BrowserCompanion
Published by Blabbers Communications LTD
BrowserCompanion Publisher's Description
Ginyas is a leader in online marketing offers and contextual browsing software technology and the manufacturer of the Ginyas Browser Companion. The Ginyas Browser Companion is a safe and easy to use... Read more
Details
| Location: | C:\Program Files\browsercompanion |
| Install size: | 1.18 MB (1,232,482 bytes) |
| About URL: | http://www.ginyas.com |
| Help link: | http://ginyas.com/about_us/ |
| Uninstall: | C:\Program Files\BrowserCompanion\uninstall.exe |
Trust
The trust score is the reputation of BrowserCompanion based on a number of factors including malware scans, behvaior, uninstall trends and general user experiences.
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Below average
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Reasons behind trust score
- Files installed (BCHelper.exe) are flagged as malware by multiple antivirus programs.
- Automatically starts up each time any user logs into Windows.
- Integrates into Internet Explorer through a BHO extension.
- Very poorly rated by third-party sources and expert users.
- Known to be bundled through third-party download managers.
4
Malware detections
| BCHelper.exe has been detected by the following 4 antivirus programs: |
ESET NOD32 |
as a variant of Win32/BrowserCompanion.A |
Malwarebytes |
as PUP.Blabbers |
Trend Micro |
as ADW_BLABBERS |
Trend Micro HouseCall |
as ADW_BLABBERS |
In addition, a total of 17 unique files installed by BrowserCompanion contain malware detections. Detections include jsloader.dll,updatebhowin32.dll,toolbar.dll,tdataprotocol.dll.
Trends
Global Reach
Install and Uninstall Trends
Technical Details
| BCHelper.exe (Main Executable) |
| Common path: | C:\Program Files\browsercompanion\BCHelper.exe |
| Behavior: | Startup File (All Users Run) |
| Name: | Browser Companion Helper |
| MD5: | 4 3b97d60483711f491e12799cecd424fc |
| tcbhnrg103.exe |
| Behavior: | Service |
| MD5: | 372066f649c6b40d3c6ba07c3aba16dd |
| tcbhnck103.exe |
| Behavior: | Service |
| MD5: | 4b24fe22d048e79b714253f7e9d0145e |
| updatebhoWin32.dll |
| Behavior: | Internet Explorer BHO |
| MD5: | bb3fdae75b1b1e73481e84be0dc57f4c |
| tdataprotocol.dll |
| Behavior: | PROTOCOLS Handler |
| Name: | Blabbers plug-in for Internet Explorer |
| MD5: | 9b80a441c732f4c5d679c1939065b644 |
| jsloader.dll |
| Behavior: | Internet Explorer BHO |
| Name: | Brwoser Companion Helper plug-in for Internet Explorer |
| MD5: | 8f95298a1a2c57c25222afb8ad001474 |
| sqlite3.dll |
| Behavior: | ActiveX Install |
| MD5: | fec17d5fb09a03376d3aa204c65562a7 |
| toolbar.dll |
| Name: | Blabbers toolbar for Internet Explorer |
| Description: | Coupish toolbar |
| MD5: | a4592b349e7116612c3b2ea0dc2634a1 |
| uninstall.exe |
| MD5: | e3e8620fb9502cc37c13b5453076356a |
| widgetserv.exe |
| MD5: | d5aaa25dd032a86484e43be1f275467c |
| tcbhnck.exe |
| MD5: | fb1af78ac4c3f8fda14226d8dc7ad9bd |
Geography of Installations
Installs by Country
18.9% |
7.6% |
7.3% |
6.1% |
4.9% |
3.3% |
3.3% |
2.7% |
2.4% |
2.1% |
2.0% |
2.0% |
1.7% |
1.6% |
1.5% |
1.5% |
1.3% |
1.2% |
1.2% |
1.2% |
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