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Yeabests.cc

Posted: March 8, 2016

Threat Metric

Ranking: 7,913
Threat Level: 5/10
Infected PCs: 33,134
First Seen: March 8, 2016
Last Seen: October 10, 2023
OS(es) Affected: Windows


Yeabests.cc is a dubious search platform that you should not use for security reasons. Yeabests.cc may transfer you towards threatening Web pages that may cause damage. Yeabests.cc itself is closely associated with a harmful add-on that may hijack all of your Web clients. This browser hijacker may make Yeabests.cc your homepage automatically. Some users report that they may encounter Yeabests.cc whenever they open new tabs as well. This stubborn add-on may make it impossible for you to revert the changes Yeabests.cc causes. Even if you switch your homepage to another domain, you may still notice Yeabests.cc the next time you go online. This unreliable search platform promises custom Google searches. Yeabests.cc copies most of the results directly from Google's databases. The trick is that Yeabests.cc may include a lot of sponsored links as well, which you may notice in the first place on several result pages. The administrators of this suspicious platform have financial incentives to redirect PC users towards these third-party sites. Some of the affiliated domains may be safe e-commerce platforms. The problem is that other links may load harmful sites that may attempt to deploy threats to your system. You also should beware of fraudulent pages, which may, for example, offer you fake technical support. The probability for these issues to occur doesn't mean that you will reach such sites the first time you use Yeabests.cc. However, you may find yourself on irrelevant domains that don't offer the information or software that you are searching for. All in all, Yeabests.cc may not improve your searches and instead cause damage, so you should abstain from using it. The browser hijacker is pretty persistent, so you should delete it with credible security software. In the future, you should be careful when you load freeware bundles because it is the most common distribution method for suspicious Web add-ons.

Technical Details

File System Modifications

Tutorials: If you wish to learn how to remove malware components manually, you can read the tutorials on how to find malware, kill unwanted processes, remove malicious DLLs and delete other harmful files. Always be sure to back up your PC before making any changes.

The following files were created in the system:



