GreyGray
What is GreyGray?
GreyGray is software application developed by Yontoo Technology, Inc.. It is most commonly found on computers running Windows 7 with nearly 57.69% of installations running this operating system. GreyGray's installer is typically 2.00 MB in size and installs around 7 files. The most common release is 1.0.0 with 63.92% of all installations currently using this version.
GreyGray is most popular in the United States with 20% of installations residing in this country.
About GreyGray?
This software is a variant of the Web Cake adware and functions as a web browser extension. It modifies the user's home and search providers, and displays contextual and popup advertising within the browser. Upon installation, the software introduces various unwanted features to the web browser, including inline text and multi-site searching, comparison shopping, related search results, additional offers, coupons, website ratings, and reviews. GreyGray operates by analyzing the content of visited web pages and tracking URLs and navigation. Furthermore, it adds features through its 'auto-enabled updater' service as needed post-installation.
Multiple virus scanners have detected malware in GreyGray.
| Scanner Software | Version | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Lavasoft Ad-Aware | 12.0.163.0 | Adware.BrowseFox.BO |
| AhnLab-V3 | 2015.02.18.00 | Win-PUP/BrowseFox.Gen |
| ALYac | 1.0.1.4 | Adware.BrowseFox.BO |
| Antiy-AVL | 1.0.0.1 | GrayWare[AdWare:not-a-virus]/Win32.SwiftBrowse |
| avast! | 8.0.1489.320 | Win32:BrowseFox-ED [PUP] |
| AVG | 15.0.0.4284 | GreyGray |
| Avira | 7.11.210.224 | ADWARE/BrowseFox.Gen7 |
| AVware | 1.5.0.21 | Yontoo (fs) |
| Baidu-International | 3.5.1.41473 | Adware.Win32.BrowseFox.grey |
| Bitdefender | 7.2 | Adware.BrowseFox.BO |
| CAT-QuickHeal | 14.00 | AdWare.Swiftbrowse.r3 (Not a Virus) |
| Cyren | 5.4.16.7 | W32/S-e9f8bd0b!Eldorado |
| Dr.Web | 7.0.11.1300 | Trojan.Yontoo.744 |
| Emsisoft Anti-Malware | 3.0.0.600 | Adware.BrowseFox.BO (B) |
| ESET-NOD32 | 11193 | a variant of MSIL/BrowseFox.H potentially unwanted |
| Fortinet FortiGate | 5.0.999.0 | Adware/SwiftBrowse |
| F-Prot | 4.7.1.166 | W32/S-e9f8bd0b!Eldorado |
| F-Secure | 11.0.19100.45 | Adware.BrowseFox.BO |
| G Data | 25 | Adware.BrowseFox.BO |
| Jiangmin | 16.0.100 | AdWare/SwiftBrowse.caz |
| K7 AntiVirus | 9.196.14999 | Adware ( 700000121 ) |
| K7GW | 9.196.14998 | Adware ( 700000121 ) |
| Kaspersky | 15.0.1.10 | not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.SwiftBrowse.cf |
| McAfee | 6.0.5.614 | BrowseFox-FTQ |
| McAfee-GW-Edition | v2014.2 | BrowseFox-FTQ |
| MicroWorld-eScan | 12.0.250.0 | Adware.BrowseFox.BO |
| NANO AntiVirus | 0.30.0.126 | Riskware.Win32.SwiftBrowse.dmmxea |
| nProtect | 2015-02-17.01 | Adware.BrowseFox.BO |
| Qihoo-360 | 1.0.0.1015 | Win32/Virus.Adware.708 |
| Sophos | 4.98.0 | GreyGray |
| Symantec | 20141.2.0.56 | Trojan.Gen.2 |
| Tencent | 1.0.0.1 | Win32.Trojan.Falsesign.Lmko |
| Trend Micro | 9.740.0.1012 | TROJ_GEN.R021C0EAL15 |
