Should I remove NetCrawl?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
81% remove it19% keep it
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
Global Rank #8,216
United States Rank #10,013
Reach 0.0489%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 10.11 days
298.32 days >
Average installed length: 156.74 days
Versions
| Version | Distribution |
| 2014.07.15.145423 |
0.10% |
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| 2014.07.15.120635 |
0.21% |
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| 2014.07.15.080635 |
0.52% |
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| 2014.07.15.064915 |
0.41% |
|
| 2014.07.15.040630 |
0.73% |
|
| 2014.07.15.025550 |
0.21% |
|
| 2014.07.15.000632 |
0.31% |
|
| 2014.07.14.231227 |
0.31% |
|
| 2014.07.14.200626 |
0.62% |
|
| 2014.07.14.191319 |
0.10% |
|
| 2014.07.14.160626 |
0.73% |
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| 2014.07.14.120622 |
0.93% |
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| 2014.07.14.080621 |
0.73% |
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| 2014.07.14.040622 |
0.31% |
|
| 2014.07.14.000618 |
1.04% |
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| 2014.07.13.231723 |
0.41% |
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| 2014.07.13.200616 |
0.41% |
|
| 2014.07.13.192800 |
0.21% |
|
| 2014.07.13.160617 |
0.52% |
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| 2014.07.13.154743 |
0.10% |
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| 2014.07.13.120612 |
0.83% |
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| 2014.07.13.114506 |
0.10% |
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| 2014.07.13.080610 |
0.31% |
|
| 2014.07.13.075744 |
0.10% |
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| 2014.07.13.041828 |
0.21% |
|
| 2014.07.13.040608 |
0.10% |
|
| 2014.07.13.002212 |
0.73% |
|
| 2014.07.12.203108 |
1.04% |
|
| 2014.07.12.200606 |
0.10% |
|
| 2014.07.12.163902 |
0.93% |
|
| 2014.07.12.125013 |
1.14% |
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| 2014.07.12.120602 |
0.10% |
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| 2014.07.12.085949 |
0.62% |
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| 2014.07.12.080601 |
0.31% |
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| 2014.07.12.045850 |
0.31% |
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| 2014.07.12.021814 |
0.21% |
|
| 2014.07.12.000557 |
0.31% |
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| 2014.07.11.200555 |
0.62% |
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| 2014.07.11.160555 |
0.93% |
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| 2014.07.11.130523 |
0.52% |
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| 2014.07.11.120551 |
0.21% |
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| 2014.07.11.091012 |
0.41% |
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| 2014.07.11.080547 |
0.31% |
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| 2014.07.11.040607 |
0.31% |
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| 2014.07.11.010240 |
0.52% |
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| 2014.07.10.200543 |
0.73% |
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| 2014.07.10.161444 |
1.24% |
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| 2014.07.10.121906 |
0.93% |
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| 2014.07.10.110010 |
0.41% |
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| 2014.07.10.080537 |
0.41% |
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| 2014.07.10.063821 |
0.21% |
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| 142 versions |
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NetCrawl
What is NetCrawl?
NetCrawl is an adware program from Yontoo that integrates into the user's web browsers (IE, Chrome, Firefox) and will perform a number of functions mostly designed to generate advertising supported or affiliate revenue. In order to do so the program will display a number of different ad formats by injecting the ads directly in the user's browser based on either the activity of the user's past and present behavior or based on the context of the web page. Ads are displayed as banners, text-links, search related adverts or in many cases malvertising in order to get a user to download and install additional software, mostly bundled adware. This adware will also track and report back the user's surfing behavior including web pages and domains visited as well as the advertisements displayed and clicked.
About (from Yontoo Technology)
This ad-supported dock sits right below the search bar on your favorite websites, showcasing results for popular sites like Twitter, and eBay, right inside your browser.
Overview
- 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 NetCrawl.
