What is diamondata?

diamondata is software application developed by Yontoo Technology, Inc.. It is most commonly found on computers running Windows 7 with nearly 70.79% of installations running this operating system. diamondata's installer is typically 1.00 MB in size and installs around 10 files. The most common release is 3.0.0 with 51.43% of all installations currently using this version.

diamondata is most popular in the United States with 23.39% of installations residing in this country.

About diamondata?

The Diamondata adware is a web browser toolbar and extension designed to modify the search and home pages of web browsers while delivering contextual-based advertising. It supports Internet Explorer, Firefox, and Chrome. In addition to modifying the search provider, this toolbar is engineered to protect it, ensuring it remains the default browser search engine. It is commonly installed as part of a co-bundled offer within third-party software distributions. The software is distributed through various third-party bundleware installations, including goforfiles.com (Righway Technologies) and simple-files.com (Blisbury LLP). Key features and actions of the Diamondata adware include: - Modifying the default search engine and search provider - Changing the default browser homepage - Adding search functionality from the address bar - Introducing alternative redirection for "page not found" - Displaying contextual advertising

Multiple virus scanners have detected malware in diamondata.

updatediamondata.exe (MD5: a008dfdb1248a952c9ae2c0b652edf41) has been flagged by 15 scanners:

Scanner Software	Version	Result
Agnitum Outpost	5.5.1.3	PUA.Kranet!
Antiy-AVL	1.0.0.1	GrayWare[AdWare:not-a-virus,HEUR]/MSIL.Kranet
AVware	1.5.0.16	Yontoo (fs)
Baidu-International	3.5.1.41473	Adware.Win32.BrowseFox.BH
ESET-NOD32	10300	a variant of Win32/BrowseFox.H
IKARUS anti.virus	T3.1.7.5.0	PUA.BrowseFox
K7 AntiVirus	9.183.13139	Trojan ( 0049c6b61 )
K7GW	9.183.13139	Trojan ( 0049c6b61 )
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.DiamonData.A
McAfee	6.0.4.564	Artemis!A008DFDB1248
Panda Antivirus	10.0.3.5	Trj/Chgt.B
TrendMicro-HouseCall	9.700.0.1001	Suspicious_GEN.F47V0817
VIPRE Antivirus	32462	Yontoo (fs)

diamondataBHO.dll (MD5: d743439590f5d4c2afde851d466fdf5b) has been flagged by 26 scanners:

Scanner Software	Version	Result
Agnitum Outpost	7.1.1	PUA.Agent
Avira AntiVir	7.11.144.160	APPL/BrowseFox.Gen2
Antiy-AVL	0.1.0.1	GrayWare[AdWare:not-a-virus]/Win32.Agent
Baidu-International	4.0.3.14422	Adware.Win32.Agent.aeRS
CAT-QuickHeal	4.14.12.00	AdWare.Agent.ahbx (Not a Virus)
Comodo Security	18144	Application.Win32.Altbrowse.AK
Dr.Web	9.0.0.0112	Trojan.BPlug.17
ESET-NOD32	8.9704	a variant of Win32/BrowseFox.F
Fortinet FortiGate	4/22/2014	Adware/Agent
G Data	14.4.24	Win32.Application.BrowseFox
IKARUS anti.virus	t3scan.1.6.1.0	not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Agent
K7 AntiVirus	13.176.11833	Unwanted-Program
K7GW	13.176.11833	Unwanted-Program ( 00454f261 )
Kaspersky	14.0.0.3976	not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Agent
Kingsoft AntiVirus	331020.49267	Win32.Troj.Agent.ah.(kcloud)
Malwarebytes	v2014.04.22.05	PUP.Optional.DiamonData.A
McAfee	5600.7152	Artemis!D743439590F5
McAfee-GW-Edition	7.7152	Artemis!D743439590F5
NANO AntiVirus	0.28.0.59492	Riskware.Win32.Agent.cqycvd
Sophos	4.98	Generic PUA EO
SUPERAntiSpyware	10650	Adware.BrowseFox/Variant
TrendMicro-HouseCall	7.2.112	TROJ_GEN.F47V0301
Vba32 AntiVirus	3.12.26.0	AdWare.Agent
VIPRE Antivirus	28474	Yontoo (fs)
AVware	1.5.0.16	Yontoo (fs)
Panda Antivirus	10.0.3.5	Trj/Chgt.B