What is WebSpades?

WebSpades is software application developed by Yontoo Technology, Inc.. It is most commonly found on computers running Windows 7 with nearly 55.44% of installations running this operating system. WebSpades's installer is typically 2.00 MB in size and installs around 18 files. The most common release is 2014.09.03.132603 with 0.41% of all installations currently using this version.

WebSpades is most popular in the United States with 10.43% of installations residing in this country.

About WebSpades?

WebSpades is a browser extension developed and distributed by Yontoo, a division of Sambreel Holdings based in Carlsbad, California. It is designed to integrate with web browsers such as Chrome, Internet Explorer, and Firefox, and inject various forms of advertising, including inline text, multi-site searching, comparison shopping popups, banners, and popups/popunders. This adware application is often included as part of a download bundle and installs itself without notice. In addition to displaying ads, WebSpades also modifies the browser's settings to facilitate its ad injection offers. This includes automatically adjusting the load time in Internet Explorer and modifying the browser's Instant Search feature. Additionally, the adware extension will open search engine results page links in a new browser tab. WebSpades is known for its association with unwanted software and may not be in compliance with standard user privacy and security policies.

Multiple virus scanners have detected malware in WebSpades.

updateWebSpades.exe (MD5: 7b51581a5dfc528298d8ed8d09388dc3) has been flagged by 38 scanners:

Scanner Software	Version	Result
Lavasoft Ad-Aware	12.0.163.0	Adware.SwiftBrowse.CO
AhnLab-V3	2015.02.18.00	Win-PUP/BrowseFox.Gen
Antiy-AVL	1.0.0.1	GrayWare[AdWare:not-a-virus]/Win32.SwiftBrowse
avast!	8.0.1489.320	Win32:BrowseFox-EX [PUP]
AVG	15.0.0.4284	Webpade
Avira	7.11.210.222	Adware/BrowseFox.aow
AVware	1.5.0.21	Yontoo (fs)
Baidu-International	3.5.1.41473	Adware.MSIL.BrowseFox.H
Bitdefender	7.2	Adware.SwiftBrowse.CO
CAT-QuickHeal	14.00	AdWare.Swiftbrowse.r3 (Not a Virus)
Comodo Security	21120	ApplicUnwnt
Cyren	5.4.16.7	W32/S-7b6eb46a!Eldorado
Dr.Web	7.0.11.1300	Trojan.Yontoo.1070
Emsisoft Anti-Malware	3.0.0.600	Adware.SwiftBrowse.CO (B)
ESET-NOD32	11193	a variant of MSIL/BrowseFox.H potentially unwanted
Fortinet FortiGate	5.0.999.0	Adware/SwiftBrowse
F-Prot	4.7.1.166	W32/S-7b6eb46a!Eldorado
F-Secure	11.0.19100.45	Adware.SwiftBrowse.CO
G Data	25	Adware.SwiftBrowse.CO
Jiangmin	16.0.100	AdWare/SwiftBrowse.jfk
K7 AntiVirus	9.196.14999	Unwanted-Program ( 0040f96c1 )
K7GW	9.196.14998	Unwanted-Program ( 0040f96c1 )
Kaspersky	15.0.1.10	not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.SwiftBrowse.cj
McAfee	6.0.5.614	BrowseFox-FTQ
McAfee-GW-Edition	v2014.2	BehavesLike.Win32.Backdoor.hm
MicroWorld-eScan	12.0.250.0	Adware.SwiftBrowse.CO
NANO AntiVirus	0.30.0.126	Riskware.Win32.SwiftBrowse.dlhlyn
nProtect	2015-02-17.01	Adware.SwiftBrowse.CO
Panda Antivirus	4.6.4.2	Trj/CI.A
Qihoo-360	1.0.0.1015	Win32/Virus.Adware.dbb
Sophos	4.98.0	Generic PUA CB
Symantec	20141.2.0.56	Trojan.Gen.2
Tencent	1.0.0.1	Win32.Trojan.Falsesign.Airx
Trend Micro	9.740.0.1012	TROJ_GEN.R047C0EA815
TrendMicro-HouseCall	9.700.0.1001	TROJ_GEN.R047C0EA815
Vba32 AntiVirus	3.12.26.3	AdWare.SwiftBrowse
VIPRE Antivirus	37670	Yontoo (fs)
Zillya	2.0.0.2071	Adware.SwiftBrowse.Win32.1216

