BrowseBit Removal Guide

Do you know what BrowseBit is?

BrowseBit is a browser plugin that displays annoying pop-ups and other commercial advertisements. It comes from the same group of browser extensions as Xaven, Browse Beyond, LemurLeap and so on. Although BrowseBit functions as a browser extension it falls into the adware category due to its specific behavior. Namely, the application displays third party commercial advertisements and in the long run it may actually expose you to potentially dangerous content that could lead to malware infection. That is one of the main reasons why you should remove BrowseBit from your computer.

If you are wondering how BrowseBit entered your computer, chances are that you have installed the application yourself. It is very common with such applications, because they come bundled with freeware and users allow additional features to be installed without even reading carefully about them. BrowseBit actually has its own official website at BrowseBit.biz, but if you were to access it you would notice that the download is not currently available. It means that if you have BrowseBit on your computer, it most likely has arrived together with some shareware application that you have downloaded from a third party file hosting web page.

The plugin is easily compatible with Google Chrome, Internet Explorer and Mozilla Firefox web browsers. Once it gets installed, BrowseBit begins collecting information on your web browsing habits which include the websites you frequent and your most common search queries. This information is collected in order to provide you with relevant shopping coupons and other commercial advertisements, but the problem is that BrowseBit does not review the content of such ads AND it depends on a third party advertising networks for the aforementioned content.

Therefore, if a malevolent third party decides to make use of BrowseBit ads to promote its content, it might as well do so, consequently exposing you to potentially malicious threats. Accidental click on one of such ads could redirect you to a website that is associated with malware. Although malware infection is definitely not something BrowseBit strives for, you cannot rule out such a possibility.

Consequently, to protect your computer from any potential harm you are strongly advised to uninstall BrowseBit right now. If it has arrived with other programs, scan your PC with computer security tool which will indentify all the potentially unwanted applications and help you remove them for good. Do all it takes to protect your system from dangerous intruders.

How to uninstall BrowseBit

Windows 8

  1. Move mouse cursor to the bottom right of the screen.
  2. Click Settings on Charm bar and select Control Panel.
  3. Open Uninstall a program and remove BrowseBit.

Windows Vista & Windows 7

  1. Open Start menu and go to Control Panel.
  2. Click Uninstall a program and remove BrowseBit.

Windows XP

  1. Open Start menu and click Control Panel.
  2. Select Add or remove programs and uninstall BrowseBit.

In non-techie terms:

BrowseBit is a potentially unwanted program classified as adware. It displays a lot of commercial advertisements that might possibly lead to serious computer infection. Although it is not a dangerous computer threat, you are strongly advised to remove BrowseBit right now.

Aliases: Browse Bit.