The process browserhost.exe is an executable file that is used by Firefox, which was developed by Mozilla Corporation. The browserhost.exe file is integrated with a set of features for allowing this Web browser to implement its functionalities into Windows, Mac OS X and Linux distributions, and the Firefox software also has an Android mobile version. This Web browser uses the Gecko layout engine, which executes latest and anticipated Web standards. Additional features include private browsing, geo-location browsing, smart and live bookmarking, tabbed browsing and spell checking. The process browserhost.exe uses the sandbox security model, which limit scripts to access files from other websites and provides protection for application to use a smartcard designed for authentication. TLS/ SSL technology utilizes strong cryptographic algorithms while using HTTPS procedures to protect data transmissions and communications between Web servers.

Most non-system processes that are running can be stopped because they are not involved in running your operating system. browserhost.exe. is used by Firefox and Microsoft Windows Operating System, If you shut down browserhost.exe, it will likely start again at a later time either after you restart your computer or after an application start. To stop browserhost.exe, permanently you need to uninstall the application that runs this process which in this case is Firefox and Microsoft Windows Operating System, from your system.

After uninstalling applications it is a good idea to scan you Windows registry for any left over traces of applications. Registry Reviver by ReviverSoft is a great tool for doing this.

The ReviverSoft experts have not yet reviewed browserhost.exe

A process usually a part of an installed application such as Firefox and Microsoft Windows Operating System, or your operating system that is responsible for running in functions of that application. Some application require that they have processes running all the time so they can do things such as check for updates or notify you when you get an instant message. Some poorly written applications have many processes that run that may not be required and take up valuable processing power within your computer.

We have not received any complaint about this process having higher than normal impact on PC performance. If you have had bad experiences with it please let us know in a comment below and we will investigate it further.

The first thing you should do if browserhost.exe. is causing errors on your computer is to run a Windows registry scan with Registry Reviver If you are still seeing errors after this you should uninstall the program that browserhost.exe, belongs to, in this case Firefox and Microsoft Windows Operating System