Should I remove Cantataweb?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
85% remove it15% keep it
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
Global Rank #38,211
Reach 0.0028%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 5.07 days
149.65 days >
Average installed length: 78.63 days
Versions
| Version | Distribution |
| 2015.01.09.052242 |
1.82% |
|
| 2015.01.05.002316 |
1.82% |
|
| 2014.12.31.052254 |
1.82% |
|
| 2014.12.27.152249 |
1.82% |
|
| 2014.12.27.102249 |
1.82% |
|
| 2014.12.23.162236 |
1.82% |
|
| 2014.12.23.002143 |
1.82% |
|
| 2014.12.21.132143 |
1.82% |
|
| 2014.12.20.172141 |
1.82% |
|
| 2014.12.19.212122 |
3.64% |
|
| 2014.12.19.162122 |
1.82% |
|
| 2014.12.17.082129 |
1.82% |
|
| 2014.12.15.062124 |
1.82% |
|
| 2014.12.14.052120 |
1.82% |
|
| 2014.12.07.032106 |
1.82% |
|
| 2014.11.30.192344 |
1.82% |
|
| 2014.11.29.042157 |
1.82% |
|
| 2014.11.26.212218 |
1.82% |
|
| 2014.11.21.212202 |
1.82% |
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| 2014.11.20.002152 |
1.82% |
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| 2014.11.18.122217 |
1.82% |
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| 2014.11.10.162137 |
1.82% |
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| 2014.11.10.012135 |
1.82% |
|
| 2014.11.06.222121 |
1.82% |
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| 2014.11.02.083029 |
1.82% |
|
| 2014.11.01.223027 |
1.82% |
|
| 2014.10.25.202643 |
1.82% |
|
| 2014.10.23.082635 |
3.64% |
|
| 2014.10.22.132402 |
1.82% |
|
| 2014.10.21.075815 |
1.82% |
|
| 2014.10.20.045903 |
1.82% |
|
| 2014.10.18.025839 |
1.82% |
|
| 2014.10.10.155124 |
1.82% |
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| 2014.10.09.193906 |
1.82% |
|
| 2014.10.09.153615 |
1.82% |
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| 2014.10.09.113332 |
1.82% |
|
| 2014.10.08.111707 |
1.82% |
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| 2014.10.08.001142 |
3.64% |
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| 2014.10.06.064212 |
3.64% |
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| 2014.09.30.091232 |
3.64% |
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| 2014.09.27.163329 |
1.82% |
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| 2014.09.22.214019 |
1.82% |
|
| 2014.09.21.121914 |
1.82% |
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| 2014.09.21.041913 |
3.64% |
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| 2014.09.17.163314 |
1.82% |
|
| 2014.08.15.193703 |
5.45% |
|
| 2014.07.09.185238 |
1.82% |
|
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Cantataweb
What is Cantataweb?
Cantataweb 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 Yontoo'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.
About (from Yontoo Technology)
Experience the wonders of the internet with Cantataweb!
Overview
The most used version is 2014.08.15.193703, 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 Cantatawebbho.dll. Typically most users end up uninstalling this just after a few days. The software installer includes 19 files and is usually about 8.17 MB (8,571,717 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 Cantataweb.
