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Webveil Browser

Posted: January 8, 2016

Threat Metric

Threat Level: 1/10
Infected PCs: 164
First Seen: September 21, 2015
Last Seen: May 2, 2022
OS(es) Affected: Windows

Webveil Browser is an unreliable Internet client created on the popular Chromium platform. The Chromium project offers the source code of Google Chrome to enthusiasts who want to make their own browsers. However, we can safely assume that Webveil Browser has been launched for the benefits of its developers rather than the clients. This application comes with a range of unpleasant features, so the experts define it as a Potentially Unwanted Program (PUP). Although Webveil Browser is promoted as a secure and fast tool, its feedback is primarily negative. First of all, you may be unable to make a site of your choice as your homepage. The PUP may place there a suspicious search engine, which may display highly manipulated results to redirect you to partner sites. If you continue surfing the Web via Webveil Browser, you may encounter way more ads than usual. The commercial materials that you may face are not a part of the currently viewed site. Instead, they are injected by the PUP. Wherever you go, you may detect various pop-ups, banners, interstitial ads and videos. The presence of so many marketing elements may make the operating speed of Webveil Browser significantly lower than the one of the legitimate clients such as Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox. You should know that all of your online actions may be tracked by the PUP to make the ads more suitable. Webveil Browser may record your surfing and searching histories. Although sometimes the ads may be about products or services that you need, you should proceed with caution. It cannot be verified that all affiliate pages are safe – some may encourage you to install other unreliable programs. Webveil Browser doesn't have an updatable database about corrupted Web pages, so Webveil Browser may not prevent their loading. For all the listed reasons, it is recommended to delete this PUP from your PC.

Technical Details

Registry Modifications

The following newly produced Registry Values are:

HKEY..\..\..\..{RegistryKeys}SOFTWARE\RegisteredApplications\Webveil Browser.NSJA6BHDA3NCFCFMXW3QSCUYUQSOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\RegisteredApplications\Webveil Browser.NSJA6BHDA3NCFCFMXW3QSCUYUQ

Additional Information

The following directories were created:
%LOCALAPPDATA%\WebveilBrowser
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