LinkSwift

LinkSwift

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by Yontoo Technology, Inc.

What is LinkSwift?

LinkSwift is software application developed by Yontoo Technology, Inc.. It is most commonly found on computers running Windows 7 with nearly 52.82% of installations running this operating system. LinkSwift's installer is typically 2.00 MB in size and installs around 13 files. The most common release is 3.0.0 with 57.14% of all installations currently using this version.

LinkSwift is most popular in the United States with 56.79% of installations residing in this country.

About LinkSwift?

LinkSwift is a web browser extension that provides various ad-supported functionalities, including toolbar and search provider modifications. The extension may redirect web searches to specific search engine partners with whom the publisher has a commercial relationship. Additionally, it may display sponsored advertising and pop-up messages. The software's licensing agreement outlines its ability to change default search engines, modify error pages, and adjust home pages and new tabs. It also reserves the right to update, modify, enable, disable, or discontinue its features and advertising without prior notice to the user. Please note that the description is accurate at the time of writing and may be subject to changes by the software publisher.

Multiple virus scanners have detected malware in LinkSwift.

IEClient.dll (MD5: d0e862460a9315ab29faa72b1e05460b) has been flagged by 5 scanners:
Scanner Software Result
Dr.Web Adware.Plugin.100
ESET-NOD32 probably a variant of Win32/BrowseFox.A
Kingsoft AntiVirus Win32.Troj.Generic.a.(kcloud)
Malwarebytes PUP.Optional.LinkSwift.A
VIPRE Antivirus Yontoo (fs)
updateLinkSwift.exe (MD5: 18bda2d175e6edc10b3d6548e3959ed5) has been flagged by 35 scanners:
Scanner Software Result
Lavasoft Ad-Aware Adware.SwiftBrowse.CO
Agnitum Outpost PUA.LinkSwift!
Antiy-AVL GrayWare[AdWare:not-a-virus,HEUR]/MSIL.Kranet
avast! Win32:BrowseFox-H [PUP]
AVG Generic.8BF
Avira ADWARE/BrowseFox.Gen7
AVware Yontoo (fs)
Baidu-International Adware.Win32.BrowseFox.bH
Bitdefender Adware.SwiftBrowse.CO
Comodo Security UnclassifiedMalware
Dr.Web Trojan.BPlug.250
Emsisoft Anti-Malware Adware.SwiftBrowse.CO (B)
ESET-NOD32 a variant of Win32/BrowseFox.H
Fortinet FortiGate Adware/LinkSwift
F-Secure Adware.SwiftBrowse.CO
G Data Adware.SwiftBrowse.CO
K7 AntiVirus Unwanted-Program ( 004a8e8b1 )
K7GW Unwanted-Program ( 004a8e8b1 )
Kaspersky not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.LinkSwift.a
Kingsoft AntiVirus Win32.Troj.LinkSwift.a.(kcloud)
Malwarebytes PUP.Optional.LinkSwift.A
McAfee BrowseFox.c
McAfee-GW-Edition BrowseFox.c
MicroWorld-eScan Adware.SwiftBrowse.CO
nProtect Trojan-Clicker/W32.Agent.323360.C
Sophos Generic PUA BI
Tencent Win32.Adware.Linkswift.Eaef
Trend Micro TROJ_GEN.R0C1C0PJU14
TrendMicro-HouseCall TROJ_GEN.R0C1C0PJU14
Vba32 AntiVirus AdWare.LinkSwift
VIPRE Antivirus Yontoo (fs)
Zillya Adware.LinkSwift.Win32.110
IKARUS anti.virus not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.LinkSwift
NANO AntiVirus Riskware.Win32.Agent.crkvek
SUPERAntiSpyware Adware.BrowseFox/Variant
LinkSwiftBHO.dll (MD5: 0306c797b31468221422177b7e15bb61) has been flagged by 21 scanners:
Scanner Software Result
Agnitum Outpost PUA.LinkSwift!
Antiy-AVL GrayWare[AdWare:not-a-virus]/Win32.Agent
Comodo Security Application.Win32.Altbrowse.AK
Dr.Web Trojan.BPlug.17
ESET-NOD32 a variant of Win32/BrowseFox.F
Fortinet FortiGate Adware/LinkSwift
G Data Win32.Application.BrowseFox.B
IKARUS anti.virus not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.LinkSwift
K7 AntiVirus Unwanted-Program ( 00454f261 )
K7GW Unwanted-Program ( 00454f261 )
Kaspersky not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.LinkSwift.a
Kingsoft AntiVirus Win32.Troj.Agent.ah.(kcloud)
Malwarebytes PUP.Optional.LinkSwift.A
McAfee Artemis!0306C797B314
McAfee-GW-Edition Artemis!0306C797B314
NANO AntiVirus Riskware.Win32.Agent.crkvek
Sophos Generic PUA HL
SUPERAntiSpyware Adware.BrowseFox/Variant
TrendMicro-HouseCall TROJ_GEN.F47V0331
Vba32 AntiVirus AdWare.Agent
VIPRE Antivirus Yontoo (fs)
LinkSwiftOPC.exe (MD5: 71fb080f80e5860aa43a9e8ef800b33b) has been flagged by 36 scanners:
Scanner Software Result
Avira AntiVir TR/Downloader.Gen2
Dr.Web Adware.Searcher.2574
IKARUS anti.virus Trojan-Downloader
McAfee Artemis!71FB080F80E5
McAfee-GW-Edition Artemis!71FB080F80E5
TrendMicro-HouseCall TROJ_GEN.R0C9H0AHU13
Lavasoft Ad-Aware Adware.SwiftBrowse.CO
Agnitum Outpost PUA.LinkSwift!
Antiy-AVL GrayWare[AdWare:not-a-virus,HEUR]/MSIL.Kranet
avast! Win32:BrowseFox-H [PUP]
AVG Generic.8BF
Avira ADWARE/BrowseFox.Gen7
AVware Yontoo (fs)
Baidu-International Adware.Win32.BrowseFox.bH
Bitdefender Adware.SwiftBrowse.CO
Comodo Security UnclassifiedMalware
Emsisoft Anti-Malware Adware.SwiftBrowse.CO (B)
ESET-NOD32 a variant of Win32/BrowseFox.H
Fortinet FortiGate Adware/LinkSwift
F-Secure Adware.SwiftBrowse.CO
G Data Adware.SwiftBrowse.CO
K7 AntiVirus Unwanted-Program ( 004a8e8b1 )
K7GW Unwanted-Program ( 004a8e8b1 )
Kaspersky not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.LinkSwift.a
Kingsoft AntiVirus Win32.Troj.LinkSwift.a.(kcloud)
Malwarebytes PUP.Optional.LinkSwift.A
MicroWorld-eScan Adware.SwiftBrowse.CO
nProtect Trojan-Clicker/W32.Agent.323360.C
Sophos Generic PUA BI
Tencent Win32.Adware.Linkswift.Eaef
Trend Micro TROJ_GEN.R0C1C0PJU14
Vba32 AntiVirus AdWare.LinkSwift
VIPRE Antivirus Yontoo (fs)
Zillya Adware.LinkSwift.Win32.110
NANO AntiVirus Riskware.Win32.Agent.crkvek
SUPERAntiSpyware Adware.BrowseFox/Variant