%SYSTEMDRIVE%\Users\<username>\Desktop\_MEGA\Yeabests.cc.exe File name: Yeabests.cc.exe
Size: 1.02 MB (1025536 bytes)
MD5: a718bf376567abd3e7de06f31b036405
Detection count: 632
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %SYSTEMDRIVE%\Users\<username>\Desktop\_MEGA\Yeabests.cc.exe
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: July 14, 2023
C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Local\Temp\00025483\hp.exe File name: hp.exe
Size: 511.48 KB (511488 bytes)
MD5: e432f99f93d63d8ec0f64708231ed3a6
Detection count: 302
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Local\Temp\00025483\hp.exe
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: September 22, 2022
C:\Windows\Temp\24664\msiql.exe File name: msiql.exe
Size: 1.9 MB (1902080 bytes)
MD5: bcabb5b8f8ef8a9e921c402702d5af95
Detection count: 225
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: C:\Windows\Temp\24664\msiql.exe
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: August 14, 2022
%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\msiql.exe File name: msiql.exe
Size: 1.92 MB (1920000 bytes)
MD5: 58b5145e78304dc6e3ccdd704310bd86
Detection count: 108
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %ALLUSERSPROFILE%
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: July 18, 2016
f17a116da903e645902faec6771af61d55578d6c341dcc3a393064f1f2bf6c4e.exe File name: f17a116da903e645902faec6771af61d55578d6c341dcc3a393064f1f2bf6c4e.exe
Size: 512 KB (512000 bytes)
MD5: 62fa00bd0a18a6068f21c85b074f4a98
Detection count: 85
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: January 30, 2017
eada5644fe01c9b413a5023165dbd4860af3945425719ab90f10f3f2d2ee8182.exe File name: eada5644fe01c9b413a5023165dbd4860af3945425719ab90f10f3f2d2ee8182.exe
Size: 1.31 MB (1318912 bytes)
MD5: 9b5ca5dd76a16ea25c51bb69e3b1bd1d
Detection count: 84
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: January 30, 2017
ea6648a1f3f2e8e592efad7943b03497587ac5f618eff238a9f6d136af1ecbba.exe File name: ea6648a1f3f2e8e592efad7943b03497587ac5f618eff238a9f6d136af1ecbba.exe
Size: 512 KB (512000 bytes)
MD5: 2ce52da4d3c5ad5509050b1ec098b2d4
Detection count: 83
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: January 30, 2017
e8cfe9c07245c2b81c7debeb430fd755b2b75218bbf4cbf733db9be8c29036a0.exe File name: e8cfe9c07245c2b81c7debeb430fd755b2b75218bbf4cbf733db9be8c29036a0.exe
Size: 223.74 KB (223744 bytes)
MD5: e43f1cb72f4fa55525bfe1d9e3395db9
Detection count: 82
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: January 30, 2017
e4bbf84c229ccdc4edc42d22fe3e48028be1b57ccfd1ed63e8ed09f09de4d454.exe File name: e4bbf84c229ccdc4edc42d22fe3e48028be1b57ccfd1ed63e8ed09f09de4d454.exe
Size: 512 KB (512000 bytes)
MD5: 25980ac4f5cdd9895e05dd0a592b1724
Detection count: 81
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: January 30, 2017
dc890b17776791d0c09ef9efa7d0ee4274cdd286b16aae97b62aa578531a1064.exe File name: dc890b17776791d0c09ef9efa7d0ee4274cdd286b16aae97b62aa578531a1064.exe
Size: 442.36 KB (442368 bytes)
MD5: 88e11dbd05f7e2feadfa8722cc985b0e
Detection count: 80
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: January 30, 2017
61d00690e21994c75a242b64c6b8db514cd7e3bfcd14a20d9dd53d722b3b18a5.exe File name: 61d00690e21994c75a242b64c6b8db514cd7e3bfcd14a20d9dd53d722b3b18a5.exe
Size: 469.02 KB (469022 bytes)
MD5: 5c21f323dbb2a7d4309276ec58acb14b
Detection count: 75
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: January 30, 2017
54b4f0f6301d77937dc4f88503dc12201479507370cf0f72e82ce19ce5e8c334.exe File name: 54b4f0f6301d77937dc4f88503dc12201479507370cf0f72e82ce19ce5e8c334.exe
Size: 596.48 KB (596480 bytes)
MD5: 50adff8c6902cf7863178b038f57d5a1
Detection count: 74
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: January 30, 2017
40a4c50b67eb037755cbee5b14a230cc83f18195633ad718b7de308bee79d9e3.exe File name: 40a4c50b67eb037755cbee5b14a230cc83f18195633ad718b7de308bee79d9e3.exe
Size: 512 KB (512000 bytes)
MD5: 20501f350fa37cecf2667503541bcf21
Detection count: 73
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: January 30, 2017
3e8324c4cd0ec3d97ad586fdce219e1ae428308dc82cfc6ec8c62f6a23dd25eb.exe File name: 3e8324c4cd0ec3d97ad586fdce219e1ae428308dc82cfc6ec8c62f6a23dd25eb.exe
Size: 114.17 KB (114176 bytes)
MD5: ecd49e732010da3831bd31004ab30e80
Detection count: 72
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: January 30, 2017
07ed8a858def20e7ef9314003a47f705c2a85db79942a0a99d180a1f23fb8723.exe File name: 07ed8a858def20e7ef9314003a47f705c2a85db79942a0a99d180a1f23fb8723.exe
Size: 999.42 KB (999424 bytes)
MD5: b9359fd1f6dbe5e44a676eb0183d5901
Detection count: 70
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: January 30, 2017
%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\msiql.exe File name: msiql.exe
Size: 1.97 MB (1978771 bytes)
MD5: ad0149b80151b56d89f0ca4adcfe51c3
Detection count: 63
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %ALLUSERSPROFILE%
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: July 18, 2016
%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\msiql.exe File name: msiql.exe
Size: 1.91 MB (1916928 bytes)
MD5: ef8ad770f8f8ad567d430d063ef8fcef
Detection count: 21
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %ALLUSERSPROFILE%
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: May 22, 2020
%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\application data\msiql.exe File name: msiql.exe
Size: 1.92 MB (1920000 bytes)
MD5: 3a22282278f7ba277b422bba695b037c
Detection count: 14
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %ALLUSERSPROFILE%\application data
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: July 18, 2016
%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\msiql.exe File name: msiql.exe
Size: 1.99 MB (1999706 bytes)
MD5: a1a3a4398ce422a28cee69eb952aeda8
Detection count: 12
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %ALLUSERSPROFILE%
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: July 18, 2016
%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\msiql.exe File name: msiql.exe
Size: 1.94 MB (1947648 bytes)
MD5: 23d1d316de4805ad0b9b7ed9a78ac916
Detection count: 5
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %ALLUSERSPROFILE%
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: July 18, 2016
%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\msiql.exe File name: msiql.exe
Size: 1.93 MB (1939968 bytes)
MD5: ca0db5449de59526aaafbedbdaf9c18f
Detection count: 5
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %ALLUSERSPROFILE%
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: July 18, 2016
%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\msiql.exe File name: msiql.exe
Size: 16.29 KB (16297 bytes)
MD5: b95349a8357c406ed78d04b64bc3c1c6
Detection count: 5
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %ALLUSERSPROFILE%
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: July 18, 2016
%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\msiql.exe File name: msiql.exe
Size: 1.94 MB (1947648 bytes)
MD5: 30077d8ee62ebb530fa584ae8020358c
Detection count: 5
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %ALLUSERSPROFILE%
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: July 18, 2016

More files

Registry Modifications

The following newly produced Registry Values are:

File name without pathYeabeats Browser.lnkyeabests[1].xmlHKEY..\..\..\..{RegistryKeys}Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DOMStorage\yeabests.cc

Additional Information

The following directories were created:
%LOCALAPPDATA%\kemgadeojglibflomicgnfeopkdfflnw
The following cookies were detected:
yeabests.cc
The following URL's were detected:
yeabests.ccyeabests.top
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