PodoWeb

PodoWeb

Known Adware

by Yontoo Technology, Inc.

What is PodoWeb?

PodoWeb is software application developed by Yontoo Technology, Inc.. It is most commonly found on computers running Windows 7 with nearly 62.79% of installations running this operating system. PodoWeb's installer is typically 7.00 MB in size and installs around 20 files. The most common release is 2014.11.22.222207 with 0.78% of all installations currently using this version.

PodoWeb is most popular in the United States with 15.6% of installations residing in this country.

About PodoWeb?

PodoWeb is a browser adware program designed to manipulate browser settings, such as altering the search provider, and injecting display ads. It inserts new banner ads, additional advertisements, and hyper-text links onto webpages, often unrelated to the content being viewed. The displayed ads are typically of low quality and unrelated to the site's content. Removing PodoWeb through the standard installer may prove challenging, as it may not fully reset the browser settings that were modified.

Multiple virus scanners have detected malware in PodoWeb.

updatePodoWeb.exe (MD5: ed0c344565b1aff321b01e9f2805b3ba) has been flagged by 34 scanners:
Scanner Software Result
Lavasoft Ad-Aware Adware.SwiftBrowse.CV
AhnLab-V3 PUP/Win32.BrowseFox
ALYac Adware.SwiftBrowse.CV
Arcabit Adware.SwiftBrowse.CV
avast! MSIL:BrowseFox-AJ [PUP]
AVG Generic.4CA
Avira ADWARE/BrowseFox.Gen7
AVware Adware.BrowseFox
Baidu-International Adware.MSIL.BrowseFox.H
Bitdefender Adware.SwiftBrowse.CV
Bkav FE W32.HfsAdware.9A29
CAT-QuickHeal PUA.Podoweb1.Gen
Cyren W32/S-26365c9e!Eldorado
Dr.Web Trojan.Yontoo.1734
Emsisoft Anti-Malware Adware.SwiftBrowse.CV (B)
ESET-NOD32 a variant of MSIL/BrowseFox.H potentially unwanted
Fortinet FortiGate Adware/BrowseFox
F-Prot W32/S-26365c9e!Eldorado
F-Secure Adware.SwiftBrowse.CV
G Data Adware.SwiftBrowse.CV
K7 AntiVirus Adware ( 700000121 )
K7GW Adware ( 700000121 )
Malwarebytes PUP.Optional.Podoweb.C
McAfee BrowseFox-FTQ
McAfee-GW-Edition BrowseFox-FTQ
MicroWorld-eScan Adware.SwiftBrowse.CV
NANO AntiVirus Riskware.Win32.BPlug.djpkri
nProtect Adware.SwiftBrowse.CV
Panda Antivirus Trj/CI.A
Qihoo-360 Win32/Virus.Adware.708
Sophos Generic PUA JJ (PUA)
Symantec PUA.Yontoo.C
Trend Micro TROJ_GEN.F0C2C00B215
VIPRE Antivirus Adware.BrowseFox

Software Behaviors

Services:
  • updatePodoWeb.exe runs as a service named 'Update PodoWeb' (Update PodoWeb).

Software Details

URL:
https://podoweb.net/support
Support:
https://mailto:
Installation path:
C:\Program Files\PodoWeb
Uninstaller:
C:\Program Files\PodoWeb\PodoWebuninstall.exe
Size:
7.00 MB
Language:
English

PodoWeb Executable Details

Primary executable:
PodoWebbho.dll
Name:
PodoWeb
Path:
C:\Program Files\PodoWeb\PodoWebbho.dll
MD5:
2cc95d008e0a9d85bbf024ef6ee4935a
SHA-1:
SHA-256:
Files installed by PodoWeb
File Type Filename MD5
CRX
fedeaf75ab2c956687f2aa9e7b08dd1a
CRX
77bd8075f8b01b4a161fde82d8fb7b01
CRX
6b60f8236016697d39bb2ce88d644e2c
CRX
e8036d441552a37baaa3d613249b9617
CRX
fcdcdcedab181e06809c5146b00c44ae
DLL
baf8183f11ec2f8b77bb3646c92ad0f4
EXE
e8dfbcb727038035c205cd12f47ddaca
EXE
409414de049c5e6abd0798de6c1be961
DLL
441b79c554c9e3cd3b39cce455d812c9
CRX
620975dac8fac1f1be000c2dde004868