BrowserEnhance Removal Guide

D you know what BrowserEnhance is?

BrowserEnhance is an adware type program that displays annoying pop-ups, and will definitely not enhance your browsing experience is any way. Therefore, we are of the opinion that you should remove this infection from your computer as soon as possible, because the content promoted by this program is unreliable to say the least. Indeed, the ads promoted by this adware can redirect you to an infected website that could contain malware downloads. In addition to that, the application has the ability to collect information about you, and send it to the developers.

BrowserEnhance is based on the JustPlugIt engine that has been created by a company of the same name. The company has its own website at Justplug.it. The company seeks to attract clients by advertising the engine’s exceptional features, such as support for popular browsers, data collection and analysis, and so on. Yet this supposedly harmless application has one major drawback. Advertisers who buy their services and use programs, such as BrowserEnhance are granted full control of the application. This means that the program can promote anything, since there is no regulatory safety mechanism.

You should remove BrowserEnhance, because it displays pop-ups that can redirect you to an infected website which could infect you computer with spyware, rogue programs, rootkits, keyloggers, and so on. Such infections could perform a wide range of malicious activities, including: spying, stealing personal information, recording key presses, tampering with hardware settings, and so on. In addition to that, BrowserEnhance can collect information about you. That information may include browsing and search history, IP addresses, and so on.

This infection is distributed via fake download buttons on torrent websites and other websites that distribute pirated material. Though, it can also be distributed via freeware bundles that can be downloaded from websites such as Soft32.com, Brothersoft.com, and Cnet.com. In the case of software bundles, you can opt out the installation of additional such as BrowserEnhance by unchecking the appropriate checkbox when running the installation wizard. But if you have installed it by accident, you can manually remove it via the Control Panel.

To sum it all up, we can say that you should remove BrowserEnhance, because it displays unreliable commercial advertisements that contain links to malware downloads. Various types of malware could seriously jeopardize your system’s security and put your privacy at risk. We have composed a guide that will help you manually remove this infection.

Remove BrowserEnhance manually

Windows 8 and 8.1

  1. Click the bottom left Windows logo to open the Start Screen.
  2. Type Uninstall in the search box and then go to Settings.
  3. Click Uninstall a program in the search results.
  4. Locate BrowserEnhance.
  5. Click Uninstall.

Windows 7 and Vista

  1. Click Start located at the bottom left side of the screen.
  2. Select Control Panel and click Uninstall a program.
  3. Locate BrowserEnhance and click Uninstall.

Windows XP

  1. Open the Start menu located at the bottom left side of the screen.
  2. Click Control Panel and select Add or Remove Programs.
  3. Locate BrowserEnhance and click Uninstall.

In non techie-terms:

BrowserEnhance is an adware type application that you should remove, because it displays unreliable third-party advertisements that could infect your computer with malicious applications. It can also gather information about your browsing habits and send it back to shady advertisers who use this program. We are of the opinion that system security is a top priority that should not be neglected, so we encourage you to remove this infection ASAP.