Qone8.com
Posted: June 3, 2013
Threat Metric
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Threat Level: The threat level scale goes from 1 to 10 where 10 is the highest level of severity and 1 is the lowest level of severity. Each specific level is relative to the threat's consistent assessed behaviors collected from SpyHunter's risk assessment model.
Detection Count: The collective number of confirmed and suspected cases of a particular malware threat. The detection count is calculated from infected PCs retrieved from diagnostic and scan log reports generated by SpyHunter.
Volume Count: Similar to the detection count, the Volume Count is specifically based on the number of confirmed and suspected threats infecting systems on a daily basis. High volume counts usually represent a popular threat but may or may not have infected a large number of systems. High detection count threats could lay dormant and have a low volume count. Criteria for Volume Count is relative to a daily detection count.
Trend Path: The Trend Path, utilizing an up arrow, down arrow or equal symbol, represents the level of recent movement of a particular threat. Up arrows represent an increase, down arrows represent a decline and the equal symbol represent no change to a threat's recent movement.
% Impact (Last 7 Days): This demonstrates a 7-day period change in the frequency of a malware threat infecting PCs. The percentage impact correlates directly to the current Trend Path to determine a rise or decline in the percentage.
| Ranking: | 7,914 |
|---|---|
| Threat Level: | 5/10 |
| Infected PCs: | 37,865 |
| First Seen: | June 3, 2013 |
|---|---|
| Last Seen: | March 3, 2025 |
| OS(es) Affected: | Windows |
Qone8.com is a search site that redirects any searches to Google, with Qone8.com's primary source of income appearing to be the non-sensitive contact information that Qone8.com collects from its users for the purpose of growing its 'professional contacts directory.' While this behavior may not necessarily hold any advantages for you, neither is it a serious security risk, and SpywareRemove.com malware experts only became aware of Qone8.com due to the browser-hijacking attacks of seemingly unrelated PC threats. Browser hijacks that force your browser to display Qone8.com always should be taken as indicators of the presence of a malicious program, and, as always is appropriate in such situations, anti-malware software should be used to delete your Qone8.com hijacker with all appropriate haste.
The Qone8.com Hijacker: Well, that's 'One' Way to Get Traffic to a Website....
Qone8.com is a completely unremarkable site that is guilty neither of hosting nor promoting malicious content of any type. Qone8.com derives all of its search results from the well-known Google.com, without any other functions worth mentioning on its site. However, SpywareRemove.com malware research team deemed Qone8.com worthy of being mentioned in brief as a result of browser hijackers initiating attacks that involved redirects to Qone8.com. These attacks may take any of various formats, such as:
- Setting your homepage to Qone8.com. Most instances of this attack will cheerfully ignore any efforts on your part to change your homepage back to another site.
- Redirecting your browser to Qone8.com from any other site (most usually, another search site).
- Creating pop-ups, links or other content related to Qone8.com when you open your browser or navigate to various sites.
While Qone8.com appears to be no more dangerous than Google, itself, SpywareRemove.com malware analysts do warn that browser hijackers, including those for trivial sites like Qone8.com and others, are dangerous to your computer. In many cases, they also may include side effects that harm your browser's ability to protect your PC from malicious content, and, in other cases, they may be installed along with other PC threats.
Why You Don't Need Eight Different Cures to a Persistent Qone8.com Problem
Browser hijackers usually are resistant to all of the standard methods of removing software and browser plugins from your computer, and usually will include system changes that are not removed even if you do remove your browser hijacker by the usual means (such as via the Windows Control Panel). Given this, SpywareRemove.com malware experts don't expect a casual PC user to be capable of effectively deleting Qone8.com-promoting PC threats without appropriate anti-malware tools.
Browser hijackers of most sorts, including those for Qone8.com, are classified as low-level threats as a result of their limited range of attacks and small effect on the security of your PC. However, 'small' is not the same as 'nonexistent,' and you should avoid any extensive use of your browser until you've deleted the browser hijacker completely and have seen a total lapse in all observable symptoms.
