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boxrock.browseradapter.exe

Box Rock

Part of the Yontoo adware component, a web browser plugin that injects unwanted ads in the browser. The application boxrock.browseradapter.exe by Box Rock has been detected as adware by 21 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:
Box Rock  (signed and verified)

MD5:
a56db692710f4859d5d7d663aa41dcc1

SHA-1:
3487b8b5f90b679172fbc2e485d0f00a96587f34

SHA-256:
c1448102dd48231883d97ea7a71f9df6540da93cfbc9719b3413a0050be48cee

Scanner detections:
21 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Analysis date:
4/27/2024 12:13:08 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Adware.BrowseFox.AT
6496598

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/BrowseFox.Gen
7.11.206.62

avast!
Win32:BrowseFox-EZ [PUP]
150101-1

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3213

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.BrowseFox
4.0.3.15131

Bitdefender
Adware.BrowseFox.AT
1.0.20.155

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Swiftbrowse-1009
0.98/20008

Comodo Security
TrojWare.Win32.BrowseFox.FX
20910

Dr.Web
Trojan.Yontoo.495
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Adware.BrowseFox.AT
9.0.0.4799

ESET NOD32
Win32/BrowseFox.AC potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/S-4e584d77
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Adware.BrowseFox.AT
5.13.68

G Data
Adware.BrowseFox.AT
15.1.25

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.193.14818

MicroWorld eScan
Adware.BrowseFox.AT
16.0.0.93

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.BrowseFox.dmmpgu
0.30.0.65070

nProtect
Adware.BrowseFox.AT
15.01.30.01

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Yontoo
15.1.31.7

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.Agent.Win32.38198
2.0.0.2049

File size:
101.7 KB (104,168 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\box rock\bin\boxrock.browseradapter.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Box Rock

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
10/7/2014 12:00:00 AM

Valid to:
10/2/2015 11:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Box Rock, O=Box Rock, 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:
1125198B1C5DF8CC1185255178F1DAFC

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
1/31/2015 9:46:19 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
1536:GjblMH9claS0FXifDauLnE/x3+k+enMByeOEI:obIWcS0FSfD54tuyeOEI

Entry address:
0x4275

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, 60, 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, 74, 41, 00, 01, BF, CC, 74, 41, 00, BE, 1C, 22, 41, 00, 75, 2C, 83, 0D, D8, 74, 41, 00, 01, 6A, 01, 8D, 45, FC, 50, 8B, CF, C7, 45, FC, 24, 22, 41, 00, E8, 2C, 00, 00, 00, 68, 7E, 13, 41, 00, 89, 35, CC...
 
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Code size:
65 KB (66,560 bytes)

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