Should I remove GreyGray?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
87% remove it13% keep it
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
Global Rank #14,488
United States Rank #33,694
Reach 0.0198%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 5.74 days
169.29 days >
Average installed length: 88.95 days
Versions
| Version | Distribution |
| 2015.05.08.102043 |
0.26% |
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| 2014.01.16.002256 |
6.41% |
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| 2014.01.10.194135 |
8.97% |
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| 2013.12.07.011955 |
84.36% |
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GreyGray
What is GreyGray?
This is a variant of the Web Cake adware. It is a web browser extension that will modify the user's home and search providers as well as display contextual and popup advertising in the browser. Once installed the software will add a number of unwanted features to the web browser including inline text and multi-site searching, comparison shopping, related search results, additional offers and coupons as well as website ratings and reviews. It does this by analyzing the content of the web pages the user is visiting as well as tracking the URLs and navigation. Additionally GreyGray will add features as desired after install through its 'auto-enabled updater' which runs as a service.
About (from Yontoo Technology)
When visiting a website, through following a link or by entering the website URL in your web browser, The Application recognizes whether the URL is that of a Partner. Please note that The Benefit Bar Browser Application is not designed to work with Affiliate Links from other websites that may direct you to a retailer p... Read more
Overview
- Possible malware installed by this program
- Loads into the web browser
- Installs a Windows Service
- Typically distributed through a pay-per-install bundle
- Hijacks the browser's default search provider
- Generally known to have a low reputation
- The experts agree, you should remove it!
Warning, multiple anti-virus scanners have detected possible malware in GreyGray.
| GreyGrayBHO.dll (e517a30a6335ebe95c07d65f7b59381e) has been flagged by the following 5 scanners: |
| Anti-Virus software | Version | Detection |
| Dr.Web |
9.0.0.0328 |
Adware.Plugin.100 |
| ESET-NOD32 |
7.9062 |
a variant of Win32/BrowseFox.F |
| Kingsoft AntiVirus |
331020.49267 |
Win32.Troj.Generic.a.(kcloud) |
| TrendMicro-HouseCall |
7.2.328 |
TROJ_GEN.F47V1110 |
| VIPRE Antivirus |
23488 |
Yontoo (fs) |
| updateGreyGray.exe (a49a08116ed58940d8fbdcdd4b58cc3c) has been flagged by the following 35 scanners: |
| Anti-Virus software | Software version | Detection |
| Lavasoft Ad-Aware |
12.0.163.0 |
Adware.BrowseFox.BO |
| AhnLab-V3 |
2015.02.18.00 |
Win-PUP/BrowseFox.Gen |
| ALYac |
1.0.1.4 |
Adware.BrowseFox.BO |
| Antiy-AVL |
1.0.0.1 |
GrayWare[AdWare:not-a-virus]/Win32.SwiftBrowse |
| avast! |
8.0.1489.320 |
Win32:BrowseFox-ED [PUP] |
| AVG |
15.0.0.4284 |
GreyGray |
| Avira |
7.11.210.224 |
ADWARE/BrowseFox.Gen7 |
| AVware |
1.5.0.21 |
Yontoo (fs) |
| Baidu-International |
3.5.1.41473 |
Adware.Win32.BrowseFox.grey |
| Bitdefender |
7.2 |
Adware.BrowseFox.BO |
| CAT-QuickHeal |
14.00 |
AdWare.Swiftbrowse.r3 (Not a Virus) |
| Cyren |
5.4.16.7 |
W32/S-e9f8bd0b!Eldorado |
| Dr.Web |
7.0.11.1300 |
Trojan.Yontoo.744 |
| Emsisoft Anti-Malware |
3.0.0.600 |
Adware.BrowseFox.BO (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-e9f8bd0b!Eldorado |
| F-Secure |
11.0.19100.45 |
Adware.BrowseFox.BO |
| G Data |
25 |
Adware.BrowseFox.BO |
| Jiangmin |
16.0.100 |
AdWare/SwiftBrowse.caz |
| K7 AntiVirus |
9.196.14999 |
Adware ( 700000121 ) |
| K7GW |
9.196.14998 |
Adware ( 700000121 ) |
| Kaspersky |
15.0.1.10 |
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.SwiftBrowse.cf |
| McAfee |
6.0.5.614 |
BrowseFox-FTQ |
| McAfee-GW-Edition |
v2014.2 |
BrowseFox-FTQ |
| MicroWorld-eScan |
12.0.250.0 |
Adware.BrowseFox.BO |
| NANO AntiVirus |
0.30.0.126 |
Riskware.Win32.SwiftBrowse.dmmxea |
| nProtect |
2015-02-17.01 |
Adware.BrowseFox.BO |
| Qihoo-360 |
1.0.0.1015 |
Win32/Virus.Adware.708 |
| Sophos |
4.98.0 |
GreyGray |
| Symantec |
20141.2.0.56 |
Trojan.Gen.2 |
| Tencent |
1.0.0.1 |
Win32.Trojan.Falsesign.Lmko |
| Trend Micro |
9.740.0.1012 |
TROJ_GEN.R021C0EAL15 |
| TrendMicro-HouseCall |
9.700.0.1001 |
TROJ_GEN.R021C0EAL15 |
| VIPRE Antivirus |
37672 |
Yontoo (fs) |
View all 40 all detections
GreyGray has been found to be bundled with 3rd party software. If you have not purposefully installed this, you should be safe uninstalling it.
