Should I remove WebSpades?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
80% remove it20% keep it
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
Global Rank #12,735
United States Rank #32,635
Reach 0.0247%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 4.40 days
129.65 days >
Average installed length: 68.12 days
Versions
| Version | Distribution |
| 2014.09.03.132603 |
0.41% |
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| 2014.09.03.092620 |
0.21% |
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| 2014.09.02.075824 |
0.21% |
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| 2014.09.01.235817 |
0.41% |
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| 2014.09.01.035819 |
0.21% |
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| 2014.08.31.075818 |
0.21% |
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| 2014.08.29.155812 |
0.21% |
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| 2014.08.29.115753 |
0.21% |
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| 2014.08.28.155746 |
0.21% |
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| 2014.08.28.075745 |
0.21% |
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| 2014.08.27.235744 |
0.21% |
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| 2014.08.27.113751 |
0.21% |
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| 2014.08.25.174656 |
0.21% |
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| 2014.08.25.123704 |
0.21% |
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| 2014.08.24.083658 |
0.41% |
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| 2014.08.24.043658 |
0.21% |
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| 2014.08.23.163657 |
0.21% |
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| 2014.08.23.043655 |
0.21% |
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| 2014.08.22.152943 |
0.41% |
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| 2014.08.22.032938 |
0.21% |
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| 2014.08.21.112933 |
0.21% |
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| 2014.08.21.072931 |
0.21% |
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| 2014.08.19.112912 |
0.41% |
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| 2014.08.18.032858 |
0.21% |
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| 2014.08.17.192858 |
0.21% |
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| 2014.08.17.152852 |
0.21% |
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| 2014.08.17.032904 |
0.21% |
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| 2014.08.16.112907 |
0.21% |
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| 2014.08.15.192852 |
0.21% |
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| 2014.08.14.192850 |
0.21% |
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| 2014.08.14.112835 |
0.21% |
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| 2014.08.13.152842 |
0.21% |
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| 2014.08.13.072838 |
0.21% |
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| 2014.08.12.152827 |
0.41% |
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| 2014.08.12.112829 |
0.21% |
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| 2014.08.12.072827 |
0.41% |
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| 2014.08.11.192827 |
0.21% |
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| 2014.08.11.152824 |
0.21% |
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| 2014.08.11.112835 |
0.41% |
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| 2014.08.10.192819 |
0.21% |
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| 2014.08.09.112818 |
0.21% |
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| 2014.08.09.072819 |
0.21% |
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| 2014.08.08.232822 |
0.21% |
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| 2014.08.08.072805 |
0.21% |
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| 2014.08.08.032804 |
0.21% |
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| 2014.08.07.183101 |
0.21% |
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| 2014.08.07.143107 |
0.41% |
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| 2014.08.07.063109 |
0.21% |
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| 2014.08.05.143034 |
0.21% |
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| 2014.08.05.105548 |
0.21% |
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| 2014.08.05.063029 |
0.21% |
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| 288 versions |
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WebSpades
What is WebSpades?
WebSpades is an adware application that is distributed by Yontoo, a division of Sambreel Holdings based in Carlsbad, CA. It is a rebrand of the various other web browser extensions that Yontoo delivers all with similar names. The program is included as part of a download bundle. Upon installation, this adware installs itself as a web browser addin/plugin and or extension depending on the browser (Chrome, IE, Firefox). It will inject various forms of advertising in the browser including but not limited to inline text and multi-site searching, related search results, comparison shopping popups and a number of banners and popups/popunders for additional offers of both standard ads as well as unwanted software.
In addition to displaying advertisements, the adware extension will also modify the web browsers settings in order to facilitate its ad injection offers. When installed and without any notice (other then on the website EULA), the software will automatically adjust the two second load time in Internet Explorer by turning it off. This action prevents IE from warning the user that a slower BHO is causing some unwanted effects. It will also it will modify the browser's Instant Search feature and will adjust the browser so that clicking on a search engine results page link will open the page in a new browser tab.
About (from Yontoo Technology)
WebSpades - pulling the best deals!
Overview
- Malware detected in the program
- Integrates into the web browser
- Adds a background Windows Service
- Delivered through a thrid-party offer
- Injects advertisements unassociated with the underlying web page
- This program has a poor reputation
- The experts agree, you should remove it!