WebSpadesBHO.dll (MD5: 8514f522de6709d44e7cc7bb7c709343) has been flagged by 44 scanners:

Scanner Software	Version	Result
Agnitum Outpost	7.1.1	PUA.Agent
Avira AntiVir	7.11.144.160	APPL/BrowseFox.Gen2
Antiy-AVL	0.1.0.1	GrayWare[AdWare:not-a-virus]/Win32.Agent
Comodo Security	18144	Application.Win32.Altbrowse.AK
Dr.Web	9.0.0.0112	Trojan.BPlug.17
ESET-NOD32	8.9704	a variant of Win32/BrowseFox.F
Fortinet FortiGate	4/22/2014	Adware/Agent
G Data	14.4.24	Win32.Application.BrowseFox
IKARUS anti.virus	t3scan.1.6.1.0	not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Agent
Kaspersky	14.0.0.3978	not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Agent
Kingsoft AntiVirus	331020.49267	Win32.Troj.Agent.ah.(kcloud)
Malwarebytes	v2014.04.22.11	PUP.Optional.WebSpades.A
McAfee	5600.7153	Artemis!8514F522DE67
McAfee-GW-Edition	7.7153	Artemis!8514F522DE67
NANO AntiVirus	0.28.0.59492	Riskware.Win32.Agent.crkvek
Sophos	4.98	Generic PUA OH
SUPERAntiSpyware	10650	Adware.BrowseFox/Variant
VIPRE Antivirus	28478	Yontoo (fs)
Lavasoft Ad-Aware	12.0.163.0	Adware.SwiftBrowse.CO
AhnLab-V3	2015.02.18.00	Win-PUP/BrowseFox.Gen
avast!	8.0.1489.320	Win32:BrowseFox-EX [PUP]
AVG	15.0.0.4284	Webpade
Avira	7.11.210.222	Adware/BrowseFox.aow
AVware	1.5.0.21	Yontoo (fs)
Baidu-International	3.5.1.41473	Adware.MSIL.BrowseFox.H
Bitdefender	7.2	Adware.SwiftBrowse.CO
CAT-QuickHeal	14.00	AdWare.Swiftbrowse.r3 (Not a Virus)
Cyren	5.4.16.7	W32/S-7b6eb46a!Eldorado
Emsisoft Anti-Malware	3.0.0.600	Adware.SwiftBrowse.CO (B)
F-Prot	4.7.1.166	W32/S-7b6eb46a!Eldorado
F-Secure	11.0.19100.45	Adware.SwiftBrowse.CO
Jiangmin	16.0.100	AdWare/SwiftBrowse.jfk
K7 AntiVirus	9.196.14999	Unwanted-Program ( 0040f96c1 )
K7GW	9.196.14998	Unwanted-Program ( 0040f96c1 )
MicroWorld-eScan	12.0.250.0	Adware.SwiftBrowse.CO
nProtect	2015-02-17.01	Adware.SwiftBrowse.CO
Panda Antivirus	4.6.4.2	Trj/CI.A
Qihoo-360	1.0.0.1015	Win32/Virus.Adware.dbb
Symantec	20141.2.0.56	Trojan.Gen.2
Tencent	1.0.0.1	Win32.Trojan.Falsesign.Airx
Trend Micro	9.740.0.1012	TROJ_GEN.R047C0EA815
TrendMicro-HouseCall	9.700.0.1001	TROJ_GEN.R047C0EA815
Vba32 AntiVirus	3.12.26.3	AdWare.SwiftBrowse
Zillya	2.0.0.2071	Adware.SwiftBrowse.Win32.1216

Software Behaviors

Services:

updateWebSpades.exe runs as a service named 'Update WebSpades' (Update WebSpades).
utilWebSpades.exe runs as a service named 'Util WebSpades' (Util WebSpades).

Software Details

URL:

https://webspades.info/support

Support:

https://mailto:

Installation path:

C:\Program Files\WebSpades

Uninstaller:

C:\Program Files\WebSpades\WebSpadesuninstall.exe

Size:

2.00 MB

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