Software Behaviors

Services:
  • updateLinkSwift.exe runs as a service named 'Update LinkSwift' (Update LinkSwift).

Software Details

URL:
https://linkswift.co/support
Support:
https://mailto:
Installation path:
C:\Program Files\LinkSwift
Uninstaller:
C:\Program Files\LinkSwift\LinkSwiftuninstall.exe
Size:
2.00 MB
Language:
English

LinkSwift Executable Details

Primary executable:
LinkSwiftOPC.exe
Name:
LinkSwift
Path:
C:\Program Files\LinkSwift\LinkSwiftOPC.exe
MD5:
71fb080f80e5860aa43a9e8ef800b33b
SHA-1:
–
SHA-256:
–
Files installed by LinkSwift
File Type Filename MD5
EXE
ab91a7350a5fddcdf0a7b0c60e8e4e71
EXE
c5bc3d856c77bc50fb4f06591205e1b1
DLL
6351ce60a355e36a1842edc3a8337739
DLL
d0e862460a9315ab29faa72b1e05460b
EXE
0b86536bba2a922f5f32ad1792d8a03b
EXE
050bf57a8779c7a607a364e326f2ebb0
EXE
fe2d384f51a1504d647467e54a47963b
EXE
18bda2d175e6edc10b3d6548e3959ed5
DLL
2fe4fff249d0bb8b53c93c5025fdbe86
DLL
0306c797b31468221422177b7e15bb61