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Technical Details
File System Modifications
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The following files were created in the system:%SYSTEMDRIVE%\Users\<username>\AppData\Local\Temp\is45637729\525409468_stp\cor_ar_qone8.exe
File name: cor_ar_qone8.exeSize: 457.29 KB (457296 bytes)
MD5: 3c9c391e565d6a7418964c9e9d146cd9
Detection count: 98
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %SYSTEMDRIVE%\Users\<username>\AppData\Local\Temp\is45637729\525409468_stp\cor_ar_qone8.exe
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: January 26, 2024
C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Local\Temp\awh82FE.tmp
File name: awh82FE.tmpSize: 410.7 KB (410704 bytes)
MD5: 46b9b48464a88accc39ba599508e490b
Detection count: 73
File type: Temporary File
Mime Type: unknown/tmp
Path: C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Local\Temp\awh82FE.tmp
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: January 3, 2021
%TEMP%\adks_ar_qone8_20131022.exe
File name: adks_ar_qone8_20131022.exeSize: 702.61 KB (702616 bytes)
MD5: 31db95190350a91470bca5127fec0e9a
Detection count: 73
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %TEMP%
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: September 25, 2024
%TEMP%\is-8CM7H.tmp\uni_qone8.exe
File name: uni_qone8.exeSize: 888.98 KB (888984 bytes)
MD5: e9e372746138a307ca2b4f8963dc3d00
Detection count: 66
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %TEMP%\is-8CM7H.tmp
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: March 31, 2014
%TEMP%\Phx4127\vtt_ar_qone8.exe
File name: vtt_ar_qone8.exeSize: 424.52 KB (424528 bytes)
MD5: b8c108b48f291173d3de1bff6ea2b56b
Detection count: 54
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %TEMP%\Phx4127
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: March 31, 2014
%TEMP%\LILA5E7.tmp\bdo_qone8.exe
File name: bdo_qone8.exeSize: 564.33 KB (564336 bytes)
MD5: bbc23d8a54088f73bf661ca2d5bdb654
Detection count: 53
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %TEMP%\LILA5E7.tmp
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: March 31, 2014
%TEMP%\adks_ar_qone8.exe
File name: adks_ar_qone8.exeSize: 426.57 KB (426576 bytes)
MD5: af4dd0d2a919025619cd73f398fa49ea
Detection count: 45
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %TEMP%
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: March 31, 2014
q8.exe
File name: q8.exeSize: 401.57 KB (401576 bytes)
MD5: 4921338fbeb51f3f5c8f4307970456cc
Detection count: 40
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: June 3, 2013
%TEMP%\{B08DC632-3BE2-45D1-A73A-73C06B6EE4C4}\Addons\wpc_ar_20131012172031_qone8.exe
File name: wpc_ar_20131012172031_qone8.exeSize: 421.45 KB (421456 bytes)
MD5: 21968065cd48171cf3e9fe33c55fa57e
Detection count: 33
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %TEMP%\{B08DC632-3BE2-45D1-A73A-73C06B6EE4C4}\Addons
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: March 31, 2014
%TEMP%\is-BKDGK.tmp\qone8.exe
File name: qone8.exeSize: 564.33 KB (564336 bytes)
MD5: f3db65691e51c34c3c3e687fb0243c41
Detection count: 14
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %TEMP%\is-BKDGK.tmp
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: March 31, 2014
%TEMP%\amt_ar_qone8.exe
File name: amt_ar_qone8.exeSize: 702.61 KB (702616 bytes)
MD5: 90f1bc2840596a48305f7ca1c8fcd974
Detection count: 12
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %TEMP%
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: March 31, 2014
%TEMP%\adks_qone8.exe
File name: adks_qone8.exeSize: 888.98 KB (888984 bytes)
MD5: bdc4686f840441d462c3eed3b7d7c6d5
Detection count: 12
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %TEMP%
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: September 25, 2024
%TEMP%\qone8installer.exe
File name: qone8installer.exeSize: 424.52 KB (424528 bytes)
MD5: f06c4455c740b192fd37cee9501327f2
