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betterbrowse.browseradapter.exe

BetterBrowse

Part of the Yontoo adware component, a web browser plugin that injects unwanted ads in the browser. The application betterbrowse.browseradapter.exe by BetterBrowse has been detected as adware by 19 anti-malware scanners. This file is typically installed with the program BetterBrowse by Yontoo Technology, Inc. which is a potentially unwanted software program. 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:
BetterBrowse  (signed and verified)

MD5:
2a6b904594e26b55b2b038d8e3b33d7a

SHA-1:
4da17a2ba99e293c7052566a0befdabed4335c09

SHA-256:
4d094ee67b0998f9452413f7213a28ba2bff6ec88fae3bd6d1ec31e41aa306c6

Scanner detections:
19 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Analysis date:
5/10/2024 6:59:29 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Adware.SwiftBrowse.1
887

AhnLab V3 Security
Adware/Win32.SwiftBrowse
2014.08.31

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/BrowseFox.Gen
7.11.170.42

AVG
Betbro
2015.0.3365

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.BrowseFox
4.0.3.1491

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Adware.SwiftBrowse.1
1.0.20.1220

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.BrowseFox.JK
19365

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Adware.SwiftBrowse
8.14.09.01.04

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Adware.SwiftBrowse.1
11.2014-01-09_2

G Data
Gen:Variant.Adware.SwiftBrowse
14.9.24

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.BrowseFox
t3scan.1.7.5.0

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:HEUR:AdWare.Win32.Kranet
14.0.0.3319

McAfee
PUP-FOP
5600.7021

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Adware.SwiftBrowse.1
15.0.0.732

Qihoo 360 Security
Win32/Virus.Adware.639
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.BetterBrowse.AA
14.9.1.4

Sophos
Better Browse
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
Yontoo
32682

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.Kranet.Win32.133
2.0.0.1906

File size:
96.3 KB (98,600 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
BetterBrowse

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
9/27/2013 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
9/28/2015 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=BetterBrowse, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=BetterBrowse, L=Santa Monica, 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:
12F4B87646B8BAF069AA302DE756FE85

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
8/30/2014 3:41:32 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
1536:KUpNCMA9q5bNldh7Mx6BTKUhSkWnzB4X/S4t:KUpNCLg5bNB7MgF+4vSk

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, 10, 12, 41, 00, 75, 2C, 83, 0D, D8, 63, 41, 00, 01, 6A, 01, 8D, 45, FC, 50, 8B, CF, C7, 45, FC, 18, 12, 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)

The file betterbrowse.browseradapter.exe has been discovered within the following program.

BetterBrowse  by Yontoo Technology, Inc.
This is a web browser extension that will modify the user's home and search providers as well as display contextual and popup advertising in the browser.
betterbrowse.net/support
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