Webget

By GoldSparrow in Adware

Threat Scorecard

Ranking: 2,139
Threat Level: 20 % (Normal)
Infected Computers: 55,319
First Seen: May 6, 2014
Last Seen: February 5, 2024
OS(es) Affected: Windows

Webget is a potentially unwanted browser add-on produced by SuperWeb LLC. Webget may declare to make a computer user's online browsing activity better by saying 'Get Tasks Done Faster with webget!'. Webget may declare to display website trust rating, associated content incorporating websites, permit discount coupons, comparison shopping and provide other beneficial capabilities. Webget is categorized as a potentially unwanted program (PUP) or adware. The browser extension of Webget may be distributed and install itself on the computer as an additional application packaged with other free programs. Webget targets Web browsers such as Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, and Mozilla Firefox.

Upon installation, Webget may trace the PC user's online browsing routine by recording a variety of hardware and software details like the IP address, search requests entered, unique identifier number, websites viewed and visited, and other similar data. The Webget's plug-in may create and show a variety of types of non-stop commercial ads involving banner, text-link, search, interstitial, transitional, and full page advertisements probably with the aim to generate advertising revenue from ad clicks. If the computer user clicks the 'Start Now!' button in the box message delivered by Webget, he may unknowingly download and install other security threats on the PC.

Aliases

15 security vendors flagged this file as malicious.

Anti-Virus Software Detection
Ikarus AdWare.SpadeCast
AntiVir APPL/BrowseFox.52659
McAfee Artemis!A89D5E65E1D6
Fortinet Riskware/BrowseFox
Antiy-AVL Trojan/Win32.TGeneric
K7AntiVirus Unwanted-Program ( 00454f261 )
McAfee Artemis!3D899F6F3EEB
AntiVir APPL/BrowseFox.sjd.19
McAfee Artemis!CBFFE3CE4175
AVG Generic_r.KF
Ikarus AdWare.SwiftBrowse
Antiy-AVL Trojan/Win32.TSGeneric
Sophos Browse Fox
McAfee Artemis!913166BBE94B
AVG Webet

SpyHunter Detects & Remove Webget

File System Details

Webget may create the following file(s):
# File Name MD5 Detections
1. updater.bak 0178a03e44e9245af8fcc28a73ad479f 816
2. {9edd0ea8-2819-47c2-8320-b007d5996f8a}t64.sys 316019fdf9875286eca14816c1104291 1

Registry Details

Webget may create the following registry entry or registry entries:
CLSID
{495A5BED-3593-47B5-9B4C-28D17D68572C}
{5A4E3A41-FA55-4BDA-AED7-CEBE6E7BCB52}
{C55F8204-EFF9-4EA1-B541-49253667EB29}
{dc264a72-fa75-4948-b881-ea8eff8e5dd2}
SOFTWARE\Classes\Interface\{F88A773B-C7D6-4097-AD99-144D59C291E1}
SOFTWARE\Classes\TypeLib\{0A4AA078-E14F-4459-901A-D5F6ACB22DD6}
SOFTWARE\Classes\Wow6432Node\CLSID\{dc264a72-fa75-4948-b881-ea8eff8e5dd2}
SOFTWARE\Classes\Wow6432Node\Interface\{F88A773B-C7D6-4097-AD99-144D59C291E1}
SOFTWARE\Classes\Wow6432Node\TypeLib\{0A4AA078-E14F-4459-901A-D5F6ACB22DD6}
Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Approved Extensions\{14F95421-C981-4820-954E-D83C8537F54C}
Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Approved Extensions\{DC264A72-FA75-4948-B881-EA8EFF8E5DD2}
SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\updatewebget_RASAPI32
SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\updatewebget_RASMANCS
SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\utilwebget_RASAPI32
SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\utilwebget_RASMANCS
SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\webget_RASAPI32
SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\webget_RASMANCS
Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Ext\Settings\{14F95421-C981-4820-954E-D83C8537F54C}
Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Ext\Settings\{DC264A72-FA75-4948-B881-EA8EFF8E5DD2}
Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Ext\Stats\{14F95421-C981-4820-954E-D83C8537F54C}
Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Ext\Stats\{DC264A72-FA75-4948-B881-EA8EFF8E5DD2}
Software\webget
SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Classes\CLSID\{dc264a72-fa75-4948-b881-ea8eff8e5dd2}
SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Classes\Interface\{F88A773B-C7D6-4097-AD99-144D59C291E1}
SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Classes\TypeLib\{0A4AA078-E14F-4459-901A-D5F6ACB22DD6}
SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Tracing\updatewebget_RASAPI32
SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Tracing\updatewebget_RASMANCS
SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Tracing\utilwebget_RASAPI32
SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Tracing\utilwebget_RASMANCS
SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Tracing\webget_RASAPI32
SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Tracing\webget_RASMANCS
SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\explorer\Browser Helper Objects\{dc264a72-fa75-4948-b881-ea8eff8e5dd2}
SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\webget
SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\eventlog\Application\Update webget
SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\eventlog\Application\Util webget
SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\Update webget
SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\UpdaterSvcWebget
SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\Util webget
SYSTEM\ControlSet002\services\eventlog\Application\Update webget
SYSTEM\ControlSet002\services\eventlog\Application\Util webget
SYSTEM\ControlSet002\services\Update webget
SYSTEM\ControlSet002\Services\UpdaterSvcWebget
SYSTEM\ControlSet002\Services\Util webget
SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\eventlog\Application\Update webget
SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\eventlog\Application\Util webget
SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\Update webget
SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\UpdaterSvcWebget
SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Util webget

Directories

Webget may create the following directory or directories:

%PROGRAMFILES%\webget
%PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\webget
%TEMP%\webget

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