Neon Great
What is Neon Great?
Neon Great is an adware program that installs as a web browser plugin to inject and display advertisements. Once installed the program will deliver ads including but not limited to banner ads, text-links, coupons and other offers both by injecting them in the user's web browser as well as displaying popups outside of the browser.
Overview
The most used version is 2015.02.08.042456, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. 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 main program executable is NeonGreatbho.dll. Typically most users end up uninstalling this just after a few days. The software installer includes 6 files and is usually about 11.27 MB (11,816,914 bytes).
- Possible malware installed by this program
- Loads into the web browser
- Installs a Windows Service
- Typically distributed through a pay-per-install bundle
- Injects advertisements unassociated with the underlying web page
- Generally known to have a low reputation
- The experts agree, you should remove it!
Warning, multiple anti-virus scanners have detected possible malware in Neon Great.
NeonGreatbho.dll (f7edf1bb382c15be1809ba6cf91b68ec) has been flagged by the following 14 scanners: |
Anti-Virus software | Version | Detection |
AhnLab-V3 |
2015.01.27 |
Adware/Win32.BrowseFox |
AVG |
2016.0.3141 |
BrowseFox.F |
Avira |
7.11.205.90 |
ADWARE/BrowseFox.Gen2 |
Bkav FE |
1.3.0.6379 |
W32.HfsAdware |
Comodo Security |
20858 |
Application.Win32.BrowseFox.JM |
Dr.Web |
9.0.0.0103 |
Trojan.BPlug.215 |
ESET-NOD32 |
9.11077 |
a variant of Win32/BrowseFox.O |
F-Prot |
v6.4.7.1.166 |
W32/S-7bed2e86 |
Jiangmin |
KV150413 |
Adware/Agent.aakf |
K7 AntiVirus |
13.192.14761 |
Trojan |
K7GW |
13.192.14761 |
Trojan ( 0040f9921 ) |
Malwarebytes |
v2015.04.13.03 |
PUP.Optional.NeonGreat.A |
NANO AntiVirus |
0.30.0.64812 |
Riskware.Win32.Kranet.dkvuxq |
Vba32 AntiVirus |
3.12.26.3 |
AdWare.Kranet |
updateNeonGreat.exe (c01d9ef96dbbd554795031918402e652) has been flagged by the following 15 scanners: |
Anti-Virus software | Software version | Detection |
Avira |
7.11.208.20 |
ADWARE/BrowseFox.Gen7 |
Baidu-International |
3.5.1.41473 |
Adware.MSIL.BrowseFox.BH |
Bkav FE |
1.3.0.6379 |
W32.HfsAdware.53BA |
Dr.Web |
7.0.11.1300 |
Trojan.Yontoo.702 |
ESET-NOD32 |
11135 |
a variant of MSIL/BrowseFox.H potentially unwanted |
Fortinet FortiGate |
5.0.999.0 |
Adware/BrowseFox |
F-Prot |
4.7.1.166 |
W32/S-e9f8bd0b!Eldorado |
K7 AntiVirus |
9.193.14891 |
Adware ( 700000121 ) |
K7GW |
9.193.14893 |
Adware ( 700000121 ) |
Malwarebytes |
1.75.0.1 |
PUP.Optional.NeonGreat.A |
McAfee |
6.0.5.614 |
BrowseFox-FTQ |
McAfee-GW-Edition |
v2014.2 |
BrowseFox-FTQ |
Qihoo-360 |
1.0.0.1015 |
Win32/Virus.Adware.708 |
Sophos |
4.98.0 |
Generic PUA FB |
TrendMicro-HouseCall |
9.700.0.1001 |
Suspicious_GEN.F47V0130 |
View all 29 all detections
Neon Great 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: Neon Great
URL: neongreat.info/support
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Neon Great
Uninstaller: C:\Program Files\Neon Great\NeonGreatuninstall.exe
Estimated size: 11.27 MB
Files installed by Neon Great
Program module: | NeonGreatbho.dll (Malware detected) |
Name: | Neon Great |
Path: | C:\Program Files\Neon Great\NeonGreatbho.dll |
MD5: | f7edf1bb382c15be1809ba6cf91b68ec |
Additional files:
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(Malware detected) NeonGreatbho.dll - Neon Great
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NeonGreatUninstall.exe
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updateNeonGreat.exe
Behaviors exhibited
Internet Explorer BHO
- NeonGreatbho.dll is installed in Internet Explorer as a BHO (Browser Helper Object) under the name 'Neon Great 1.0.0.7' with the class of {6d82ae4d-c963-415b-83c3-53b0087f7905}.
Service
- updateNeonGreat.exe runs as a service named 'Update Neon Great' (Update Neon Great).
How do I remove Neon Great?
You can uninstall Neon Great 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 Neon Great, 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 Neon Great.
- 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 Neon Great 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 10 57%
Win 7 (SP1) 43%
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HOW IT RUNS
Windows Service? Yes
(Installs a service)
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 87%
Keep it 13%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 10 |
57.14% |
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Windows 7 |
42.86% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
Windows 7 Professional |
28.57% |
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Windows 8.1 |
28.57% |
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Windows 8 |
14.29% |
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Windows 8.1 Pro |
14.29% |
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Windows 7 Home Premium |
14.29% |
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Geography
45.45% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
United States |
45.45% |
Canada |
27.27% |
United Kingdom |
27.27% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard |
33.33% |
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Acer |
33.33% |
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Lenovo |
16.67% |
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American Megatrends |
16.67% |
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Common models |
Gateway DX4300 |
20.00% |
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Acer Aspire Z3-600 |
20.00% |
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LENOVO 10159 |
20.00% |
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HP 255 G1 Notebook PC |
20.00% |
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HP 15 Notebook PC |
20.00% |
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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