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advanceelite.browseradapter.exe

AdvanceElite

Part of the Yontoo adware component, a web browser plugin that injects unwanted ads in the browser. The application advanceelite.browseradapter.exe by AdvanceElite has been detected as adware by 24 anti-malware scanners. It will plug into the web browser and display context-based advertisements by overwriting existing ads or by inserting new ones on various web pages.
Publisher:
AdvanceElite  (signed and verified)

MD5:
afbf74974f2dc71766ea74a7c95706b2

SHA-1:
1fed27ae77bef614980976284c74eb0e0fba2661

SHA-256:
a4eb21c59585559005b4fc062d4d9280faef7a75408384f724602c65ed6dbeda

Scanner detections:
24 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Injects advertising in the web browser in various formats.

Analysis date:
5/3/2024 4:03:51 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Adware.Mplug.AF
854

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
Adware/Win32.SwiftBrowse
2014.10.03

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/BrowseFox.Gen
7.11.176.82

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3332

Bitdefender
Adware.Mplug.AF
1.0.20.1380

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Mplug-45
0.98/21411

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.BrowseFox.JK
19683

Dr.Web
Trojan.BPlug.218
9.0.1.0276

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Adware.Mplug.AF
8.14.10.03.05

ESET NOD32
Win32/BrowseFox (variant)
8.10500

F-Prot
W32/A-a37ab118
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Adware.Mplug.AF
11.2014-03-10_6

G Data
Adware.Mplug.AF
14.10.24

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:HEUR:AdWare.Win32.Kranet
14.0.0.3156

McAfee
PUP-FNK
5600.6988

MicroWorld eScan
Adware.Mplug.AF
15.0.0.828

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Kranet.denqfa
0.28.2.62440

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.Kranet.98544
14.10.02.01

Qihoo 360 Security
HEUR/QVM10.1.Malware.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.AdvanceElite.AA
14.10.3.17

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.Agent
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
33608

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.Kranet.Win32.247
2.0.0.1941

File size:
96.2 KB (98,544 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\advanceelite\bin\advanceelite.browseradapter.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
AdvanceElite

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
9/2/2014 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
9/3/2015 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=AdvanceElite, O=AdvanceElite, L=San Diego, S=California, C=US

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)10, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
4E2E56B75E7E0844E10D5BE52CDF0E39

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
10/2/2014 6:57:41 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
1536:IUXfaW1QlcE29iu7fqn6BTKUhqkUnzB/FrCWGKjp:IUXfaAycE2T7fq6FU/F+WGKjp

Entry address:
0x3665

Entry point:
E8, C5, 21, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 5D, E9, F3, 05, 00, 00, 3B, 0D, 70, 50, 41, 00, 75, 02, F3, C3, E9, 41, 22, 00, 00, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 10, EB, 0D, FF, 75, 08, E8, 44, 23, 00, 00, 59, 85, C0, 74, 0F, FF, 75, 08, E8, 8A, 07, 00, 00, 59, 85, C0, 74, E6, C9, C3, F6, 05, D8, 63, 41, 00, 01, BF, CC, 63, 41, 00, BE, F4, 11, 41, 00, 75, 2C, 83, 0D, D8, 63, 41, 00, 01, 6A, 01, 8D, 45, FC, 50, 8B, CF, C7, 45, FC, FC, 11, 41, 00, E8, 2C, 00, 00, 00, 68, 4E, 03, 41, 00, 89, 35, CC...
 
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Code size:
61 KB (62,464 bytes)

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