Layered Service Providers

This tab displays Layered Service Providers (LSPs) installed on your system.

What's An LSP?

An LSP is a piece of software that can be inserted into the chain of data transferring software on your computer. Before data from a web server reaches your web browser, it goes through all the chained software, including all installed LSPs. The same is true for outgoing data. Malicious software can use LSPs to see all traffic being transported over your Internet connection.


The Delete Action

The delete action (depending on the selected options):

  • Uninstalls the LSP so that the data transferring chain stays consistent;
  • Deletes the LSP file;
  • Unregisters the LSP file (DLL module).

You may need to reboot Windows for the action to take effect.

Properties


Name A human-readable name that identifies the protocol of the LSP.
Provider Unique identifier assigned to the LSP by the SAN NIC vendor.
Publisher The developer (a company or a person) of the LSP.
Description The description of the LSP retrieved from its file resources.
File A full path to the LSP file.
File Version File version information. The information is retrieved from the file resources. Also includes product version information if it differs from the file version.
File Size File size in bytes.
File CRC32 Cyclic Redundancy Checksum (Check) of the file.
File MD5 Message Digest 5 of the file.
File Creation Date The date the file was created.
Safe Indicates whether the item in a safe or in a blocked list. Yes - item is in a safe list. No - item is in a blocked list. N/A - items is not in a safe nor in a blocked list.
System Indicates whether the item is a system item, i.e. originally shipped with Windows.
WARNING: Browser Sentinel does not always correctly differentiate third-party items and system items, use this property with care!