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Should I remove webporpoise?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
80% remove it20% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Bad
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
Reach 0.0005%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 17.27 days
509.38 days >
Average installed length: 267.64 days

Versions

VersionDistribution
2014.05.22.011545 10.00%
2014.05.21.003350 10.00%
2014.05.07.231022 20.00%
2014.04.24.010307 20.00%
2014.04.21.235425 20.00%
2014.04.16.231931 20.00%

webporpoise

What is webporpoise?

webporpoise 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)

Search the web with a porpoise - webporpoise!

Overview

The most common release is 2014.05.07.231022, 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 webporpoiseBHO.dll. A majority of users end up uninstalling this less than a week of it being installed. The setup package generally installs about 7 files and is usually about 11.04 MB (11,576,878 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
  • The experts agree, you should remove it!
Warning, multiple anti-virus scanners have detected possible malware in webporpoise.
webporpoiseBHO.dll (0cab2bbf79b0bde9957df297b115243d) has been flagged by the following 35 scanners:
Anti-Virus softwareVersionDetection
Lavasoft Ad-Aware 807 Gen:Variant.Adware.BHO.Agent.4
AhnLab-V3 2014.10.17 Adware/Win32.Agent
Antiy-AVL 1.0.0.1 GrayWare[AdWare:not-a-virus]/Win32.Agent
avast! 2014.9-141120 Win32:PUP-gen [PUP]
AVG 2015.0.3285 BrowseFox.F
Avira 7.11.179.22 ADWARE/BrowseFox.Gen2
AVware 1.5.0.21 Yontoo (fs)
Baidu-International 4.0.3.141120 Adware.Win32.Agent.aw
Bitdefender 1.0.20.1620 Gen:Variant.Adware.BHO.Agent.4
CAT-QuickHeal 11.14.14.00 AdWare.Agent.r5 (Not a Virus)
Comodo Security 19822 Application.Win32.Altbrowse.AK
Dr.Web 9.0.0.0324 Trojan.BPlug.28
Emsisoft Anti-Malware 8.14.11.20.02 Gen:Variant.Adware.BHO.Agent
ESET-NOD32 8.10577 a variant of Win32/BrowseFox.F
Fortinet FortiGate 11/20/2014 Adware/Agent
F-Prot v6.4.7.1.166 W32/BadBHO.AW.gen
F-Secure 11.2014-20-11_5 Gen:Variant.Adware.BHO.Agent.4
G Data 14.11.24 Gen:Variant.Adware.BHO.Agent
Jiangmin KV141120 Adware/Agent.jaw
K7 AntiVirus 13.184.13704 Unwanted-Program
K7GW 13.184.13704 Unwanted-Program ( 004a8e8b1 )
Kaspersky 14.0.0.2920 not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Agent
Kingsoft AntiVirus 331020.49267 Win32.Troj.Agent.ah.(kcloud)
Malwarebytes v2014.11.20.02 PUP.Optional.Webporpoise.A
McAfee 5600.6941 Artemis!0CAB2BBF79B0
McAfee-GW-Edition 7.6941 BehavesLike.Win32.PUP.dh
MicroWorld-eScan 15.0.0.972 Gen:Variant.Adware.BHO.Agent.4
NANO AntiVirus 0.28.2.62671 Riskware.Win32.Agent.cqvnby
nProtect 14.10.17.01 Trojan-Clicker/W32.Agent.249632
Sophos 4.98 Generic PUA MJ
SUPERAntiSpyware 10227 Adware.BrowseFox/Variant
Symantec 11/20/2014 rev. 5 Yontoo.C!gen1
Vba32 AntiVirus 3.12.26.3 AdWare.Agent
VIPRE Antivirus 34000 Yontoo (fs)
Zillya 2.0.0.1958 Adware.Agent.Win32.9039
       View all 35 all detections
webporpoise 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: webporpoise
URL: webporpoise.biz/support
Help link: mailto:[email protected]
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\webporpoise
Uninstaller: C:\Program Files\webporpoise\webporpoiseuninstall.exe
Estimated size: 11.04 MB

Program filesFiles installed by webporpoise

Program module:webporpoiseBHO.dll (Malware detected)
Name:webporpoise
Path:C:\Program Files\webporpoise\webporpoiseBHO.dll
MD5:0cab2bbf79b0bde9957df297b115243d
Additional files:
  • (Malware detected) webporpoiseBHO.dll - webporpoise
  • 7za.exe (by Igor Pavlov) - 7-Zip (7-Zip Standalone Console)
  • updatewebporpoise.exe
  • webporpoiseUninstall.exe

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

Internet Explorer BHO
  • webporpoiseBHO.dll is installed in Internet Explorer as a BHO (Browser Helper Object) under the name 'webporpoise' with the class of {f31845e6-7a36-476e-802e-f81e59588e80}.
Service
  • updatewebporpoise.exe runs as a service named 'Update webporpoise' (Update webporpoise).

How do I remove webporpoise?

You can uninstall webporpoise 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 webporpoise, 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 webporpoise.
  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 webporpoise you can restore them to their previous default settings.
Microsoft Internet Explorer
Mozilla Firefox
Google Chrome

OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 60%
Win XP 10%
 
HOW IT RUNS
Windows Service? Yes
(Installs a service)
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 80%
Keep it 20%

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 70.00%
Windows 10 20.00%
Windows XP 10.00%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Home Premium 50.00%
Windows 8.1 Pro 10.00%
Windows 7 Professional 10.00%
Windows 7 Ultimate 10.00%
Microsoft Windows XP 10.00%
Windows 10 Home 10.00%

Distribution by countryGeography

30.77% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 30.77%
  Italy 15.38%
  Brazil 7.69%
  France 7.69%
  Australia 7.69%
  Germany 7.69%
  Canada 7.69%
  Czech Republic 7.69%
  Poland 7.69%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Toshiba 22.22%
Medion 11.11%
Samsung 11.11%
Apple 11.11%
Dell 11.11%
Lenovo 11.11%
American Megatrends 11.11%
ASUS 11.11%
Common models
ASUSTeK K73SD 11.11%
Toshiba LX830 11.11%
TOSHIBA SATELLITE C670-11... 11.11%
MEDIONPC MS-7646 11.11%
Samsung QX310/QX410/QX510... 11.11%
MSI MS-7592 11.11%

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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