| TrendMicro-HouseCall | 9.700.0.1001 | TROJ_GEN.R021C0EAL15 |
| VIPRE Antivirus | 37672 | Yontoo (fs) |
| Scanner Software | Version | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Dr.Web | 9.0.0.0328 | Adware.Plugin.100 |
| ESET-NOD32 | 7.9062 | a variant of Win32/BrowseFox.F |
| Kingsoft AntiVirus | 331020.49267 | Win32.Troj.Generic.a.(kcloud) |
| TrendMicro-HouseCall | 7.2.328 | TROJ_GEN.F47V1110 |
| VIPRE Antivirus | 23488 | Yontoo (fs) |
| Lavasoft Ad-Aware | 12.0.163.0 | Adware.BrowseFox.BO |
| AhnLab-V3 | 2015.02.18.00 | Win-PUP/BrowseFox.Gen |
| ALYac | 1.0.1.4 | Adware.BrowseFox.BO |
| Antiy-AVL | 1.0.0.1 | GrayWare[AdWare:not-a-virus]/Win32.SwiftBrowse |
| avast! | 8.0.1489.320 | Win32:BrowseFox-ED [PUP] |
| AVG | 15.0.0.4284 | GreyGray |
| Avira | 7.11.210.224 | ADWARE/BrowseFox.Gen7 |
| AVware | 1.5.0.21 | Yontoo (fs) |
| Baidu-International | 3.5.1.41473 | Adware.Win32.BrowseFox.grey |
| Bitdefender | 7.2 | Adware.BrowseFox.BO |
| CAT-QuickHeal | 14.00 | AdWare.Swiftbrowse.r3 (Not a Virus) |
| Cyren | 5.4.16.7 | W32/S-e9f8bd0b!Eldorado |
| Emsisoft Anti-Malware | 3.0.0.600 | Adware.BrowseFox.BO (B) |
| Fortinet FortiGate | 5.0.999.0 | Adware/SwiftBrowse |
| F-Prot | 4.7.1.166 | W32/S-e9f8bd0b!Eldorado |
| F-Secure | 11.0.19100.45 | Adware.BrowseFox.BO |
| G Data | 25 | Adware.BrowseFox.BO |
| Jiangmin | 16.0.100 | AdWare/SwiftBrowse.caz |
| K7 AntiVirus | 9.196.14999 | Adware ( 700000121 ) |
| K7GW | 9.196.14998 | Adware ( 700000121 ) |
| Kaspersky | 15.0.1.10 | not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.SwiftBrowse.cf |
| McAfee | 6.0.5.614 | BrowseFox-FTQ |
| McAfee-GW-Edition | v2014.2 | BrowseFox-FTQ |
| MicroWorld-eScan | 12.0.250.0 | Adware.BrowseFox.BO |
| NANO AntiVirus | 0.30.0.126 | Riskware.Win32.SwiftBrowse.dmmxea |
| nProtect | 2015-02-17.01 | Adware.BrowseFox.BO |
| Qihoo-360 | 1.0.0.1015 | Win32/Virus.Adware.708 |
| Sophos | 4.98.0 | GreyGray |
| Symantec | 20141.2.0.56 | Trojan.Gen.2 |
| Tencent | 1.0.0.1 | Win32.Trojan.Falsesign.Lmko |
| Trend Micro | 9.740.0.1012 | TROJ_GEN.R021C0EAL15 |
Software Behaviors
- Services:
-
- updateGreyGray.exe runs as a service named 'Update GreyGray' (Update GreyGray).
Software Details
- URL:
- https://greygray.biz/support
- Support:
- https://mailto:
- Installation path:
- C:\Program Files\GreyGray
- Uninstaller:
- C:\Program Files\GreyGray\GreyGrayuninstall.exe
- Size:
- 2.00 MB
- Language:
- English
GreyGray Executable Details
- Primary executable:
- GreyGrayBHO.dll
- Name:
- GreyGray
- Path:
- C:\Program Files\GreyGray\GreyGrayBHO.dll
- MD5:
- e517a30a6335ebe95c07d65f7b59381e
- SHA-1:
- –
- SHA-256:
- –
| File Type | Filename | MD5 |
|---|---|---|
|
EXE
|
8d03b10f0dced524a88a3ff4b370f50d | |
|
EXE
|
updateGreyGray.exe
Malware
|
a49a08116ed58940d8fbdcdd4b58cc3c |
|
DLL
|
GreyGrayBHO.dll
Malware
|
e517a30a6335ebe95c07d65f7b59381e |
|
EXE
|
d261ca03ec421c6e8738d26c53cc849c | |
|
EXE
|
a33438b7892e3ad4c241503b1410ceca | |
|
CRX
|
31c1f7489dc75f3366bc425d0cb5fa22 | |
|
CRX
|
1d02d2e1f0b4741979cb43c91e7252d6 |