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Adware.Cling Clang

Posted: February 6, 2014

Threat Metric

Ranking: 14,770
Threat Level: 2/10
Infected PCs: 3,501
First Seen: February 6, 2014
Last Seen: October 14, 2023
OS(es) Affected: Windows


Adware.Cling Clang is adware which belongs to a group of Web Cake adware. Adware.Cling Clang is a potentially unwanted Web browser add-on that may change the default homepage and search engine and cover a screen of a computer with contextual and pop-up advertisements in the Web browser. Cling Clang program is a free to use app and supported by numerous types of advertising, involving but not limited to banner, search, transitional and inline text ads. Ads and features that may show up on websites visited by using Cling Clang are not related to or endorsed by the websites. Some features and ad placements carry links to further information and disabling instructions. Cling Clang's features, content and advertising may be added, modified, discontinued, enabled or disabled at any time automatically and without additional notice to the computer user.

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:



%PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\Cling Clang\bin\FilterApp_C64.exe File name: FilterApp_C64.exe
Size: 287 KB (287008 bytes)
MD5: 39a18888bf75bd82562de783e71ea41d
Detection count: 272
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\Cling Clang\bin
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: July 15, 2014
%PROGRAMFILES%\Cling Clang\bin\XTLSApp.exe File name: XTLSApp.exe
Size: 78.62 KB (78624 bytes)
MD5: 176abfd0ad9dfac5d0330a5b7783f174
Detection count: 166
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %PROGRAMFILES%\Cling Clang\bin
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: July 15, 2014
%PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\Cling Clang\bin\XTLSApp.exe File name: XTLSApp.exe
Size: 78.62 KB (78624 bytes)
MD5: d565899030f84da81cc520f23eeafc12
Detection count: 133
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\Cling Clang\bin
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: July 15, 2014
%PROGRAMFILES%\Cling Clang\bin\FilterApp_C.exe File name: FilterApp_C.exe
Size: 238.88 KB (238880 bytes)
MD5: de2ee1b0097bb8e7aaea2e24a73ceada
Detection count: 75
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %PROGRAMFILES%\Cling Clang\bin
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: July 15, 2014
%PROGRAMFILES%\Cling Clang\bin\XTLSApp.exe File name: XTLSApp.exe
Size: 78.62 KB (78624 bytes)
MD5: e00a19f937a18dbadcb68a6205a4715a
Detection count: 66
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %PROGRAMFILES%\Cling Clang\bin
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: July 15, 2014
%PROGRAMFILES%\Cling Clang\updateClingClang.exe File name: updateClingClang.exe
Size: 66.84 KB (66848 bytes)
MD5: 5b6ed6c029daa5458a7868060e355a8a
Detection count: 41
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %PROGRAMFILES%\Cling Clang
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: February 6, 2014
%PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\Cling Clang\ClingClang.FirstRun.exe File name: ClingClang.FirstRun.exe
Size: 1.08 MB (1088800 bytes)
MD5: 1161d07b03908cf950f566fe16be3beb
Detection count: 21
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\Cling Clang
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: February 6, 2014
C:\Program Files\Cling Clang\ClingClangBHO.dll File name: C:\Program Files\Cling Clang\ClingClangBHO.dll
File type: Dynamic link library
Mime Type: unknown/dll
Group: Malware file
C:\Program Files\Cling Clang\ClingClangUninstall.exe File name: C:\Program Files\Cling Clang\ClingClangUninstall.exe
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Group: Malware file
C:\Program Files\Cling Clang\updateClingClang.exe File name: C:\Program Files\Cling Clang\updateClingClang.exe
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Group: Malware file

Registry Modifications

The following newly produced Registry Values are:

CLSID{08515919-F18D-455C-8C8B-F1BB4592BE91}{aa9aa36b-5b7b-4996-b083-83ef84d53b19}{F5CC28D2-55BD-4D7D-A315-BE93C4EDA1C2}HKEY..\..\..\..{RegistryKeys}Software\Cling ClangSoftware\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Approved Extensions\{AA9AA36B-5B7B-4996-B083-83EF84D53B19}SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\ClingClang_RASAPI32SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\ClingClang_RASMANCSSOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\updateClingClang_RASAPI32SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\updateClingClang_RASMANCSSoftware\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Ext\Settings\{AA9AA36B-5B7B-4996-B083-83EF84D53B19}Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Ext\Stats\{AA9AA36B-5B7B-4996-B083-83EF84D53B19}SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Cling ClangSOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Tracing\ClingClang_RASAPI32SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Tracing\ClingClang_RASMANCSSOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Tracing\updateClingClang_RASAPI32SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Tracing\updateClingClang_RASMANCSSOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\explorer\Browser Helper Objects\{aa9aa36b-5b7b-4996-b083-83ef84d53b19}SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\eventlog\Application\Update Cling ClangSYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\Update Cling ClangSYSTEM\ControlSet002\services\eventlog\Application\Update Cling ClangSYSTEM\ControlSet002\services\Update Cling ClangSYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\eventlog\Application\Update Cling ClangSYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\Update Cling ClangHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\[APPLICATION]\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall..{Uninstaller}Cling Clang

Additional Information

The following directories were created:
%ProgramFiles%\Cling Clang%ProgramFiles(x86)%\Cling Clang
The following URL's were detected:
Cling ClangClingclang.biz/support
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