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Should I remove InfiniNet?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
84% remove it16% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Bad
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
Reach 0.0006%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 2.78 days
82.11 days >
Average installed length: 43.14 days

Versions

VersionDistribution
2015.04.27.204928 8.33%
2014.10.26.102715 8.33%
2014.10.26.002714 8.33%
2014.10.23.172705 8.33%
2014.10.16.051849 8.33%
2014.10.07.230911 8.33%
2014.10.05.102837 8.33%
2014.09.30.171728 8.33%
2014.09.29.210442 8.33%
2014.09.27.002355 8.33%
2014.09.25.090214 8.33%
2014.09.22.174024 8.33%

InfiniNet

What is InfiniNet?

InfiniNet is a potentially unwanted adware program that injects ads into the user's browser. This includes inserting into web pages or displaying ads over parts of existing web page advertisements, banners, coupons or text links that would not otherwise appear. It will communicate with is a potentially unwanted adware program that injects ads into the user's browser. This includes inserting into web pages or displaying ads over parts of existing web page advertisements, banners, coupons or text links that would not otherwise appear. It will communicate with the adware's servers to check for new offers and the placement of offers as well as monitoring and recording the domain name of each page the user views, the advertisements that appear on these pages and the ads the user clicks on. to check for new offers and the placement of offers as well as monitoring and recording the domain name of each page the user views, the advertisements that appear on these pages and the ads the user clicks on.

Overview

The most common release is 2015.04.27.204928, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. Upon being installed, the software adds a Windows Service which is designed to run continuously in the background. Manually stopping the service has been seen to cause the program to stop functing properly. It adds a background controller service that is set to automatically run. Delaying the start of this service is possible through the service manager. It adds a Browser Helper Object (BHO) to Internet Explorer. The primary executable is named InfiniNetbho.dll. A majority of users end up uninstalling this less than a week of it being installed. The setup package generally installs about 10 files and is usually about 10.48 MB (10,993,824 bytes).
  • Malware detected in the program
  • Integrates into the web browser
  • Installs a Windows Service
  • Typically distributed through a pay-per-install bundle
  • Injects advertisements unassociated with the underlying web page
  • This program has a poor reputation
  • Most users and experts agree, you should remove it!
Warning, multiple anti-virus scanners have detected possible malware in InfiniNet.
InfiniNetbho.dll (3acd2fc5e3a362a1c0073ba9f2e0dd99) has been flagged by the following 11 scanners:
Anti-Virus softwareVersionDetection
Agnitum Outpost 7.1.1 Riskware.Agent
AVG 2015.0.3285 BrowseFox.F
Avira 7.11.174.76 ADWARE/BrowseFox.Gen2
Baidu-International 4.0.3.141120 Adware.Win32.BrowseFox.BO
Comodo Security 19611 Application.Win32.BrowseFox.JM
Dr.Web 9.0.0.0324 Trojan.BPlug.141
ESET-NOD32 8.10460 a variant of Win32/BrowseFox.O
Malwarebytes v2014.11.20.02 PUP.Optional.InfiniNet.A
NANO AntiVirus 0.28.2.62286 Trojan.Win32.BPlug.ddwtte
nProtect 14.09.24.01 Trojan-Clicker/W32.LinkSwift.250144
SUPERAntiSpyware 10227 Adware.BrowseFox/Variant
updateInfiniNet.exe (b5428bb88642d381d753962fba46de3a) has been flagged by the following 20 scanners:
Anti-Virus softwareSoftware versionDetection
Lavasoft Ad-Aware 12.0.163.0 Adware.BrowseFox.BH
ALYac 1.0.1.4 Adware.BrowseFox.BH
AVG 15.0.0.4257 Generic.4F3
Avira 7.11.206.214 ADWARE/BrowseFox.Gen7
Baidu-International 3.5.1.41473 Adware.MSIL.BrowseFox.bH
Bitdefender 7.2 Adware.BrowseFox.BH
Dr.Web 7.0.10.8210 Trojan.Yontoo.715
Emsisoft Anti-Malware 3.0.0.600 Adware.BrowseFox.BH (B)
ESET-NOD32 11119 a variant of MSIL/BrowseFox.H potentially unwanted
F-Prot 4.7.1.166 W32/S-e9f8bd0b!Eldorado
F-Secure 11.0.19100.45 Adware.BrowseFox.BH
G Data 25 Adware.BrowseFox.BH
K7 AntiVirus 9.193.14853 Adware ( 700000121 )
K7GW 9.193.14852 Adware ( 700000121 )
McAfee 6.0.5.614 BrowseFox-FTQ
McAfee-GW-Edition v2014.2 BrowseFox-FTQ
MicroWorld-eScan 12.0.250.0 Adware.BrowseFox.BH
nProtect 2015-02-03.01 Adware.BrowseFox.BH
Qihoo-360 1.0.0.1015 Win32/Virus.Adware.708
Sophos 4.98.0 Generic PUA AF
       View all 31 all detections
InfiniNet has been found to be bundled with 3rd party software. If you have not purposefully installed this, you should be safe uninstalling it.

