstall.

Learn more about uninstallation of programs in Windows XP.

Windows 7/Windows Vista:

  1. Click Start.
  2. Then Control Panel.
  3. Click Uninstall a Program.
  4. Find BrowsePax and click Uninstall.

Learn more about uninstallation of programs in Windows 7.

Windows 8/Windows 8.1:

  1. Open the Menu.
  2. Click Search.
  3. After that click Apps.
  4. Then Control Panel.
  5. Then as in Windows 7, click Uninstall a Program under Programs.
  6. Find BrowsePax, select it and click Uninstall.

Learn more about uninstallation of programs in Windows 8 (8.1).

After that remove BrowsePax from your browser.

Google Chrome:

  1. Open Google Chrome
  2. Push Alt + F.
  3. Click Tools.
  4. Choose Extensions.
  5. Find BrowsePax.
  6. Click the trash can icon to remove it.

Learn more about removing extensions from Chrome.

Mozilla Firefox:

  1. Open Firefox.
  2. Push Shift + Ctrl + A.
  3. Choose BrowsePax.
  4. Click Disable or Remove button.

Learn more about removing extensions from Firefox.

Internet Explorer:

  1. Open IE.
  2. Push Alt + T.
  3. Click Manage Add-ons.
  4. Select Toolbars and Extensions.
  5. Click Disable BrowsePax.
  6. Click More information link in the left-bottom corner.
  7. Click Remove button.
  8. If this button is grayed out – perform alternative steps.

Learn more about removing extensions from IE.

Remove following registry entries:


no information

Then remove following files:


BrowsePax.dll

And following folders


%PROGRAMFILES%BrowsePax

Written by Rami Douafi

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