HypeNet

HypeNet

Known Adware

by Yontoo Technology, Inc.

What is HypeNet?

HypeNet is software application developed by Yontoo Technology, Inc.. It is most commonly found on computers running Windows 7 with nearly 64.44% of installations running this operating system. HypeNet's installer is typically 6.00 MB in size and installs around 12 files. The most common release is 2014.07.18.013122 with 6.82% of all installations currently using this version.

HypeNet is most popular in the United States with 18.89% of installations residing in this country.

About HypeNet?

This software, a branded version of the Yontoo adware browser add-on, integrates itself into the user's web browser (including IE, Chrome, and Firefox) and presents unrelated advertising content on websites not affiliated with Yontoo or its partners. Advertisements appear in various formats, including banners, video ads, search-related ads, transitional and in-text ads, and links. Additionally, the software autonomously updates and communicates with its server to receive instructions, additional ad feeds, and to report user interactions and web page visits.

Multiple virus scanners have detected malware in HypeNet.

updateHypeNet.exe (MD5: 6608e3a13c78bb726c8450ac8068161c) has been flagged by 20 scanners:
Scanner Software Result
Agnitum Outpost PUA.Kranet!
AhnLab-V3 PUP/Win32.OutBrowse
Antiy-AVL GrayWare[AdWare:not-a-virus,HEUR]/MSIL.Kranet
AVG Hypeet
AVware Yontoo (fs)
Baidu-International Adware.Win32.BrowseFox.BH
ESET-NOD32 a variant of Win32/BrowseFox.H
F-Prot W32/A-db42cb3b!Eldorado
K7 AntiVirus Trojan ( 0049c6b61 )
K7GW Trojan ( 0049c6b61 )
Kaspersky not-a-virus:HEUR:AdWare.MSIL.Kranet.heur
Kingsoft AntiVirus Win32.Troj.Generic.a.(kcloud)
Malwarebytes PUP.Optional.HypeNet.A
McAfee Artemis!6608E3A13C78
nProtect Trojan-Clicker/W32.Agent.323352.C
Panda Antivirus Trj/Chgt.B
Qihoo-360 Win32/Virus.Adware.e4c
Symantec Trojan.ADH.2
TrendMicro-HouseCall Suspicious_GEN.F47V0809
VIPRE Antivirus Yontoo (fs)
29374F18-2D19-43D2-AB7A-7B60D76A11D3.dll (MD5: d8ff3737fe124921583fc22757de8ae6) has been flagged by 37 scanners:
Scanner Software Result
Lavasoft Ad-Aware Gen:Variant.Adware.BHO.Agent.4
Agnitum Outpost PUA.Agent!
Avira AntiVir APPL/BrowseFox.Gen2
Antiy-AVL GrayWare[AdWare:not-a-virus]/Win32.Agent
AVG BrowseFox.F
Baidu-International Adware.Win32.Agent.Ad
Bitdefender Gen:Variant.Adware.BHO.Agent.4
CAT-QuickHeal AdWare.Agent.r5 (Not a Virus)
Clam AntiVirus Win.Adware.Agent-7593
Comodo Security Application.Win32.Altbrowse.AK
Dr.Web Trojan.BPlug.28
Emsisoft Anti-Malware Gen:Variant.Adware.BHO.Agent.4 (B)
ESET-NOD32 a variant of Win32/BrowseFox.F
Fortinet FortiGate Adware/Agent
F-Secure Gen:Variant.Adware.BHO.Agent.4
Jiangmin Adware/Agent.izz
K7 AntiVirus Unwanted-Program ( 00454f261 )
K7GW Unwanted-Program ( 00454f261 )
Kaspersky not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Agent.ahbx
Kingsoft AntiVirus Win32.Troj.Agent.ah.(kcloud)
Malwarebytes PUP.Optional.HypeNet.A
McAfee Artemis!D8FF3737FE12
McAfee-GW-Edition Artemis!D8FF3737FE12
MicroWorld-eScan Gen:Variant.Adware.BHO.Agent.4
NANO AntiVirus Riskware.Win32.Agent.cuenda
nProtect Trojan-Clicker/W32.Agent.249624
Panda Antivirus Trj/CI.A
Qihoo-360 Win32/Trojan.Adware.dbc
Sophos Generic PUA OC
SUPERAntiSpyware Adware.BrowseFox/Variant
TrendMicro-HouseCall Suspicious_GEN.F47V0612
VIPRE Antivirus Yontoo (fs)
Zillya Adware.Agent.Win32.9046
AhnLab-V3 PUP/Win32.OutBrowse
AVware Yontoo (fs)
F-Prot W32/A-db42cb3b!Eldorado
Symantec Trojan.ADH.2

Software Behaviors

Services:
  • updateHypeNet.exe runs as a service named 'Update HypeNet' (Update HypeNet).

Software Details

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

HypeNet Executable Details

Primary executable:
HypeNetbho.dll
Name:
HypeNet
Path:
C:\Program Files\HypeNet\HypeNetbho.dll
MD5:
f8fb243688823c6fa93da0e6b80a7055
SHA-1:
–
SHA-256:
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Files installed by HypeNet
File Type Filename MD5
EXE
7za.exe
e92604e043f51c604b6d1ac3bcd3a202
EXE
Updater.exe
c5bc3d856c77bc50fb4f06591205e1b1
EXE
updateHypeNet.exe
Malware
6608e3a13c78bb726c8450ac8068161c
EXE
HypeNetUninstall.exe
a4c3864ab508e469a642758d1998dae3
DLL
HypeNetbho.dll
f8fb243688823c6fa93da0e6b80a7055
DLL
BA20FBE1-D4E0-4143-9BF5-EF76181D031C.dll
d8ff3737fe124921583fc22757de8ae6
DLL
29374F18-2D19-43D2-AB7A-7B60D76A11D3.dll
Malware
d8ff3737fe124921583fc22757de8ae6
CRX
ojhanmpkdnjfmopdhpifobojeflknnlj.crx
26e5f8573449f042169600854521abad
EXE
HypeNetUn.exe
71a7bf2d0f0c3f1f4822fa58e204b5a8
EXE
HypeNet.FirstRun.exe
5d716f58d455f999e7f7f8d4c861252a