| NetCrawlBrowserFilter.exe (37ea9a55106b756b96ee66cd704019e8) has been flagged by the following 8 scanners: |
| Anti-Virus software | Version | Detection |
| AVG |
2015.0.3390 |
NetCrawl |
| Dr.Web |
9.0.0.0218 |
Trojan.BPlug.48 |
| ESET-NOD32 |
8.10031 |
a variant of MSIL/BrowseFox.B |
| Malwarebytes |
v2014.08.06.08 |
PUP.Optional.Sambreel.A |
| McAfee |
5600.7046 |
Artemis!37EA9A55106B |
| McAfee-GW-Edition |
7.7046 |
Artemis!37EA9A55106B |
| TrendMicro-HouseCall |
7.2.218 |
Suspicious_GEN.F47V0625 |
| VIPRE Antivirus |
30874 |
Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT |
| NetCrawlBHO.dll (581b3bbdabb8c458478fb75b084f955a) has been flagged by the following 39 scanners: |
| Anti-Virus software | Software version | Detection |
| Lavasoft Ad-Aware |
12.0.163.0 |
Adware.SwiftBrowse.CX |
| Agnitum Outpost |
5.5.1.3 |
Riskware.Agent! |
| AhnLab-V3 |
2015.04.08.00 |
Adware/Win32.BrowseFox |
| ALYac |
1.0.1.4 |
Adware.SwiftBrowse.CX |
| avast! |
8.0.1489.320 |
Win32:BrowseFox-FL [PUP] |
| AVG |
15.0.0.4321 |
BrowseFox.F |
| AVware |
1.5.0.21 |
Adware.BrowseFox |
| Baidu-International |
3.5.1.41473 |
Adware.Win32.BrowseFox.O |
| Bitdefender |
7.2 |
Adware.SwiftBrowse.CX |
| Bkav FE |
1.3.0.6379 |
W32.HfsAdware.8608 |
| Clam AntiVirus |
0.98.5.0 |
Win.Adware.Browsefox-374 |
| Comodo Security |
21681 |
Application.Win32.BrowseFox.JM |
| Cyren |
5.4.16.7 |
W32/S-7bed2e86!Eldorado |
| Dr.Web |
7.0.12.3050 |
Trojan.Yontoo.1734 |
| Emsisoft Anti-Malware |
3.0.0.600 |
Adware.SwiftBrowse.CX (B) |
| ESET-NOD32 |
11436 |
a variant of Win32/BrowseFox.O potentially unwanted |
| Fortinet FortiGate |
5.0.999.0 |
Riskware/BrowseFox |
| F-Prot |
4.7.1.166 |
W32/S-7bed2e86!Eldorado |
| F-Secure |
11.0.19100.45 |
Adware.SwiftBrowse.CX |
| G Data |
25 |
Adware.SwiftBrowse.CX |
| Jiangmin |
16.0.100 |
Adware/Agent.aakf |
| K7 AntiVirus |
9.202.15510 |
Trojan ( 0040f9921 ) |
| K7GW |
9.202.15511 |
Trojan ( 0040f9921 ) |
| Malwarebytes |
1.75.0.1 |
PUP.Optional.NetCrawl.A |
| McAfee |
6.0.5.614 |
BrowseFox-FRR |
| McAfee-GW-Edition |
v2015 |
BrowseFox-FRR |
| MicroWorld-eScan |
12.0.250.0 |
Adware.SwiftBrowse.CX |
| NANO AntiVirus |
0.30.10.952 |
Trojan.Win32.BPlug.dfogbn |
| nProtect |
2015-04-07.01 |
Adware.SwiftBrowse.CX |
| Panda Antivirus |
4.6.4.2 |
Trj/CI.A |
| Qihoo-360 |
1.0.0.1015 |
HEUR/QVM30.1.Malware.Gen |
| Sophos |
4.98.0 |
Generic PUA LA |
| Symantec |
20141.2.0.56 |
Yontoo.C |
| Tencent |
1.0.0.1 |
Trojan.Win32.Qudamah.Gen.10 |
| Trend Micro |
9.740.0.1012 |
TROJ_GEN.R00UC0EB915 |
| TrendMicro-HouseCall |
9.700.0.1001 |
TROJ_GEN.R00UC0EB915 |
| Vba32 AntiVirus |
3.12.26.3 |
AdWare.Kranet |
| VIPRE Antivirus |
39140 |
Adware.BrowseFox |
| Zillya |
2.0.0.2129 |
Backdoor.PePatch.Win32.64121 |
| updateNetCrawl.exe (0812f06174ec647cd6311e1b5d768988) has been flagged by the following 36 scanners: |
| Anti-Virus software | Software version | Detection |
| Lavasoft Ad-Aware |
12.0.163.0 |
Adware.SwiftBrowse.AQ |
| Agnitum Outpost |
5.5.1.3 |
Riskware.Agent! |
| AhnLab-V3 |
2014.11.13.00 |
PUP/Win32.NetCrawl |
| Antiy-AVL |
1.0.0.1 |
GrayWare[AdWare:not-a-virus]/MSIL.Kranet |
| avast! |
8.0.1489.320 |
Win32:BrowseFox-AQ [PUP] |
| AVG |
15.0.0.4189 |
NetCrawl.3AE |
| Avira |
7.11.185.18 |
ADWARE/BrowseFox.Gen7 |
| AVware |
1.5.0.21 |
Yontoo (fs) |
| Baidu-International |
3.5.1.41473 |
Adware.Win32.BrowseFox.bG |
| Bitdefender |
7.2 |
Adware.SwiftBrowse.AQ |