Detection count: 9
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %TEMP%
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: March 31, 2014
%TEMP%\TempDir\sien_qone8.exe
File name: sien_qone8.exeSize: 888.98 KB (888984 bytes)
MD5: d4a1e11f2c16e035d687c151837b9593
Detection count: 9
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %TEMP%\TempDir
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: March 31, 2014
%TEMP%\nsz788F.tmp\nsb3_ar_qone8.exe
File name: nsb3_ar_qone8.exeSize: 459.34 KB (459344 bytes)
MD5: 095885a3b8aa1e7cd720cd255fd17109
Detection count: 7
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %TEMP%\nsz788F.tmp
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: March 31, 2014
D:\httptart.qone8.com
File name: httptart.qone8.comSize: 15B (15 bytes)
MD5: d06d75f844c89f7e7b91c3adba34821c
Detection count: 5
File type: Command, executable file
Mime Type: unknown/com
Path: D:
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: March 31, 2014
%TEMP%\Java7.exe\a2888d717e3a465f98560a2182cad379\software\tugs_qone8.exe
File name: tugs_qone8.exeSize: 454.8 KB (454808 bytes)
MD5: c3731247baaa29d326b442691240ae80
Detection count: 5
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %TEMP%\Java7.exe\a2888d717e3a465f98560a2182cad379\software
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: September 25, 2024
%TEMP%\amt_qone8.exe
File name: amt_qone8.exeSize: 454.8 KB (454808 bytes)
MD5: 7436de41267e2e556ca95d1134e5713f
Detection count: 5
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %TEMP%
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: March 31, 2014
%TEMP%\nsd4D1C.tmp\nsbit_qone8.exe
File name: nsbit_qone8.exeSize: 888.98 KB (888984 bytes)
MD5: 29704641833251ed1eeafe28b4fd3e5d
Detection count: 5
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %TEMP%\nsd4D1C.tmp
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: March 31, 2014
%TEMP%\nsd44F0.tmp\nsbes_qone8.exe
File name: nsbes_qone8.exeSize: 564.33 KB (564336 bytes)
MD5: 9e9ac9eed092e4eb79f427f09adb195b
Detection count: 5
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %TEMP%\nsd44F0.tmp
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: September 25, 2020
%TEMP%\tmp4D21\mp3_qone8.exe
File name: mp3_qone8.exeSize: 564.33 KB (564336 bytes)
MD5: 65d1d1d8306ece43e908f8f94109dc16
Detection count: 5
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %TEMP%\tmp4D21
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: March 31, 2014
More files
Registry Modifications
Regexp file mask%PROGRAMFILES%\Mozilla Firefox\browser\searchplugins\qone8.xml%PROGRAMFILES%\Mozilla Firefox\searchplugins\qone8.xml%PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\Mozilla Firefox\browser\searchplugins\qone8.xml%PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\Mozilla Firefox\searchplugins\qone8.xmlHKEY..\..\..\..{RegistryKeys}Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DOMStorage\qone8.comSOFTWARE\qone8SoftwareSOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\qone8SoftwareHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\[APPLICATION]\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall..{Uninstaller}qone8 Browser Protecterqone8 uninstaller
I am not happy with this program. Thank you.
Why do U keeping up on my co0mputer when I mhave ask U to stay away from my hompage? I HATE YOUR PAGE! so get off my site and don"t ever come back
I hope that plague and pestilence arrive to all who have developed this putrid qone8 hijacker, vile scum.
Do you gaurantee removal of this tucked up hijacker and forever keeping it off my system
please take this off my computer I hate it
What the hell, why can't people make software without any hacking software or malware or spyware, etc
I hate this software so much
Hope they will get him
Bryan says:
May 20, 2014 at 7:58 pm
Everything on this page is useful and interesting … BUT … a simple system restore also works 🙂
NO, it doesn't.