focusbase

focusbase

Known Adware

by Yontoo Technology, Inc.

What is focusbase?

focusbase is software application developed by Yontoo Technology, Inc.. It is most commonly found on computers running Windows 7 with nearly 53.19% of installations running this operating system. focusbase's installer is typically 6.00 MB in size and installs around 11 files. The most common release is 2014.08.12.192830 with 1.06% of all installations currently using this version.

focusbase is most popular in the United States with 55.92% of installations residing in this country.

About focusbase?

Focusbase is a web browser extension that displays banner ads and contextual link ads. The ads are injected by the web browser plugin (Internet Explorer, Firefox, and Chrome) and will be displayed on any website, regardless of affiliation with the publisher. The application is typically bundled by third-party download managers that use deceptive advertising techniques to install the software on the user's computer. In addition to displaying ads, the application may also modify the browser settings, potentially lowering the browser's security settings and changing the home page and search provider.

Multiple virus scanners have detected malware in focusbase.

updatefocusbase.exe (MD5: 31aeb5c303e62630fe5a0929f8682860) has been flagged by 34 scanners:
Scanner Software Result
Lavasoft Ad-Aware Adware.SwiftBrowse.CO
Agnitum Outpost Riskware.Agent!
AhnLab-V3 Win-PUP/BrowseFox.Gen
avast! Win32:BrowseFox-EQ [PUP]
AVG Focusbase.C90
Avira ADWARE/BrowseFox.aoy
AVware Yontoo (fs)
Baidu-International Adware.Win32.BrowseFox.focu
Bitdefender Adware.SwiftBrowse.CO
Bkav FE W32.HfsAdware.7E88
Cyren W32/S-7b6eb46a!Eldorado
Dr.Web Trojan.Yontoo.1734
Emsisoft Anti-Malware Adware.SwiftBrowse.CO (B)
ESET-NOD32 a variant of MSIL/BrowseFox.H potentially unwanted
Fortinet FortiGate Adware/BrowseFox
F-Prot W32/S-7b6eb46a!Eldorado
F-Secure Adware.SwiftBrowse.CO
G Data Adware.SwiftBrowse.CO
IKARUS anti.virus PUA.MSIL.BrowseFox
K7 AntiVirus Unwanted-Program ( 0040f96c1 )
K7GW Unwanted-Program ( 0040f96c1 )
McAfee BrowseFox-FTQ
McAfee-GW-Edition BrowseFox-FTQ
MicroWorld-eScan Adware.SwiftBrowse.CO
NANO AntiVirus Riskware.Win32.BrowseFox.dlbiut
nProtect Adware.SwiftBrowse.CO
Panda Antivirus Adware/BrowserFox
Qihoo-360 Win32/Virus.Adware.a16
Sophos Generic PUA MP
Symantec Trojan.Gen.2
Tencent Trojan.Win32.Qudamah.Gen.18
Trend Micro TROJ_GEN.R047C0EA415
TrendMicro-HouseCall TROJ_GEN.R047C0EA415
VIPRE Antivirus Yontoo (fs)
focusbaseBHO.dll (MD5: 870758df65021ca1c3eaee80b7ef8156) has been flagged by 40 scanners:
Scanner Software Result
Lavasoft Ad-Aware Adware.SwiftBrowse.CO
Agnitum Outpost Riskware.Agent
AhnLab-V3 Win-PUP/BrowseFox.Gen
Antiy-AVL Trojan/Win32.TSGeneric
avast! Win32:BrowseFox-EQ [PUP]
AVG BrowseFox.F
Avira Adware/BrowseFox.aoy
AVware Yontoo (fs)
Baidu-International Adware.Win32.BrowseFox.focu
Bitdefender Adware.SwiftBrowse.CO
Bkav FE W32.HfsAdware
Comodo Security Application.Win32.BrowseFox.JM
Cyren W32/S-7bed2e86!Eldorado
Dr.Web Trojan.BPlug.141
Emsisoft Anti-Malware Adware.SwiftBrowse.CO
ESET-NOD32 a variant of Win32/BrowseFox.O potentially unwanted
Fortinet FortiGate Riskware/BrowseFox
F-Prot W32/S-7bed2e86
F-Secure Adware.SwiftBrowse.CO
G Data Adware.SwiftBrowse.CO
Jiangmin AdWare/Kranet.ao
K7 AntiVirus Trojan
K7GW Trojan ( 0040f9921 )
Malwarebytes PUP.Optional.FocusBase.A
McAfee BrowseFox
McAfee-GW-Edition BrowseFox
MicroWorld-eScan Adware.SwiftBrowse.CO
NANO AntiVirus Trojan.Win32.BPlug.ddwtte
nProtect Trojan-Clicker/W32.LinkSwift.250144
Panda Antivirus Adware/BrowserFox
Qihoo-360 HEUR/QVM30.1.Malware.Gen
Sophos Generic PUA NN
Symantec Trojan.Gen
Tencent Win32.Trojan.Suspicious.Dygd
TrendMicro-HouseCall TROJ_GEN.R047C0PKS14
Vba32 AntiVirus AdWare.Kranet
VIPRE Antivirus Yontoo (fs)
Zillya Adware.Agent.Win32.31654
IKARUS anti.virus PUA.MSIL.BrowseFox
Trend Micro TROJ_GEN.R047C0EA415

Software Behaviors

Services:
  • updatefocusbase.exe runs as a service named 'Update focusbase' (Update focusbase).

Software Details

URL:
https://focusbase.info/support
Support:
https://mailto:
Installation path:
C:\Program Files\focusbase
Uninstaller:
C:\Program Files\focusbase\focusbaseuninstall.exe
Size:
6.00 MB
Language:
English

focusbase Executable Details

Primary executable:
focusbaseBrowserFilter.exe
Name:
focusbase
Path:
C:\Program Files\focusbase\focusbaseBrowserFilter.exe
MD5:
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SHA-1:
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SHA-256:
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Files installed by focusbase
File Type Filename MD5
EXE
7za.exe
e92604e043f51c604b6d1ac3bcd3a202
EXE
Updater.exe
c5bc3d856c77bc50fb4f06591205e1b1
EXE
updatefocusbase.exe
Malware
31aeb5c303e62630fe5a0929f8682860
EXE
focusbaseUninstall.exe
c45446b9903ab081903a3bece7b2ff37
EXE
focusbaseUn.exe
e421d52c9eede20572b8a0c4d9ff71cc
EXE
focusbase.FirstRun.exe
388c0ffd5dd3c1d8754dfcc2ebdc1dac
DLL
focusbaseBHO.dll
Malware
870758df65021ca1c3eaee80b7ef8156
CRX
oedbdopeomhfdadjfjalggcfjnfkilbn.crx
218f54db00e36ca0b7ff517a1fe9ae14
DLL
focusbase.BrowserFilter.Helper.dll
7734a9892d5cf1bedee48c1da8b5a845
EXE
focusbaseBrowserFilter.exe
e22871854f37d276e7d3d0f3f755ba47