What is BrowseFox?

BrowseFox is software application developed by Yontoo Technology, Inc.. It is most commonly found on computers running Windows 7 with nearly 63.76% of installations running this operating system. BrowseFox's installer is typically 1.00 MB in size and installs around 15 files. The most common release is 1.0.0 with 60.29% of all installations currently using this version.

BrowseFox is most popular in the United States with 29.85% of installations residing in this country.

About BrowseFox?

This software is a web browser extension and Browser Helper Object specifically designed for Internet Explorer. Its primary function is to deliver contextual-based advertising within the web browser. Additionally, it has the ability to modify the user's browser home and search pages, as well as 'New Tab' pages in order to display advertising and search results. This software is categorized as adware and is often labeled as unwanted by multiple malware vendors. It is distributed by various bundleware vendors, including FIRSERIA and CoolMirage Ltd., and is commonly found on questionable download sites such as down324.com, fakdmr.com, and hd-plugins.com, among others.

Multiple virus scanners have detected malware in BrowseFox.

updateBrowseFox.exe (MD5: 0637bc7c027f4b8cf0cc80c8b7db0cc6) has been flagged by 23 scanners:

Scanner Software	Version	Result
Antiy-AVL	1.0.0.1	GrayWare[AdWare:not-a-virus,HEUR]/MSIL.Kranet
avast!	8.0.1489.320	Win32:BrowseFox-BH [PUP]
AVG	15.0.0.4189	Generic.CC3
Avira	7.11.182.144	ADWARE/BrowseFox.Gen7
AVware	1.5.0.21	Yontoo (fs)
Baidu-International	3.5.1.41473	Adware.Win32.BrowseFox.aLo
CAT-QuickHeal	14.00	AdWare.MSIL.r3 (Not a Virus)
Dr.Web	7.0.10.8210	Trojan.BPlug.250
ESET-NOD32	10650	a variant of Win32/BrowseFox.H
Fortinet FortiGate	5.0.999.0	Adware/Kranet
K7 AntiVirus	9.185.13866	Trojan ( 0049f7ad1 )
K7GW	9.185.13866	Trojan ( 0049f7ad1 )
Kaspersky	12.0.0.1225	not-a-virus:HEUR:AdWare.MSIL.Kranet.heur
Kingsoft AntiVirus	2013.4.9.267	Win32.Troj.Generic.a.(kcloud)
Malwarebytes	1.75.0.1	PUP.Optional.BrowseFox.A
McAfee	6.0.5.614	BrowseFox.c
McAfee-GW-Edition	v2014.2	BrowseFox.c
Qihoo-360	1.0.0.1015	Win32/Virus.Adware.708
Sophos	4.98.0	Generic PUA DI
Symantec	20141.1.0.330	Trojan.ADH.2
Trend Micro	9.740.0.1012	TROJ_GEN.R0C1C0EJJ14
TrendMicro-HouseCall	9.700.0.1001	TROJ_GEN.R0C1C0EJJ14
VIPRE Antivirus	34394	Yontoo (fs)

BrowseFoxBHO.dll (MD5: ff1167d312600a378bfdfa4f8f5dc7b1) has been flagged by 23 scanners:

Scanner Software	Version	Result
AVG	2015.0.3599	MalSign.Skodna.BrowseFox
Dr.Web	9.0.0.010	Adware.Searcher.2574
ESET-NOD32	8.8944	Win32/BrowseFox.A
Malwarebytes	v2014.01.10.02	PUP.Optional.BrowseFox.A
McAfee	5600.7255	Artemis!FF1167D31260
McAfee-GW-Edition	7.7255	Artemis!FF1167D31260
TrendMicro-HouseCall	7.2.10	TROJ_GEN.F47V0908
VIPRE Antivirus	22594	Yontoo (fs)
Antiy-AVL	1.0.0.1	GrayWare[AdWare:not-a-virus,HEUR]/MSIL.Kranet
avast!	8.0.1489.320	Win32:BrowseFox-BH [PUP]
Avira	7.11.182.144	ADWARE/BrowseFox.Gen7
AVware	1.5.0.21	Yontoo (fs)
Baidu-International	3.5.1.41473	Adware.Win32.BrowseFox.aLo
CAT-QuickHeal	14.00	AdWare.MSIL.r3 (Not a Virus)
Fortinet FortiGate	5.0.999.0	Adware/Kranet
K7 AntiVirus	9.185.13866	Trojan ( 0049f7ad1 )
K7GW	9.185.13866	Trojan ( 0049f7ad1 )
Kaspersky	12.0.0.1225	not-a-virus:HEUR:AdWare.MSIL.Kranet.heur
Kingsoft AntiVirus	2013.4.9.267	Win32.Troj.Generic.a.(kcloud)
Qihoo-360	1.0.0.1015	Win32/Virus.Adware.708
Sophos	4.98.0	Generic PUA DI
Symantec	20141.1.0.330	Trojan.ADH.2
Trend Micro	9.740.0.1012	TROJ_GEN.R0C1C0EJJ14