| CantatawebBHO.dll (5f708d7c2c215c29ae730a7aa2f43ab2) has been flagged by the following 42 scanners: |
| Anti-Virus software | Version | Detection |
| Lavasoft Ad-Aware |
537 |
Adware.BrowseFox.AG |
| Agnitum Outpost |
7.1.1 |
Riskware.Agent |
| AhnLab-V3 |
2015.08.09 |
PUP/Win32.BrowseFox |
| ALYac |
1.0.1.4 |
Adware.BrowseFox.AG |
| Antiy-AVL |
1.0.0.1 |
Trojan/Win32.TSGeneric |
| Arcabit |
1.0.0.425 |
Adware.BrowseFox.AG |
| avast! |
2014.9-150817 |
Win32:BrowseFox-FR [PUP] |
| AVG |
2016.0.3015 |
AdPlugin |
| Avira |
8.3.1.6 |
ADWARE/BrowseFox.aoq |
| AVware |
1.5.0.21 |
Yontoo (fs) |
| Baidu-International |
4.0.3.15817 |
Adware.Win32.BrowseFox.AE |
| Bitdefender |
1.0.20.1145 |
Adware.BrowseFox.AG |
| Bkav FE |
1.3.0.7062 |
W32.BrowseFoxAC.Adware |
| CAT-QuickHeal |
8.15.14.00 |
PUA.Cantataweb1.Gen |
| Comodo Security |
22965 |
ApplicUnwnt |
| Cyren |
5.4.16.7 |
W32/S-f64f6ec1!Eldorado |
| Dr.Web |
9.0.0.0229 |
Trojan.Yontoo.1734 |
| Emsisoft Anti-Malware |
8.15.08.17.11 |
Adware.BrowseFox.AG |
| ESET-NOD32 |
9.12065 |
a variant of Win32/BrowseFox.AE potentially unwanted |
| Fortinet FortiGate |
8/17/2015 |
Riskware/BrowseFox |
| F-Prot |
v6.4.7.1.166 |
W32/S-f64f6ec1 |
| F-Secure |
11.2015-17-08_2 |
Adware.BrowseFox.AG |
| G Data |
15.8.25 |
Adware.BrowseFox.AG |
| IKARUS anti.virus |
t3scan.1.9.5.0 |
PUA.BrowseFox |
| Jiangmin |
KV150817 |
AdWare/SwiftBrowse.dxt |
| K7 AntiVirus |
13.207.16831 |
Trojan |
| K7GW |
13.207.16831 |
Trojan ( 004b5b821 ) |
| Malwarebytes |
v2015.08.17.11 |
PUP.Optional.CantataWeb.C |
| McAfee |
5600.6671 |
Artemis!5F708D7C2C21 |
| McAfee-GW-Edition |
7.6671 |
Artemis!PUP |
| MicroWorld-eScan |
16.0.0.687 |
Adware.BrowseFox.AG |
| NANO AntiVirus |
0.30.24.3079 |
Trojan.Win32.Yontoo.dnkubo |
| nProtect |
15.08.07.01 |
Adware.BrowseFox.AG |
| Panda Antivirus |
15.08.17.11 |
PUP/Cantataweb |
| Qihoo-360 |
1.0.0.1015 |
Win32/Virus.Adware.faf |
| Rising Antivirus |
23.00.65.15815 |
PE:Adware.BrowseFox!6.1D8B |
| Sophos |
4.98 |
Generic PUA LM (PUA) |
| Symantec |
8/17/2015 rev. 2 |
PUA.Yontoo.C |
| Trend Micro |
10.465.17 |
TROJ_GEN.R047C0EBB15 |
| Vba32 AntiVirus |
3.12.26.4 |
AdWare.MSIL.Agent |
| VIPRE Antivirus |
42736 |
Yontoo (fs) |
| Zillya |
2.0.0.2341 |
Adware.BrowseFox.Win32.18608 |
| updateCantataweb.exe (88a83fdb112c8649241881662fa670b5) has been flagged by the following 36 scanners: |
| Anti-Virus software | Software version | Detection |
| Lavasoft Ad-Aware |
12.0.163.0 |
Adware.BrowseFox.AG |
| AhnLab-V3 |
2015.06.11.02 |
Win-PUP/BrowseFox.Gen |
| ALYac |
1.0.1.4 |
Adware.BrowseFox.AG |
| Arcabit |
1.0.0.425 |
Adware.BrowseFox.AG |
| avast! |
8.0.1489.320 |
Win32:BrowseFox-FR [PUP] |
| AVG |
15.0.0.4355 |
Generic.61B |
| Avira |
8.3.1.6 |
ADWARE/BrowseFox.aoq |
| AVware |
1.5.0.21 |
Yontoo (fs) |
| Baidu-International |
3.5.1.41473 |
Adware.MSIL.BrowseFox.H |
| Bitdefender |
7.2 |
Adware.BrowseFox.AG |
| Bkav FE |
1.3.0.6379 |
W32.HfsAdware.A6B1 |
| CAT-QuickHeal |
14.00 |
PUA.Cantataweb1.Gen |
| Comodo Security |
22413 |
ApplicUnwnt |
| Cyren |
5.4.16.7 |
W32/S-26365c9e!Eldorado |
| Dr.Web |
7.0.13.5270 |
Trojan.Yontoo.1734 |
| Emsisoft Anti-Malware |
3.5.0.636 |
Adware.BrowseFox.AG (B) |
| ESET-NOD32 |
11768 |
a variant of MSIL/BrowseFox.H potentially unwanted |
| Fortinet FortiGate |
5.0.999.0 |
Adware/BrowseFox |
| F-Prot |
4.7.1.166 |
W32/S-26365c9e!Eldorado |
| F-Secure |
11.0.19100.45 |
Adware.BrowseFox.AG |
| G Data |
25 |
Adware.BrowseFox.AG |
| K7 AntiVirus |
9.204.16207 |
Adware ( 700000121 ) |
| K7GW |
9.204.16208 |
Adware ( 700000121 ) |
| McAfee |
6.0.5.614 |
BrowseFox-FTQ |
| McAfee-GW-Edition |
v2015 |
