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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 34 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:
ffc17f05dc96436b895a637a9b8d0d2d

SHA-1:
77064c396a3c5434ca9b5c380ad7af30c5f5d06c

SHA-256:
c0977e04c2260bf62f344af68a132b70e988de47646a22bfeb2018a53ec8c7e6

Scanner detections:
34 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Analysis date:
4/24/2024 3:28:40 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Adware.Mplug.AF
864

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
Adware/Win32.SwiftBrowse
2014.10.02

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/BrowseFox.Gen
7.11.176.8

AVG
Zula
2015.0.3342

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.BrowseFox
4.0.3.14923

Bitdefender
Adware.Mplug.AF
1.0.20.1330

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Mplug-45
0.98/19462

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.BrowseFox.JK
19673

Dr.Web
Trojan.BPlug.218
9.0.1.0266

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Adware.Mplug.AF
8.14.09.23.03

ESET NOD32
Win32/BrowseFox.P potentially unwanted application
8.7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/Agent
9/23/2014

F-Prot
W32/A-a37ab118
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Adware.Mplug.AF
11.2014-23-09_3

G Data
Adware.Mplug.AF
14.9.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of {00fcdf2b-7448-4bf3-8299-1f0336464985} (Adware)
2014.12.5.19

IKARUS anti.virus
AdWare.BrowseBurst
t3scan.1.7.5.0

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.183.13098

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:HEUR:AdWare.Win32.Kranet
14.0.0.3207

McAfee
PUP-FNK
5600.6998

MicroWorld eScan
Adware.Mplug.AF
15.0.0.798

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Kranet.denqfa
0.28.2.62440

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.Agent.98584
14.10.01.01

Panda Antivirus
Generic Malware
14.09.23.03

Qihoo 360 Security
HEUR/Malware.QVM10.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
WebToolbar.Agent.r5 (Not a Virus)
9.14.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.AdvanceElite.AA
14.9.26.13

Sophos
Generic PUA OO
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
Adware.BrowseFox/Variant
10342

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F0C2H00GQ14
7.2.266

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.Agent
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4741131
33120

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.Kranet.Win32.247
2.0.0.1939

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:
9/23/2014 11:33:28 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
1536:UUXfaW1QlcE29iu7fqn6BTKUhqkUnzB/FrCWGMdFF:UUXfaAycE2T7fq6FU/F+WGMt

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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