Program detailsProgram details

Displayed publisher: InfiniNet
URL: infininet.net/support
Help link: mailto:[email protected]
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\InfiniNet
Uninstaller: C:\Program Files\InfiniNet\InfiniNetUn.exe REP_
Estimated size: 10.48 MB

Program filesFiles installed by InfiniNet

Program module:InfiniNetbho.dll (Malware detected)
Name:InfiniNet
Path:C:\Program Files\InfiniNet\InfiniNetbho.dll
MD5:3acd2fc5e3a362a1c0073ba9f2e0dd99
Additional files:
  • (Malware detected) InfiniNetbho.dll - InfiniNet
  • 7za.exe (by Igor Pavlov) - 7-Zip (7-Zip Standalone Console)
  • InfiniNetUninstall.exe
  • (Malware detected) updateInfiniNet.exe

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

Internet Explorer BHO
  • InfiniNetbho.dll is installed in Internet Explorer as a BHO (Browser Helper Object) under the name 'InfiniNet 1.0.0.7' with the class of {d942db95-f31e-4dce-a8c6-ff31bdb14346}.
Service
  • updateInfiniNet.exe runs as a service named 'Update InfiniNet' (Update InfiniNet).

How do I remove InfiniNet?

You can uninstall InfiniNet from your computer by using the Add/Remove Program feature in the Window's Control Panel.
  1. 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.
  2. When you find the program InfiniNet, 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).
  3. Follow the prompts. A progress bar shows you how long it will take to remove InfiniNet.
  4. 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 InfiniNet you can restore them to their previous default settings.
Microsoft Internet Explorer
Mozilla Firefox
Google Chrome

OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 75%
Win Vista (SP2) 8%
 
HOW IT RUNS
Windows Service? Yes
(Installs a service)
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 84%
Keep it 16%

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 75.00%
Windows 10 16.67%
Windows Vista 8.33%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Home Premium 58.33%
Windows 7 Professional 16.67%
Windows 8 8.33%
Windows 8.1 8.33%
Windows Vista Home Basic 8.33%

Distribution by countryGeography

82.14% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 82.14%
  United Kingdom 3.57%
  Australia 3.57%
  France 3.57%
  Canada 3.57%
  Germany 3.57%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard 45.45%
Dell 18.18%
Toshiba 18.18%
Acer 9.09%
Lenovo 9.09%
Common models
TOSHIBA Satellite L775 8.33%
TOSHIBA Satellite C850 8.33%
Packard Bell imedia S3720 8.33%
Hewlett-Packard s5713w 8.33%
Hewlett-Packard h9-1215t 8.33%
HP-Pavilion GG056AAR-ABA ... 8.33%

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

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