MossNet

MossNet

Known Adware

by Yontoo Technology, Inc.

What is MossNet?

MossNet is software application developed by Yontoo Technology, Inc.. It is most commonly found on computers running Windows 7 with nearly 53.62% of installations running this operating system. MossNet's installer is typically 2.00 MB in size and installs around 14 files. The most common release is 2014.08.18.140926 with 4.35% of all installations currently using this version.

MossNet is most popular in the United States with 64.54% of installations residing in this country.

About MossNet?

MossNet is a web browser plugin that provides advertising support. It is commonly included as part of third-party download manager bundles, containing potentially unwanted software offers to generate revenue through installs or malvertising practices. Upon activation, MossNet delivers advertisements to the browser in various formats, including banners, text hyperlinks, inline text ads, and transitionals. These ads are not endorsed by the hosting website and may appear in the header, footer, or replace legitimate ads. Users can access further information about the ads by clicking "About this Ad." The software also communicates with a remote server to collect browsing habits and visited URLs, updating its advertisements accordingly.

Multiple virus scanners have detected malware in MossNet.

updateMossNet.exe (MD5: d890cd7601abf0a222bfbaf568ffca1e) has been flagged by 29 scanners:
Scanner Software Result
Lavasoft Ad-Aware Adware.SwiftBrowse.CN
AhnLab-V3 PUP/Win32.BrowseFox
ALYac Adware.SwiftBrowse.CN
avast! Win32:BrowseFox-DQ [PUP]
AVG Generic.94D
Avira ADWARE/BrowseFox.Gen7
AVware Yontoo (fs)
Baidu-International Adware.MSIL.BrowseFox.H
Bitdefender Adware.SwiftBrowse.CN
Comodo Security ApplicUnwnt
Cyren W32/S-7b6eb46a!Eldorado
Emsisoft Anti-Malware Adware.SwiftBrowse.CN (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.CN
G Data Adware.SwiftBrowse.CN
K7 AntiVirus Trojan ( 0040f9761 )
K7GW Trojan ( 0040f9761 )
McAfee BrowseFox-FTQ
McAfee-GW-Edition BrowseFox-FTQ
MicroWorld-eScan Adware.SwiftBrowse.CN
nProtect Adware.SwiftBrowse.CN
Qihoo-360 Win32/Virus.Adware.708
Sophos Browse Fox
Symantec Trojan.Gen.2
Trend Micro TROJ_GEN.R00UC0ELV14
TrendMicro-HouseCall TROJ_GEN.R00UC0ELV14
VIPRE Antivirus Yontoo (fs)

Software Behaviors

Services:
  • updateMossNet.exe runs as a service named 'Update MossNet' (Update MossNet).

Software Details

URL:
https://mossnet.info/support
Support:
https://mailto:
Installation path:
C:\Program Files\MossNet
Uninstaller:
C:\Program Files\MossNet\MossNetuninstall.exe
Size:
2.00 MB
Language:
English

MossNet Executable Details

Primary executable:
MossNetbho.dll
Name:
MossNet
Path:
C:\Program Files\MossNet\MossNetbho.dll
MD5:
97f39dd97b82be316ae2219b4c73eb16
SHA-1:
–
SHA-256:
–
Files installed by MossNet
File Type Filename MD5
EXE
7za.exe
e92604e043f51c604b6d1ac3bcd3a202
EXE
Updater.exe
c5bc3d856c77bc50fb4f06591205e1b1
EXE
updateMossNet.exe
Malware
d890cd7601abf0a222bfbaf568ffca1e
EXE
MossNetUninstall.exe
9046c0559b8ed817eb3a54da9df07a59
EXE
MossNetUn.exe
8bde0f66e62eebc28675486823775fb2
EXE
MossNet.FirstRun.exe
6a5bd3af665d0875f62520e6c78b6c21
DLL
MossNetbho.dll
97f39dd97b82be316ae2219b4c73eb16
CRX
bkhdmnkphakkjhahkddegalcnilmbdmn.crx
668c0779eddbb19b3d736a766abfb2f1
CRX
jjlbnbkjdgkehphpifgmibindollccca.crx
78a008438952f155e2251b5081aa7ed3
CRX
kmoodofhjfngijhiclmilbhnfljgboij.crx
c56170212d13673df4a66feb24c2fb1e