BrowseFox-FTQ |
| MicroWorld-eScan |
12.0.250.0 |
Adware.BrowseFox.AG |
| NANO AntiVirus |
0.30.24.2086 |
Riskware.Win32.BPlug.djpkri |
| nProtect |
2015-06-11.01 |
Adware.BrowseFox.AG |
| Panda Antivirus |
4.6.4.2 |
Trj/CI.A |
| Qihoo-360 |
1.0.0.1015 |
HEUR/QVM03.0.Malware.Gen |
| Sophos |
4.98.0 |
Generic PUA GG |
| Symantec |
20141.2.0.56 |
Yontoo.C |
| Tencent |
1.0.0.1 |
Trojan.Win32.Qudamah.Gen.18 |
| Trend Micro |
9.740.0.1012 |
TROJ_GEN.R047C0EAP15 |
| TrendMicro-HouseCall |
9.700.0.1001 |
TROJ_GEN.R047C0EAP15 |
| VIPRE Antivirus |
41026 |
Yontoo (fs) |
View all 78 all detections
Cantataweb 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: Cantataweb
URL: cantataweb.net/support
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Cantataweb
Uninstaller: C:\Program Files\Cantataweb\Cantatawebuninstall.exe
Estimated size: 8.17 MB
Files installed by Cantataweb
| Program module: | Cantatawebbho.dll |
| Name: | Cantataweb |
| Path: | C:\Program Files\Cantataweb\Cantatawebbho.dll |
| MD5: | 782120c72fed39f739d6d0e396adde92 |
Additional files:
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(Malware detected) Cantatawebbho.dll - Cantataweb
-
7za.exe (by Igor Pavlov) - 7-Zip (7-Zip Standalone Console)
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CantatawebUn.exe
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CantatawebUninstall.exe
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(Malware detected) updateCantataweb.exe
Behaviors exhibited
Internet Explorer BHO
- CantatawebBHO.dll is installed in Internet Explorer as a BHO (Browser Helper Object) under the name 'Cantataweb 1.0.0.6' with the class of {aab803bd-f01b-423a-a89a-60af476e9f12}.
Service
- updateCantataweb.exe runs as a service named 'Update Cantataweb' (Update Cantataweb).
How do I remove Cantataweb?
You can uninstall Cantataweb 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 Cantataweb, 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 Cantataweb.
- 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 Cantataweb 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) 67%
Win Vista (SP2) 2%
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HOW IT RUNS
Windows Service? Yes
(Installs a service)
|
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USER ACTIONS
 |
Uninstall it 85%
Keep it 15%
|
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 7 |
78.18% |
|
| Windows 10 |
16.36% |
|
| Windows XP |
3.64% |
|
| Windows Vista |
1.82% |
|
Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Ultimate |
35.85% |
|
| Windows 7 Professional |
20.75% |
|
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
11.32% |
|
| Windows 8.1 Pro |
7.55% |
|
| Microsoft Windows XP |
3.77% |
|
| Windows 7 Enterprise |
3.77% |
|
Geography
21.67% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
21.67% |
| Brazil |
13.33% |
| Saudi Arabia |
8.33% |
| Pakistan |
5.00% |
| Iran |
3.33% |
| Thailand |
3.33% |
| Sweden |
3.33% |
| MA |
3.33% |
| Egypt |
3.33% |
| Indonesia |
3.33% |
| Italy |
3.33% |
| Canada |
1.67% |
| SD |
1.67% |
| UA |
1.67% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Acer |
25.00% |
|
| Hewlett-Packard |
25.00% |
|
| Dell |
19.23% |
|
| ASUS |
9.62% |
|
| Toshiba |
5.77% |
|
| Lenovo |
5.77% |
|
| GIGABYTE |
3.85% |
|
| American Megatrends |
3.85% |
|
| Samsung |
1.92% |
|
Common models |
| TOSHIBA Satellite L745 |
2.08% |
|
| TOSHIBA Satellite C845 |
2.08% |
|
| PositivoEIH61CE |
2.08% |
|
| LG Electronics A410-K.BE4... |
2.08% |
|
| K8UNF K8Upgrade-NF3 |
2.08% |
|
| HP ProBook 4530s |
2.08% |
|
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