The “Browser Manager” utility from Yandex, despite its official origin, is a rather insidious program that can integrate into Windows operating systems without the knowledge of the user. Most often this happens during the installation of other Yandex software products or developers associated with the company as additional partner (trusted) software, and sometimes even in the background, invisible to the user. But why then do most users try to get rid of this utility?
What is the program "Browser Manager" from "Yandex"?
Before starting to consider the removal of this software product, you should dwell a little on what it is. It is believed that the “Browser Manager” is such a security program that supposedly stores the settings of all browsers installed in the system and prevents them from changing, for example, due to virus exposure.
But is it really so? As it turns out, no! First of all, the way the program penetrates computers is alarming. If this is an official utility, then why not make it an installer by status? Saving browsers settings causes no less questions. It seems that it smacks of ordinary spying on user actions and data, because the application itself, in fact, copies them to its own database, and then sends it to the company's servers. And this is a violation of any law related to the transfer of user information to third parties.
But, returning to the question of how to remove the “Browser Manager” from Yandex, it is worth noting that you can use the standard tools of the Windows operating system of any generation (which, however, do not always help), and some additional third-party developments that allow you to get rid of from this applet.
How to remove the "Browser Manager" from "Yandex" using the operating system?
So, in the matter of uninstalling this application, we start with the simplest thing that any user of Windows systems can use. Since almost all threats of this type that are part of the Hijackers group are not masked in the system (and sometimes, as they say, flaunt themselves), finding them in the standard section of programs and components of the Control Panel will not be difficult.
The removal procedure applied to the “Browser Manager” is no different from what is commonly used for all threats of this type. In the list of installed applications, simply select the desired applet and press the delete / change program button or act through the PCM menu and confirm the uninstallation.
Removing residual debris
As usual, due to the imperfection of the engine of the built-in uninstallers of Windows systems, the “Browser Manager” leaves behind a bunch of computer trash.
First, use the registry cleaning (regedit) with the task of searching by Yandex key. Delete the results. But there is a small catch: if the same Yandex Browser is installed in the system, say, after deleting the registry entries it will be inoperative. Therefore, it is initially desirable to uninstall absolutely all software products of this developer. If you want, the browser can be reinstalled, and before deleting it you can export bookmarks, for example, to an HTML file, and then import.
Another issue of the removal of the "Browser Manager" involves searching for residues in the form of files and directories on the hard drive or logical partitions. And there will be them, oh how many. By the type of directories created related to Mail.Ru software products, Yandex folders can also be protected from deletion. In this case, you will have to use the simple Unlocker utility to unlock the directories and then delete them (preferably bypassing the "Recycle Bin" - Shift + Del).
How to use uninstall programs?
Finally, the question of how to remove the “Browser Manager” can be resolved by installing specialized utilities like iObit Uninstaller or an analogue of Revo Uninstaller. Both programs have similar features and are very easy to use.
After starting the program, it is enough to find the desired applet in the list, delete it in the standard way, start an in-depth analysis and get rid of the leftovers, after which just in case, reboot the system, although in most cases this is not required.
Again, in resolving the problem of how to remove the “Browser Manager”, it should be noted that the found balances may contain links to other software products of the company, not to mention the registry keys. Therefore, so to speak, for the purity of the experiment, it is recommended to uninstall all programs that are at least somehow related to Yandex. After that, you can install the necessary applets again (although it is not a fact that the manager will not be installed during the installation of the same Yandex browser). But in any case, be careful not to step on the same rake twice.
Instead of a total
In general, I want to hope that many users have already figured out what's what. It is amazing how such a reputable company took such an unprecedented step by releasing software that you can hardly call a spyware or virus. However, you can get rid of it completely elementary. The only thing is whether the “Browser Manager” will be installed when reinstalling other Yandex applications, full of confidence, alas, no. As the saying goes, a double edged sword ...