What is Mega Browse?

Mega Browse is software application developed by Yontoo Technology, Inc.. It is most commonly found on computers running Windows 7 with nearly 58.38% of installations running this operating system. Mega Browse's installer is typically 4.00 MB in size and installs around 34 files. The most common release is 2014.03.28.231011 with 11.98% of all installations currently using this version.

Mega Browse is most popular in the United States with 37.49% of installations residing in this country.

About Mega Browse?

This software includes an adware program that incorporates advertisements from affiliate ad providers to deliver various ad formats such as banners, inline text links, and pop-ups.

Multiple virus scanners have detected malware in Mega Browse.

updateMegaBrowse.exe (MD5: 84f1267d70c2317f69eb667934333b16) has been flagged by 34 scanners:

Scanner Software	Version	Result
Lavasoft Ad-Aware	12.0.163.0	Adware.Generic.1012427
Agnitum Outpost	5.5.1.3	Riskware.Agent!
AhnLab-V3	2014.11.10.00	PUP/Win32.BrowseFox
Antiy-AVL	1.0.0.1	GrayWare[AdWare:not-a-virus,HEUR]/MSIL.Kranet
avast!	8.0.1489.320	Win32:BrowseFox-DD [PUP]
AVG	15.0.0.4189	Generic5.BLUS
Avira	7.11.183.224	ADWARE/BrowseFox.Gen7
AVware	1.5.0.21	Yontoo (fs)
Baidu-International	3.5.1.41473	Adware.Win32.BrowseFox.mega
Bitdefender	7.2	Adware.Generic.1012427
CAT-QuickHeal	14.00	AdWare.Kranet.r3 (Not a Virus)
Comodo Security	20041	ApplicUnwnt
Dr.Web	7.0.10.8210	Trojan.BPlug.250
Emsisoft Anti-Malware	3.0.0.600	Adware.Generic.1012427 (B)
ESET-NOD32	10698	a variant of Win32/BrowseFox.H
Fortinet FortiGate	5.0.999.0	Adware/Kranet
F-Secure	11.0.19100.45	Adware.Generic.1012427
G Data	24	Adware.Generic.1012427
K7 AntiVirus	9.185.13958	Trojan ( 0049f7ad1 )
K7GW	9.185.13958	Trojan ( 0049f7ad1 )
Kaspersky	12.0.0.1225	not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Kranet.g
Malwarebytes	1.75.0.1	PUP.Optional.MegaBrowse.A
McAfee	6.0.5.614	BrowseFox.c
McAfee-GW-Edition	v2014.2	BrowseFox.c
MicroWorld-eScan	12.0.250.0	Adware.Generic.1012427
nProtect	2014-11-06.01	Trojan-Clicker/W32.Kranet.322984
Qihoo-360	1.0.0.1015	Win32/Virus.Adware.6e2
Sophos	4.98.0	Browse Fox
Symantec	20141.1.0.330	Trojan.Gen.2
Tencent	1.0.0.1	Win32.Adware.Kranet.Ecub
Trend Micro	9.740.0.1012	TROJ_GEN.R0C1C0EJC14
TrendMicro-HouseCall	9.700.0.1001	TROJ_GEN.R0C1C0EJC14
VIPRE Antivirus	34666	Yontoo (fs)
Zillya	2.0.0.1977	Adware.Kranet.Win32.417

MegaBrowseBHO.dll (MD5: e4727400ae6b4ebc1fc017923a5d65b4) has been flagged by 42 scanners:

Scanner Software	Version	Result
Lavasoft Ad-Aware	662	Adware.SwiftBrowse.CX
Agnitum Outpost	7.1.1	Riskware.Agent
ALYac	1.0.1.4	Adware.SwiftBrowse.CX
Antiy-AVL	1.0.0.1	Trojan/Win32.TSGeneric
avast!	2014.9-150413	Win32:BrowseFox-EH [PUP]
AVG	2016.0.3140	BrowseFox.F
AVware	1.5.0.21	Adware.BrowseFox
Baidu-International	4.0.3.15413	Adware.Win32.BrowseFox.O
Bitdefender	1.0.20.515	Adware.SwiftBrowse.CX
Bkav FE	1.3.0.6379	W32.HfsAdware
Comodo Security	21617	Application.Win32.BrowseFox.JM
Cyren	5.4.16.7	W32/S-7bed2e86!Eldorado
Dr.Web	9.0.0.0103	Trojan.BPlug.142
Emsisoft Anti-Malware	8.15.04.13.12	Adware.SwiftBrowse.CX
ESET-NOD32	9.11413	a variant of Win32/BrowseFox.O potentially unwanted
Fortinet FortiGate	4/13/2015	Riskware/BrowseFox
F-Prot	v6.4.7.1.166	W32/S-7bed2e86
F-Secure	11.2015-13-04_2	Adware.SwiftBrowse.CX
G Data	15.4.25	Adware.SwiftBrowse.CX
Jiangmin	KV150413	AdWare/Kranet.ao
K7 AntiVirus	13.202.15452	Trojan
K7GW	13.202.15455	Trojan ( 0040f9921 )
Kaspersky	14.0.0.2197	not-a-virus:WebToolbar.Win32.Agent
Malwarebytes	v2015.04.13.12	PUP.Optional.MegaBrowse.A
McAfee	5600.6796	BrowseFox
McAfee-GW-Edition	7.6796	BrowseFox
MicroWorld-eScan	16.0.0.309	Adware.SwiftBrowse.CX
NANO AntiVirus	0.30.8.659	Trojan.Win32.BPlug.dedpsr
nProtect	15.04.01.01	Adware.SwiftBrowse.CX
Panda Antivirus	15.04.13.12	Trj/CI.A
Qihoo-360	1.0.0.1015	HEUR/QVM30.1.Malware.Gen
Sophos	4.98	Browse Fox
Symantec	4/13/2015 rev. 2	Yontoo.C
Tencent	1.0.0.1	Trojan.Win32.Qudamah.Gen.9
Trend Micro	10.465.13	TROJ_GEN.R0C1C0EA215
TrendMicro-HouseCall	7.2.103	TROJ_GEN.R0C1C0EA215
Vba32 AntiVirus	3.12.26.3	AdWare.Kranet
VIPRE Antivirus	38976	Adware.BrowseFox
Zillya	2.0.0.2124	Adware.Agent.Win32.34352
AhnLab-V3	2014.11.10.00	PUP/Win32.BrowseFox
Avira	7.11.183.224	ADWARE/BrowseFox.Gen7
CAT-QuickHeal	14.00	AdWare.Kranet.r3 (Not a Virus)

Software Behaviors

Services:

updateMegaBrowse.exe runs as a service named 'Update Mega Browse' (Update Mega Browse).
updateMegaBrowse(34).exe runs as a service named 'Update Mega Browse' (Update Mega Browse).

Software Details

URL:

https://megabrowse.biz/support

Support:

https://mailto:

Installation path:

C:\Program Files\Mega Browse

Uninstaller:

C:\Program Files\Mega Browse\MegaBrowseuninstall.exe

Size:

4.00 MB

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