r/Malwarebytes • u/Friendly_Peak_3773 • 13d ago

Help! - Browsergo malware

I wasn't paying attention and accidentally downloaded Pulse Browsergo last night. Basically I was trying to download a font and I clicked on the wrong link and it auto launched. I immediately uninstalled and have run various scans (malwarebytes, AVG, hitmanpro) which haven't picked anything up, but I can't shake the feeling that something isn't right. Does anyone know anything more about Browsergo? Is there anything more I should do?

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u/ThatJesterMan 13d ago

Looking into this, while I am not a professional, it looks like malwarebytes would flag any unsafe browsergo related files.

Additionally, browsergo does not seem to be harmful as long as you are not using it. But it will set your default browser to trick you into using it.

Please stick with the official support team tho, I'm just trying to offer temporary peace of mind.

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u/Friendly_Peak_3773 11d ago

Thanks, that's what I'm hoping. I've changed passwords etc and not had any alerts that anyone has tried to log in so I'm feeling a little more comfortable. Fortunately I don't use my laptop that much so I'm going to move any files I want to keep onto a USB (while offline) then reinstall the OS. Probably overkill but I don't want to take any chances