Ranked
#22,582
Worldwide
Ranked
#29,004
US
Lifespan
9.9
Days
 

Surftastic

Published by Yontoo Technology, Inc.

Surftastic Publisher's Description

During the install process, you will be given an option to allow the extension to become your default search engine and/or your default home page. If you consent to make it your home page, it will...  Read more

Details

Latest version:2014.02.11.223523
Location:C:\Program Files\Surftastic
Install size:2.57 MB (2,697,759 bytes)
About URL:http://surftastic.net/support
Help link:mailto:support@surftastic.net
Uninstall:C:\Program Files\Surftastic\Surftasticuninstall.exe

The trust score is the reputation of Surftastic based on a number of factors including malware scans, behvaior, uninstall trends and general user experiences.
Poor Below average Good Excellent

Reasons behind trust score

  • Some versions are flagged as malware by multiple antivirus programs.
  • Integrates into Internet Explorer through a BHO extension.
  • Very poorly rated by third-party sources and expert users.
  • Known to be bundled through third-party installers.

13
Malware detections

SurftasticBHO.dll has been detected by the following 13 antivirus programs:
Agnitum
as PUA.Agent!
Antiy Labs AVL
as AdWare/Win32.Agent
Comodo Internet Security
as Application.Win32.Altbrowse.AK
Dr.Web
as Adware.Plugin.100
ESET NOD32
as Win32/BrowseFox.D
Ikarus
as not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Agent
Kaspersky
as not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Agent.ahbx
Kingsoft
as Win32.Troj.Generic.a.(kcloud)
Malwarebytes
as PUP.Optional.Surftastic.A
NANO AntiVirus
as Riskware.Win32.Agent.cqycvd
Sophos
as Generic PUA CL
Trend Micro HouseCall
as TROJ_GEN.F47V0123
Vba32 AntiVirus
as AdWare.Agent
In addition, a total of 5 unique files installed by Surftastic contain malware detections. Detections include updatesurftastic.exe.
(Malware scans performed using the herdProtect meta-scan engines)

Global Reach


SurftasticBHO.dll
Behavior:Internet Explorer BHO
MD5:
12
7d22cb9954be781a3b1c678827ccbf3b
updateSurftastic.exe
Behavior:Service
MD5:b4707819c17e66f2ea702b8c92234c67
SurftasticUninstall.exe
MD5:270716b2230f7e35e03566df83f68435
7za.exe
Publisher:Igor Pavlov
Name:7-Zip
Description:7-Zip Standalone Console
MD5:e92604e043f51c604b6d1ac3bcd3a202
Surftastic.FirstRun.exe
Name:FirstRun
MD5:bce438ce05f2c9c817dbcad253a05638

Installs by Country

18.2%
12.1%
12.1%
9.1%
9.1%
6.1%
6.1%
3.0%
3.0%
3.0%
3.0%
3.0%
3.0%
3.0%
3.0%
3.0%
IR
US
EG
IN
IQ
MA
PL
SI
ZA
RO
EE
CZ
GG
TR
HU
PE

Installs in the United States

Latest Installs



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Versions

2014.02.11.2235 5.56%
2014.02.10.0544 8.33%
2014.02.05.1539 16.67%
2014.02.04.0442 2.78%
2014.02.01.0212 11.11%
2014.01.29.2312 13.89%
2014.01.28.0107 11.11%
2014.01.28.0107 11.11%
2014.01.25.0245 5.56%
2014.01.16.0158 8.33%
2014.01.07.2241 5.56%

Facts

  • Surftastic is developed by Yontoo Technology, Inc..
  • It contains malware with multiple detections from the top antivirus engines.
  • This software is potentially unwanted based on the trust factor and experience of other users.
  • This software is typically packaged with 3rd-party software bundlers and installed as an optional 'offer'.
  • The current user reach of this app is about 0.0026% of all PC users, however this reach has declined from a lifetime average of 0.0099%.
  • This program has a higher than normal uninstall rate of about 88.0%.
  • A browser helper object is added to Internet Explorer under the name Surftastic.
  • The app adds a Windows Service named 'Update Surftastic'.
  • The current version is 2014.02.11.223523 with 11 known versions. The most widely installed version is 2014.02.05.153917.

Operating Systems

Windows 7 72.22%
Windows 8 22.22%
Windows XP 5.56%

PC Manufacturers

Toshiba 21.88%
HP 15.63%
Acer 15.63%
GIGABYTE 9.38%
AMI 9.38%
ASUS 9.38%
Dell 6.25%
Lenovo 6.25%
Alienware 3.13%
Samsung 3.13%

User Demographics (United States)

SegmentIndex
Gender
Male49
Female51
Age
< 187
18-2516
26-3531
36-4558
46-60111
60+58
Education
High School129
College87
Post Graduate61
Household Income
$0-50k65
$50-100k111
$100-150k74
$150k+37
 
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