Warning, multiple anti-virus scanners have detected possible malware in WebSpades.
| WebSpadesBHO.dll (8514f522de6709d44e7cc7bb7c709343) has been flagged by the following 18 scanners: |
| Anti-Virus software | Version | Detection |
| 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) |
| updateWebSpades.exe (7b51581a5dfc528298d8ed8d09388dc3) has been flagged by the following 38 scanners: |
| Anti-Virus software | Software version | Detection |
| 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 |
View all 56 all detections
WebSpades 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: WebSpades
URL: webspades.info/support
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\WebSpades
Uninstaller: C:\Program Files\WebSpades\WebSpadesuninstall.exe
Estimated size: 2.39 MB
Files installed by WebSpades
| Program module: | WebSpadesBHO.dll (Malware detected) |
| Name: | WebSpades |
| Path: | C:\Program Files\WebSpades\WebSpadesBHO.dll |
| MD5: | 8514f522de6709d44e7cc7bb7c709343 |
Additional files:
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(Malware detected) 36DFB456-D700-4F9F-BD53-99CA793749C9.dll - WebSpades
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(Malware detected) 479A311D-EF25-4E95-BB14-51446EE487BA.dll
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(Malware detected) 5113584C-4F3B-45AA-8498-6BADDF4583F0.dll
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(Malware detected) 51953056-A4F5-45F5-BFBC-E4A3D4D137C0.dll
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(Malware detected) 78BDD3FE-13DA-473F-93E8-8C7934AB2F25.dll
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(Malware detected) 9685C6B3-F844-4274-821C-0520C775E54F.dll
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(Malware detected) 9A753F86-70F0-4C80-B2DA-FB734F196A3F.dll
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(Malware detected) DFD71361-AA6C-49CB-934B-61E3CC11D79F.dll
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(Malware detected) E9F70D9B-8699-45E9-9312-F827B182D4B2.dll
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(Malware detected) WebSpadesBHO.dll
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WebSpades.FirstRun.exe - FirstRun
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7za.exe (by Igor Pavlov) - 7-Zip (7-Zip Standalone Console)
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(Malware detected) updateWebSpades.exe
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WebSpadesUn.exe
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WebSpadesUninstall.exe
Behaviors exhibited
Internet Explorer BHO
- WebSpadesBHO.dll is installed in Internet Explorer as a BHO (Browser Helper Object) under the name 'WebSpades 1.0.0.7' with the class of {c919d8b2-11e4-43c7-a2c2-9294fd2c4106}.
2 Services
- updateWebSpades.exe runs as a service named 'Update WebSpades' (Update WebSpades).
- utilWebSpades.exe runs as a service named 'Util WebSpades' (Util WebSpades).
How do I remove WebSpades?
You can uninstall WebSpades 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 WebSpades, 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 WebSpades.
- 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 WebSpades 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 Vista (SP1) 1%
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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 80%
Keep it 20%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 7 |
55.44% |
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| Windows 10 |
34.09% |
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| Windows XP |
7.60% |
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| Windows Vista |
2.87% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Ultimate |
22.06% |
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| Windows 7 Home Premium |
18.76% |
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| Windows 8.1 |
12.78% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
9.69% |
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| Microsoft Windows XP |
7.63% |
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| Windows 8 |
6.80% |
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Geography
9.31% of installs come from India
Which countries install it?
| India |
9.31% |
| Italy |
9.31% |
| United States |
8.43% |
| Spain |
3.55% |
| Netherlands |
3.55% |
| Philippines |
2.88% |
| Greece |
2.44% |
| DZ |
2.44% |
| United Arab Emirates |
2.22% |
| Belgium |
2.00% |
| MA |
2.00% |
| Turkey |
2.00% |
| Norway |
1.77% |
| Croatia |
1.77% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Hewlett-Packard |
26.75% |
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| Acer |
19.45% |
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| Dell |
13.98% |
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| ASUS |
13.98% |
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| Toshiba |
9.42% |
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| GIGABYTE |
4.26% |
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| Lenovo |
4.26% |
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| Samsung |
3.95% |
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| Intel |
1.22% |
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| American Megatrends |
1.22% |
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| Alienware |
0.91% |
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| Medion |
0.61% |
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Common models |
| HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... |
7.51% |
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| HP Pavilion 15 Notebook P... |
5.20% |
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| HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... |
4.62% |
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| ASUS All Series |
3.47% |
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| Dell Inspiron 1545 |
2.31% |
|
| HP 2000 Notebook PC |
2.31% |
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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