Program details
Displayed publisher: GreyGray
URL: greygray.biz/support
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\GreyGray
Uninstaller: C:\Program Files\GreyGray\GreyGrayuninstall.exe
Estimated size: 2.02 MB
Files installed by GreyGray
| Program module: | GreyGrayBHO.dll (Malware detected) |
| Name: | GreyGray |
| Path: | C:\Program Files\GreyGray\GreyGrayBHO.dll |
| MD5: | e517a30a6335ebe95c07d65f7b59381e |
Additional files:
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(Malware detected) GreyGrayBHO.dll - GreyGray
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(Malware detected) updateGreyGray.exe
Behaviors exhibited
Internet Explorer BHO
- GreyGrayBHO.dll is installed in Internet Explorer as a BHO (Browser Helper Object) under the name 'GreyGray 1.0.0.6' with the class of {ae60e6ed-49dd-4099-8b5e-386a4908d5d5}.
Service
- updateGreyGray.exe runs as a service named 'Update GreyGray' (Update GreyGray).
How do I remove GreyGray?
You can uninstall GreyGray from your computer by using the Add/Remove Program feature in the Window's Control Panel.
- On the Start menu (for Windows 8, right-click the screen's bottom-left corner), click Control Panel, and then, under Programs, do one of the following:
- Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click Uninstall a Program.
- Windows XP: Click Add or Remove Programs.
- When you find the program GreyGray, click it, and then do one of the following:
- Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click Uninstall.
- Windows XP: Click the Remove or Change/Remove tab (to the right of the program).
- Follow the prompts. A progress bar shows you how long it will take to remove GreyGray.
- If for some reason uninstallation fails, please install Microsoft's uninstall fixer utility which will help fix problems with programs that can't be uninstalled at support.microsoft.com.
How do I reset my web browser?
If your web browser homepage and search settings have been modfied by GreyGray you can restore them to their previous default settings.
Microsoft Internet Explorer
- Open Internet Explorer and click the Tools button, and then click Internet options.
- Click the Advanced tab, and then click Reset. Select the Delete personal settings check box if you would also like to remove search providers, Accelerators and home pages. When Internet Explorer finishes applying default settings, click Close, and then click OK.
- The changes will take effect the next time you open IE.
Mozilla Firefox
- At the top of the Firefox window, click the Firefox button, go over to the Help sub-menu and select Troubleshooting Information.
- To continue, click Reset Firefox in the confirmation window that opens. It will close and be reset.
- When it's done, a window will list the information that was imported. Click Finish and Firefox will open.
Google Chrome
- Open Chrome and click the Chrome menu on the browser toolbar.
- Select Settings. In the "Search" section, click Manage search engine. Check if (Default) is displayed next to your preferred search engine. If not, mouse over it and click Make default. Mouse over any other suspicious search engine entries that are not familiar and click X to remove them.
- When the "Show Home button" checkbox is selected, a web address appears below it. If you want the Homepage button to open up a different webpage, click Change to enter a link.
- Restart Google Chrome.
OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 47%
Win 7 0%
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HOW IT RUNS
Windows Service? Yes
(Installs a service)
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USER ACTIONS
 |
Uninstall it 87%
Keep it 13%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 7 |
57.69% |
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| Windows 10 |
30.26% |
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| Windows XP |
8.97% |
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| Windows Vista |
3.08% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Ultimate |
30.08% |
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| Windows 7 Home Premium |
14.40% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
9.77% |
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| Microsoft Windows XP |
9.00% |
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| Windows 8.1 |
6.43% |
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| Windows 8.1 Pro |
5.66% |
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Geography
10.00% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
10.00% |
| MA |
6.47% |
| India |
4.71% |
| Turkey |
4.71% |
| United Kingdom |
4.71% |
| Indonesia |
4.41% |
| Egypt |
3.53% |
| Iran |
3.24% |
| Germany |
3.24% |
| Australia |
2.94% |
| DZ |
2.94% |
| Malaysia |
2.35% |
| TN |
2.06% |
| Czech Republic |
2.06% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Hewlett-Packard |
26.14% |
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| Dell |
20.45% |
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| Acer |
19.32% |
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| ASUS |
8.71% |
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| GIGABYTE |
7.20% |
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| Samsung |
5.30% |
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| Lenovo |
4.55% |
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| Toshiba |
4.17% |
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| Intel |
2.65% |
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| American Megatrends |
0.76% |
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| Alienware |
0.76% |
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Common models |
| HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... |
6.67% |
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| Dell OptiPlex 3010 |
2.67% |
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| HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... |
2.67% |
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| Dell Inspiron N5110 |
2.00% |
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| Dell Inspiron 3521 |
2.00% |
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| Gigabyte G41MT-S2 |
2.00% |
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About Yontoo Technology
Yontoo, a subsidiary/alias of ad-hijacker Sambreel, is a publisher of ad-supported web browser extensions designed to inject and display advertisements within the browser.
Publisher URL: www.yontoo.com