| CAT-QuickHeal |
14.00 |
AdWare.MSIL.r3 (Not a Virus) |
| Comodo Security |
20070 |
UnclassifiedMalware |
| Dr.Web |
7.0.10.8210 |
Trojan.BPlug.250 |
| Emsisoft Anti-Malware |
3.0.0.600 |
Adware.SwiftBrowse.AQ (B) |
| ESET-NOD32 |
10716 |
a variant of Win32/BrowseFox.H |
| Fortinet FortiGate |
5.0.999.0 |
Adware/Kranet |
| F-Secure |
11.0.19100.45 |
Adware.SwiftBrowse.AQ |
| G Data |
24 |
Adware.SwiftBrowse.AQ |
| K7 AntiVirus |
9.185.13993 |
Trojan ( 0049f7ad1 ) |
| K7GW |
9.185.14001 |
Trojan ( 020000001 ) |
| Kaspersky |
12.0.0.1225 |
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.SwiftBrowse.o |
| Kingsoft AntiVirus |
2013.4.9.267 |
Win32.Troj.Generic.a.(kcloud) |
| Malwarebytes |
1.75.0.1 |
PUP.Optional.NetCrawl.A |
| McAfee |
6.0.5.614 |
BrowseFox.c |
| McAfee-GW-Edition |
v2014.2 |
BrowseFox.c |
| MicroWorld-eScan |
12.0.250.0 |
Adware.SwiftBrowse.AQ |
| nProtect |
2014-11-12.01 |
Adware.SwiftBrowse.AQ |
| Panda Antivirus |
4.6.4.1 |
Trj/CI.A |
| Qihoo-360 |
1.0.0.1015 |
Win32/Trojan.Adware.68a |
| Sophos |
4.98.0 |
Generic PUA KB |
| Symantec |
20141.1.0.330 |
Trojan.Gen.2 |
| Trend Micro |
9.740.0.1012 |
TROJ_GEN.R0C1C0EJG14 |
| TrendMicro-HouseCall |
9.700.0.1001 |
TROJ_GEN.R0C1C0EJG14 |
| Vba32 AntiVirus |
3.12.26.3 |
AdWare.MSIL.Kranet |
| VIPRE Antivirus |
34748 |
Yontoo (fs) |
| Zillya |
2.0.0.1981 |
Adware.Kranet.Win32.420 |
| FCA3AE83-00CA-40FB-AF33-EC017E687BCB.dll (c8acc1780d4a6a3f245818203436b3d2) has been flagged by the following 32 scanners: |
| Anti-Virus software | Software version | Detection |
| Lavasoft Ad-Aware |
12.0.163.0 |
Adware.SwiftBrowse.AQ |
| AhnLab-V3 |
2014.07.27.00 |
Adware/Win32.Agent |
| Avira AntiVir |
7.11.164.42 |
APPL/BrowseFox.Gen2 |
| Antiy-AVL |
1.0.0.1 |
GrayWare[AdWare:not-a-virus]/Win32.Agent |
| AVG |
14.0.0.3986 |
BrowseFox.F |
| Baidu-International |
3.5.1.41473 |
Adware.Win32.BrowseFox.bF |
| Bitdefender |
7.2 |
Adware.SwiftBrowse.AQ |
| Clam AntiVirus |
0.98.4.0 |
Win.Adware.Agent-7706 |
| Comodo Security |
18991 |
Application.Win32.Altbrowse.AK |
| Dr.Web |
7.0.9.4080 |
Trojan.BPlug.28 |
| Emsisoft Anti-Malware |
3.0.0.600 |
Adware.SwiftBrowse.AQ (B) |
| ESET-NOD32 |
10159 |
a variant of Win32/BrowseFox.F |
| Fortinet FortiGate |
5.1.152.0 |
Adware/Agent |
| F-Secure |
11.0.19100.45 |
Adware.SwiftBrowse.AQ |
| G Data |
24 |
Adware.SwiftBrowse.AQ |
| Jiangmin |
16.0.100 |
Adware/Agent.izz |
| K7 AntiVirus |
9.181.12846 |
Unwanted-Program ( 00454f261 ) |
| K7GW |
9.181.12846 |
Trojan ( 020000001 ) |
| Kaspersky |
12.0.0.1225 |
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Agent.ahbx |
| Kingsoft AntiVirus |
2013.4.9.267 |
Win32.Troj.Agent.ah.(kcloud) |
| Malwarebytes |
1.75.0.1 |
PUP.Optional.NetCrawl.A |
| McAfee |
6.0.4.564 |
Artemis!C8ACC1780D4A |
| McAfee-GW-Edition |
2013 |
Artemis!C8ACC1780D4A |
| MicroWorld-eScan |
12.0.250.0 |
Adware.SwiftBrowse.AQ |
| NANO AntiVirus |
0.28.2.60990 |
Riskware.Win32.Agent.cuenda |
| nProtect |
2014-07-27.01 |
Adware.SwiftBrowse.AQ |
| Panda Antivirus |
10.0.3.5 |
Trj/CI.A |
| Qihoo-360 |
1.0.0.1015 |
Trojan.Generic |
| SUPERAntiSpyware |
5.6.0.1032 |
Adware.BrowseFox/Variant |
| Symantec |
20131.1.5.61 |
Adware.Adpopup |
| TrendMicro-HouseCall |
9.700.0.1001 |
Suspicious_GEN.F47V0624 |
| VIPRE Antivirus |
31650 |
Yontoo (fs) |
View all 115 all detections
NetCrawl 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: NetCrawl
