webget

webget

Known Adware

by Yontoo Technology, Inc.

What is webget?

webget is software application developed by Yontoo Technology, Inc.. It is most commonly found on computers running Windows 7 with nearly 54.89% of installations running this operating system. webget's installer is typically 2.00 MB in size and installs around 16 files. The most common release is 2014.06.04.000731 with 4.07% of all installations currently using this version.

webget is most popular in the United States with 32.34% of installations residing in this country.

About webget?

Webget is an adware program that inserts advertisements into the user's web browser by functioning as an extension and/or add-on. The ads appear in the form of banners, text-links (roll-overs), and occasional pop-up ads, typically injected into the header or footer of web pages. This software is categorized as adware and/or a potentially unwanted program (PUP) due to its behavior. Distribution of the software occurs through third-party installers.

Multiple virus scanners have detected malware in webget.

updatewebget.exe (MD5: 479a95649ddde0672218288ecd71b4d7) has been flagged by 41 scanners:
Scanner Software Result
AVG Webet
Baidu-International Adware.Win32.BrowseFox.81
ESET-NOD32 a variant of Win32/BrowseFox.H
Malwarebytes PUP.Optional.Webget.A
McAfee Artemis!479A95649DDD
McAfee-GW-Edition Artemis!479A95649DDD
TrendMicro-HouseCall TROJ_GEN.F47V0510
VIPRE Antivirus Yontoo (fs)
Lavasoft Ad-Aware Adware.SwiftBrowse.CY
Agnitum Outpost Riskware.Agent!
AhnLab-V3 Win-PUP/BrowseFox.Gen
ALYac Adware.SwiftBrowse.CY
Arcabit Adware.SwiftBrowse.CY
avast! Win32:BrowseFox-FH [PUP]
Avira ADWARE/BrowseFox.Gen2
AVware Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT
Bitdefender Adware.SwiftBrowse.CY
Bkav FE W32.HfsAdware.5E90
CAT-QuickHeal PUA.Waleisa.Gen
Clam AntiVirus Win.Adware.Swiftbrowse-1037
Comodo Security Application.Win32.BrowseFox.JM
Cyren W32/S-aba79093!Eldorado
Dr.Web Trojan.Yontoo.1734
Emsisoft Anti-Malware Adware.SwiftBrowse.CY (B)
Fortinet FortiGate Riskware/BrowseFox
F-Prot W32/S-aba79093!Eldorado
F-Secure Adware.SwiftBrowse.CY
G Data Adware.SwiftBrowse.CY
IKARUS anti.virus not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Agent
Jiangmin AdWare/SwiftBrowse.rg
K7 AntiVirus Trojan ( 0040f9921 )
K7GW Trojan ( 0040f9921 )
MicroWorld-eScan Adware.SwiftBrowse.CY
NANO AntiVirus Trojan.Win32.BPlug.dectkl
nProtect Adware.SwiftBrowse.CY
Qihoo-360 HEUR/QVM30.1.Malware.Gen
Sophos Generic PUA JD (PUA)
Symantec Trojan.Gen.2
Trend Micro TROJ_GEN.R02KC0EEA15
Vba32 AntiVirus AdWare.SwiftBrowse
Zillya Adware.BrowseFox.Win32.8141

Software Behaviors

Services:
  • updatewebget.exe runs as a service named 'Update webget' (Update webget).
  • updatewebget(33).exe runs as a service named 'Update webget' (Update webget).

Software Details

URL:
https://webwebget.com/support
Support:
https://mailto:
Installation path:
C:\Program Files\webget
Uninstaller:
C:\Program Files\webget\webgetuninstall.exe
Size:
2.00 MB
Language:
English

webget Executable Details

Primary executable:
updatewebget.exe
Name:
webget
Path:
C:\Program Files\webget\updatewebget.exe
MD5:
479a95649ddde0672218288ecd71b4d7
SHA-1:
–
SHA-256:
–
Files installed by webget
File Type Filename MD5
EXE
7za.exe
e92604e043f51c604b6d1ac3bcd3a202
EXE
Updater.exe
c5bc3d856c77bc50fb4f06591205e1b1
EXE
webgetUninstall.exe
84386d66fd5714678ad5a3d58ca2cfdd
EXE
webgetUn.exe
5b5988468de13657c5479816d2e2b34c
EXE
webget.FirstRun.exe
3886d9e6ea34bfe64b54964448b22ed5
DLL
webgetbho.dll
dae62e206fa7bfb6ae2062dc4459578a
CRX
fcfenhgcgkodlgnjohkljmglclkjpoeb.crx
29683aeed860e99c435c68ef5f332dca
EXE
updatewebget.exe
Adware
479a95649ddde0672218288ecd71b4d7
CRX
kheplajlialegkhogehgdbhaogeikfag.crx
a9c55cecd70f995feb7e65a6cae501cd
DLL
webget.BrowserFilter.Helper.dll
2cb22fe9c94ee401eccde826bdd34f36