AdvanceElite

AdvanceElite

Known Adware

by Yontoo Technology, Inc.

What is AdvanceElite?

AdvanceElite is software application developed by Yontoo Technology, Inc.. It is most commonly found on computers running Windows 7 with nearly 51.88% of installations running this operating system. AdvanceElite's installer is typically 9.00 MB in size and installs around 21 files. The most common release is 2014.10.19.172438 with 1.31% of all installations currently using this version.

AdvanceElite is most popular in the United States with 42.43% of installations residing in this country.

About AdvanceElite?

This software is designed as an adware program. According to the publisher's guidelines, the software functions by converting words on webpages into hyperlinks linked to advertisements, as well as communicating with company servers for purposes such as checking for new offers, monitoring the installation and uninstallation of the software, and determining the availability of updated versions. Additionally, the software monitors and records the domain names of webpages visited, the advertisements displayed on these pages, and any advertisements clicked by the user.

Multiple virus scanners have detected malware in AdvanceElite.

updateAdvanceElite.exe (MD5: f402cfac6e3c84584af4aea8a0a2d62d) has been flagged by 36 scanners:
Scanner Software Result
Lavasoft Ad-Aware Adware.BrowseFox.AU
Agnitum Outpost Riskware.Agent!
ALYac Adware.BrowseFox.AU
Arcabit Adware.BrowseFox.AU
avast! Win32:BrowseFox-HE [PUP]
AVG Gadgetprise.E43
Avira ADWARE/BrowseFox.Gen7
AVware Adware.BrowseFox
Baidu-International Adware.MSIL.BrowseFox.H
Bitdefender Adware.BrowseFox.AU
Bkav FE W32.HfsAdware.7E65
CAT-QuickHeal PUA.Gadgetpris.Gen
Comodo Security UnclassifiedMalware
Cyren W32/S-26365c9e!Eldorado
Dr.Web Trojan.Yontoo.1741
Emsisoft Anti-Malware Adware.BrowseFox.AU (B)
ESET-NOD32 a variant of MSIL/BrowseFox.H potentially unwanted
Fortinet FortiGate Adware/BrowseFox
F-Prot W32/S-26365c9e!Eldorado
F-Secure Adware.BrowseFox.AU
G Data Adware.BrowseFox.AU
K7 AntiVirus Adware ( 700000121 )
K7GW Adware ( 700000121 )
McAfee BrowseFox-FTQ
McAfee-GW-Edition BehavesLike.Win32.BrowseFox.jm
MicroWorld-eScan Adware.BrowseFox.AU
NANO AntiVirus Riskware.Win32.BPlug.djpkri
nProtect Adware.BrowseFox.AU
Panda Antivirus Trj/CI.A
Qihoo-360 HEUR/QVM03.0.Malware.Gen
Sophos Generic PUA DH
Symantec Yontoo.C
Tencent Trojan.Win32.Qudamah.Gen.18
Trend Micro TROJ_GEN.F0C2C00AT15
TrendMicro-HouseCall TROJ_GEN.F0C2C00AT15
VIPRE Antivirus Adware.BrowseFox
AdvanceElite.FirstRun.exe (MD5: 17d4f597bf454ad3dc6a782682c82c2e) has been flagged by 46 scanners:
Scanner Software Result
Lavasoft Ad-Aware Adware.SwiftBrowse.CC
Agnitum Outpost Riskware.Agent
AVG Generic
Avira ADWARE/BrowseFox.Gen
AVware Adware.BrowseFox
Baidu-International Adware.Win64.BrowseFox.bQ
Bitdefender Adware.SwiftBrowse.CC
CAT-QuickHeal AdWare.MSIL.g3 (Not a Virus)
Comodo Security Application.Win32.BrowseFox.JL
Emsisoft Anti-Malware Adware.SwiftBrowse.CC
ESET-NOD32 a variant of Win64/BrowseFox.Q
Fortinet FortiGate Adware/Kranet
F-Secure Adware.SwiftBrowse.CC
G Data Adware.SwiftBrowse.CC
K7 AntiVirus Trojan
K7GW Trojan ( 020000001 )
Kaspersky not-a-virus:HEUR:AdWare.MSIL.Kranet
Kingsoft AntiVirus Win32.Troj.Generic.a.(kcloud)
Malwarebytes PUP.Optional.Sambreel.A
McAfee BrowseFox.a
McAfee-GW-Edition BrowseFox.a
MicroWorld-eScan Adware.SwiftBrowse.CC
nProtect Adware.SwiftBrowse.CC
Qihoo-360 Win32/Virus.Adware.e4c
Sophos Generic PUA BO
Symantec Trojan.Gen
Tencent Win32.Trojan.Falsesign.Eans
Trend Micro TROJ_GEN.R047C0EJI14
TrendMicro-HouseCall TROJ_GEN.R047C0EJI14
VIPRE Antivirus Adware.BrowseFox
AhnLab-V3 Adware/Win32.AdvanceElite
ALYac Adware.AdvanceElite.A
Antiy-AVL GrayWare[AdWare:not-a-virus]/Win64.Agent
avast! Win32:PUP-gen [PUP]
Bkav FE W32.HfsAdware.1A56
Clam AntiVirus Win.Adware.Agent-32997
Cyren W32/S-7bed2e86!Eldorado
Dr.Web Trojan.Yontoo.1741
F-Prot W32/S-7bed2e86!Eldorado
Jiangmin AdWare/LinkSwift.acd
NANO AntiVirus Trojan.Win32.BPlug.dfohwl
Panda Antivirus Trj/CI.A
SUPERAntiSpyware Adware.BrowseFox/Variant
Vba32 AntiVirus AdWare.Kranet
Zillya Backdoor.PePatch.Win32.55016
Arcabit Adware.BrowseFox.AU