URL: netcrawl.info/support
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\NetCrawl
Uninstaller: C:\Program Files\NetCrawl\NetCrawluninstall.exe
Estimated size: 7.24 MB
Files installed by NetCrawl
| Program executable: | NetCrawlBrowserFilter.exe (Malware detected) |
| Path: | C:\Program Files\NetCrawl\NetCrawlBrowserFilter.exe |
| MD5: | 37ea9a55106b756b96ee66cd704019e8 |
Additional files:
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(Malware detected) FCA3AE83-00CA-40FB-AF33-EC017E687BCB.dll - NetCrawl
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(Malware detected) NetCrawlBHO.dll
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NetCrawl.FirstRun.exe - FirstRun
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7za.exe (by Igor Pavlov) - 7-Zip (7-Zip Standalone Console)
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NetCrawlUn.exe
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NetCrawlUninstall.exe
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(Malware detected) updateNetCrawl.exe
Behaviors exhibited
Internet Explorer BHO
- NetCrawlBHO.dll is installed in Internet Explorer as a BHO (Browser Helper Object) under the name 'NetCrawl 1.0.0.7' with the class of {769a91da-209f-47fe-88b9-b0321b0982c8}.
3 Services
- updateNetCrawl.exe runs as a service named 'Update NetCrawl' (Update NetCrawl).
- updateNetCrawl(18).exe runs as a service named 'Update NetCrawl' (Update NetCrawl).
- updateNetCrawl(117).exe runs as a service named 'Update NetCrawl' (Update NetCrawl).
How do I remove NetCrawl?
You can uninstall NetCrawl 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 NetCrawl, 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 NetCrawl.
- 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 NetCrawl 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) 49%
Win 8.1 0%
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HOW IT RUNS
Windows Service? Yes
(Installs a service)
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USER ACTIONS
 |
Uninstall it 81%
Keep it 19%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 7 |
57.68% |
|
| Windows 10 |
30.39% |
|
| Windows XP |
7.37% |
|
| Windows Vista |
4.56% |
|
Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
23.09% |
|
| Windows 7 Ultimate |
19.64% |
|
| Windows 8.1 |
12.85% |
|
| Windows 7 Professional |
9.93% |
|
| Microsoft Windows XP |
7.00% |
|
| Windows 8 |
4.81% |
|
Geography
33.21% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
33.21% |
| Brazil |
7.12% |
| France |
6.84% |
| United Kingdom |
3.38% |
| MA |
3.19% |
| Germany |
3.01% |
| Italy |
3.01% |
| India |
2.83% |
| DZ |
2.65% |
| Canada |
1.92% |
| Poland |
1.92% |
| Egypt |
1.55% |
| Russia |
1.37% |
| Australia |
1.28% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Hewlett-Packard |
28.92% |
|
| Dell |
17.17% |
|
| Acer |
17.02% |
|
| ASUS |
10.54% |
|
| Toshiba |
7.23% |
|
| Samsung |
6.02% |
|
| Lenovo |
5.87% |
|
| GIGABYTE |
3.46% |
|
| Intel |
1.05% |
|
| Sahara |
1.05% |
|
| American Megatrends |
0.90% |
|
| Medion |
0.75% |
|
Common models |
| HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... |
6.19% |
|
| HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... |
4.81% |
|
| HP 15 Notebook PC |
4.12% |
|
| Dell Inspiron N5110 |
2.75% |
|
| Dell Inspiron 3521 |
2.41% |
|
| Dell Inspiron 5537 |
2.06% |
|
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