Cling Clang

Cling Clang

Known Adware

by Yontoo Technology, Inc.

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 Result
Lavasoft Ad-Aware Adware.ClingClang.A
Agnitum Outpost PUA.Kranet!
Antiy-AVL GrayWare[AdWare:not-a-virus,HEUR]/MSIL.Kranet
AVG Cling.376
AVware Yontoo (fs)
Baidu-International Adware.Win32.BrowseFox.BH
Bitdefender Adware.ClingClang.A
Dr.Web Trojan.BPlug.145
Emsisoft Anti-Malware Adware.ClingClang.A (B)
ESET-NOD32 a variant of Win32/BrowseFox.H
F-Secure Adware.ClingClang.A
G Data Adware.ClingClang.A
IKARUS anti.virus PUA.BrowseFox
Kaspersky not-a-virus:HEUR:AdWare.MSIL.Kranet.heur
Malwarebytes PUP.Optional.ClingClang.A
McAfee Artemis!7EF9EAAB199A
MicroWorld-eScan Adware.ClingClang.A
nProtect Trojan-Clicker/W32.Agent.323360
Qihoo-360 Win32/Virus.Adware.e4c
TrendMicro-HouseCall Suspicious_GEN.F47V0828
VIPRE Antivirus Yontoo (fs)
ClingClangBHO.dll (MD5: e804edda37724c3a8be81c72345f4b35) has been flagged by 26 scanners:
Scanner Software Result
Comodo Security Application.Win32.Altbrowse.AK
Dr.Web Adware.Plugin.100
ESET-NOD32 a variant of Win32/BrowseFox.F
Fortinet FortiGate Adware/Agent
Kingsoft AntiVirus Win32.Troj.Agent.ah.(kcloud)
NANO AntiVirus Riskware.Win32.Agent.cqycvd
Sophos Generic PUA HP
Lavasoft Ad-Aware Adware.ClingClang.A
Agnitum Outpost PUA.Kranet!
Antiy-AVL GrayWare[AdWare:not-a-virus,HEUR]/MSIL.Kranet
AVG Cling.376
AVware Yontoo (fs)
Baidu-International Adware.Win32.BrowseFox.BH
Bitdefender Adware.ClingClang.A
Emsisoft Anti-Malware Adware.ClingClang.A (B)
F-Secure Adware.ClingClang.A
G Data Adware.ClingClang.A
IKARUS anti.virus PUA.BrowseFox
Kaspersky not-a-virus:HEUR:AdWare.MSIL.Kranet.heur
Malwarebytes PUP.Optional.ClingClang.A
McAfee Artemis!7EF9EAAB199A
MicroWorld-eScan Adware.ClingClang.A
nProtect Trojan-Clicker/W32.Agent.323360
Qihoo-360 Win32/Virus.Adware.e4c
TrendMicro-HouseCall Suspicious_GEN.F47V0828
VIPRE Antivirus 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
Language:
English

Cling Clang Executable Details

Primary executable:
ClingClangBHO.dll
Name:
Cling Clang
Path:
C:\Program Files\Cling Clang\ClingClangBHO.dll
MD5:
e804edda37724c3a8be81c72345f4b35
SHA-1:
SHA-256:
Files installed by Cling Clang
File Type Filename MD5
EXE
a49dd0545c31cb2b3380c28be00d0d48