AdvanceElite.PurBrowse.dll

TasticSurf

Part of the Yontoo adware component, a web browser plugin that injects unwanted ads in the browser. The module AdvanceElite.PurBrowse.dll by TasticSurf has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat.
Publisher:
TasticSurf  (signed and verified)

Version:
1.0.5425.22450

MD5:
d258a7a1efc6df15335468a28112e8b3

SHA-1:
d0547238b8d3d4f10e492e9bf2c4c46dcf283a61

SHA-256:
af19f533a52402f0d4eab40533254d95c0a36140a5bdb83dbbc2231131d4fa0e

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Belongs to the Sambreel/Yontoo progam that inserts various forms of advertising in the user's web browser, installed with minimal or no user consent.

Analysis date:
4/29/2024 9:37:04 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
Adware.Yontoo (M)
17.1.30.3

File size:
934.8 KB (957,216 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.5425.22450

Original file name:
AdvanceElite.PurBrowse.dll

File type:
Dynamic link library (Win32 DLL)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\Program Files\advanceelite\bin\plugins\advanceelite.purbrowse.dll

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
11/27/2013 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
11/28/2014 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=TasticSurf, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=TasticSurf, 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:
7A9A017A31DB5E88B561FEDAF60E6163

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
11/8/2014 9:28:25 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
6.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

Entry address:
0xE98CE

Entry point:
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Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C# / Basic .NET

Code size:
926.5 KB (948,736 bytes)

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