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Adware:OSX/Yoontoo

Classification

Category:

Spyware

Type:

Adware

Aliases:

  • Yoontoo
  • Yoontoo.A
  • Yoontoo.B
  • Adware:OSX/Yoontoo.A
  • Adware:OSX/Yoontoo.B

Summary

Adware:OSX/Yontoo silently installs third-party browser extensions which will display unsolicited pop-up adverstiments.

Removal

Technical Details

Adware:OSX/Yontoo.A is known to be bundled and distributed with the following browser extensions:

  • Banner Gagets
  • FreeTwitTube
  • ezLooker
  • Buzzdock and Wajam
  • Pagerage
  • GoPhotoIt
  • TorrentHandler

On installation, Yontoo.A will download the Yontoo installer (detected as Adware:OSX/Yontoo.B) from a remote site. The installer's archive, which uses the file name 3dpartyinstaller.zip, is then saved and its contents are extracted to the following location:

  • /private/var/tmp/YontooMacSilentInstaller <day-month-year>

The following browser extensions are installed together with the Yontoo adware:

  • GoPhotoIT
  • TorrentHandler

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