Webget
Threat Scorecard
EnigmaSoft Threat Scorecard
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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.
Table of Contents
Aliases
15 security vendors flagged this file as malicious.
Anti-Virus Software | Detection |
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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
# | File Name | MD5 |
Detections
Detections: The number of confirmed and suspected cases of a particular threat detected on
infected computers as reported by SpyHunter.
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1. | updater.bak | 0178a03e44e9245af8fcc28a73ad479f | 816 |
2. | {9edd0ea8-2819-47c2-8320-b007d5996f8a}t64.sys | 316019fdf9875286eca14816c1104291 | 1 |
Registry Details
Directories
Webget may create the following directory or directories:
%PROGRAMFILES%\webget |
%PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\webget |
%TEMP%\webget |
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