Software Behaviors

Services:
  • updateAdvanceElite.exe runs as a service named 'Update AdvanceElite' (Update AdvanceElite).

Software Details

URL:
https://advanceelite.com/support
Support:
https://mailto:
Installation path:
C:\Program Files\AdvanceElite
Uninstaller:
C:\Program Files\AdvanceElite\AdvanceEliteuninstall.exe
Size:
9.00 MB
Language:
English

AdvanceElite Executable Details

Primary executable:
AdvanceElite.FirstRun.exe
Name:
AdvanceElite
Path:
C:\Program Files\AdvanceElite\AdvanceElite.FirstRun.exe
MD5:
17d4f597bf454ad3dc6a782682c82c2e
SHA-1:
–
SHA-256:
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Files installed by AdvanceElite
File Type Filename MD5
EXE
AdvanceEliteBrowserFilter.exe
c04eb9d3acecf5860aa53f0574c610b8
CRX
mpdgffedgjidfppfcedcmeaddgkolblk.crx
93e1cbe02d4c0ff4eb26b8463ac0233e
CRX
nnognbbcfjondoengoabolbjloapcgno.crx
529db98c70c6dfffc77a42cda9be9d6b
EXE
AdvanceElite.BOASHelper.exe
dc894e10c36b2b227a38019d0665558e
EXE
AdvanceElite.BrowserAdapter.exe
7627bdd78066cf49514dfbb9cc58d362
EXE
AdvanceElite.BrowserAdapter64.exe
7febfdbd8b72461ce28dfc3f8919844a
EXE
AdvanceElite.PurBrowse64.exe
412372941dc7845373e5d29b6ad4b543
DLL
{fc7329ef-e953-454c-8e78-ed2cf0acb2ef}.dll
341e264a132665b9a22ff331816d9e9a
DLL
{fc7329ef-e953-454c-8e78-ed2cf0acb2ef}64.dll
988ca76123b16a81acc26555ff425586
CRX
cnhgphilfpcmgjcokninbgjajeljcmop.crx
c0d3789a60738e45bf50aab25bd992b0