What is Cling Clang?

Cling Clang is software application developed by Yontoo Technology, Inc.. It is most commonly found on computers running Windows 7 with nearly 57.28% of installations running this operating system. Cling Clang's installer is typically 1.00 MB in size and installs around 11 files. The most common release is 2013.11.21.231423 with 30.10% of all installations currently using this version.

Cling Clang is most popular in Canada with 16.28% of installations residing in this country.

About Cling Clang?

Cling Clang is a web browser extension that is categorized as a variant of the Web Cake adware. It has the capability to modify the user's home and search providers, and to display contextual and popup advertising in the browser. According to the Terms of Service, the Software is free to use and is supported by various types of advertising, such as search, banner, inline text, and transitional ads. These ads and features are not endorsed by the websites on which they appear. The Software may modify, add, enable, disable, or discontinue features, content, and advertising at any time without additional notice to the user. Some features and ad placements may contain links to further information and disabling instructions. Note: It is important to mention that the Cling Clang software is considered adware and may not be the best choice for users looking for a secure and ad-free browsing experience.

Multiple virus scanners have detected malware in Cling Clang.

updateClingClang.exe (MD5: 7ef9eaab199a537686a1ca6b91d55fc5) has been flagged by 21 scanners:

Scanner Software	Version	Result
Lavasoft Ad-Aware	12.0.163.0	Adware.ClingClang.A
Agnitum Outpost	5.5.1.3	PUA.Kranet!
Antiy-AVL	1.0.0.1	GrayWare[AdWare:not-a-virus,HEUR]/MSIL.Kranet
AVG	14.0.0.4015	Cling.376
AVware	1.5.0.16	Yontoo (fs)
Baidu-International	3.5.1.41473	Adware.Win32.BrowseFox.BH
Bitdefender	7.2	Adware.ClingClang.A
Dr.Web	7.0.10.8210	Trojan.BPlug.145
Emsisoft Anti-Malware	3.0.0.600	Adware.ClingClang.A (B)
ESET-NOD32	10327	a variant of Win32/BrowseFox.H
F-Secure	11.0.19100.45	Adware.ClingClang.A
G Data	24	Adware.ClingClang.A
IKARUS anti.virus	T3.1.7.5.0	PUA.BrowseFox
Kaspersky	12.0.0.1225	not-a-virus:HEUR:AdWare.MSIL.Kranet.heur
Malwarebytes	1.75.0.1	PUP.Optional.ClingClang.A
McAfee	6.0.4.564	Artemis!7EF9EAAB199A
MicroWorld-eScan	12.0.250.0	Adware.ClingClang.A
nProtect	2014-08-27.01	Trojan-Clicker/W32.Agent.323360
Qihoo-360	1.0.0.1015	Win32/Virus.Adware.e4c
TrendMicro-HouseCall	9.700.0.1001	Suspicious_GEN.F47V0828
VIPRE Antivirus	32614	Yontoo (fs)

ClingClangBHO.dll (MD5: e804edda37724c3a8be81c72345f4b35) has been flagged by 26 scanners:

Scanner Software	Version	Result
Comodo Security	17457	Application.Win32.Altbrowse.AK
Dr.Web	9.0.0.010	Adware.Plugin.100
ESET-NOD32	8.9184	a variant of Win32/BrowseFox.F
Fortinet FortiGate	1/10/2014	Adware/Agent
Kingsoft AntiVirus	331020.49267	Win32.Troj.Agent.ah.(kcloud)
NANO AntiVirus	0.28.0.56692	Riskware.Win32.Agent.cqycvd
Sophos	4.96	Generic PUA HP
Lavasoft Ad-Aware	12.0.163.0	Adware.ClingClang.A
Agnitum Outpost	5.5.1.3	PUA.Kranet!
Antiy-AVL	1.0.0.1	GrayWare[AdWare:not-a-virus,HEUR]/MSIL.Kranet
AVG	14.0.0.4015	Cling.376
AVware	1.5.0.16	Yontoo (fs)
Baidu-International	3.5.1.41473	Adware.Win32.BrowseFox.BH
Bitdefender	7.2	Adware.ClingClang.A
Emsisoft Anti-Malware	3.0.0.600	Adware.ClingClang.A (B)
F-Secure	11.0.19100.45	Adware.ClingClang.A
G Data	24	Adware.ClingClang.A
IKARUS anti.virus	T3.1.7.5.0	PUA.BrowseFox
Kaspersky	12.0.0.1225	not-a-virus:HEUR:AdWare.MSIL.Kranet.heur
Malwarebytes	1.75.0.1	PUP.Optional.ClingClang.A
McAfee	6.0.4.564	Artemis!7EF9EAAB199A
MicroWorld-eScan	12.0.250.0	Adware.ClingClang.A
nProtect	2014-08-27.01	Trojan-Clicker/W32.Agent.323360
Qihoo-360	1.0.0.1015	Win32/Virus.Adware.e4c
TrendMicro-HouseCall	9.700.0.1001	Suspicious_GEN.F47V0828
VIPRE Antivirus	32614	Yontoo (fs)

Software Behaviors

Services:

updateClingClang.exe runs as a service named 'Update Cling Clang' (Update Cling Clang).
utilClingClang.exe runs as a service named 'Util Cling Clang' (Util Cling Clang).

Software Details

URL:

https://clingclang.biz/support

Support:

https://mailto:

Installation path:

C:\Program Files\Cling Clang

Uninstaller:

C:\Program Files\Cling Clang\ClingClanguninstall.exe

Size:

1.00 MB

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