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brasssearchbho.dll

Brass Search

Part of the Yontoo adware component, a web browser plugin that injects unwanted ads in the browser. The module brasssearchbho.dll by Brass Search has been detected as adware by 31 anti-malware scanners. It is installed within the context of Internet Explore as a BHO (Browser Helper Object) under the name ‘Brass Search 1.0.0.7’. 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:
Brass Search  (signed and verified)

Product:
Brass Search

Version:
1.0.0.7

MD5:
0d211a73d602b58443932c6390452ebd

SHA-1:
669302776225d6f9df9786a86409e2cc24e3931c

SHA-256:
531ca7056c8b364a0025ab700957e03eb31dc99651b920ad6ae1ec7e275d7350

Scanner detections:
31 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Analysis date:
4/25/2024 11:21:04 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Adware.BrowseFox.AT
6762526

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/BrowseFox.aoi
7.11.200.82

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

AVG
BrowseFox.F
2016.0.3179

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.BrowseFox
4.0.3.1536

Bitdefender
Adware.BrowseFox.AT
1.0.20.325

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Browsefox-484
0.98/20153

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.BrowseFox.JM
20652

Dr.Web
Trojan.Yontoo.1016
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Adware.BrowseFox.AT
9.0.0.4799

ESET NOD32
Win32/BrowseFox.AE potentially unwanted application
9.7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/BrowseFox
3/6/2015

F-Prot
W32/S-aba79093
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Adware.BrowseFox.AT
5.13.68

G Data
Adware.BrowseFox.AT
15.3.24

IKARUS anti.virus
AdWare.BrowseFox
t3scan.1.8.6.0

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.190.14587

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.BrassSearch.A
v2015.03.06.05

McAfee
BrowseFox-FRR
5600.6835

MicroWorld eScan
Adware.BrowseFox.AT
16.0.0.195

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.BPlug.dfohwl
0.30.0.64448

nProtect
Adware.BrowseFox.AT
15.01.22.01

Qihoo 360 Security
Win32/Virus.Adware.854
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.BHO.Yontoo
15.3.6.5

Sophos
Generic PUA KF
4.98

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.R047C0ELV14
7.2.65

Trend Micro
TROJ_GEN.R047C0ELV14
10.465.06

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.Kranet
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Adware.BrowseFox
36502

File size:
262.8 KB (269,096 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.7

Copyright:
(c) Brass Search. All rights reserved.

File type:
Dynamic link library (Win32 DLL)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\brass search\brasssearchbho.dll

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Brass Search

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
3/14/2014 4:00:00 AM

Valid to:
3/15/2015 3:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Brass Search, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=Brass Search, 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:
79A7A4116AA48D85E401C00C69AD38D7

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
3/6/2015 12:18:49 AM

OS version:
6.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:vd63EEfEbUppVqU+k53hh+fFFK3wY+0B9ZKTbaDkwcET6:vd63E1GpVec3PdV9ZTAvG6

Entry address:
0xF515

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, 7D, 0C, 01, 75, 05, E8, EA, 7E, 00, 00, FF, 75, 10, FF, 75, 0C, FF, 75, 08, E8, 07, 00, 00, 00, 83, C4, 0C, 5D, C2, 0C, 00, 6A, 0C, 68, D8, 21, 03, 10, E8, 4C, 02, 00, 00, 33, C0, 40, 8B, 75, 0C, 85, F6, 75, 0C, 39, 35, 6C, 77, 03, 10, 0F, 84, E4, 00, 00, 00, 83, 65, FC, 00, 83, FE, 01, 74, 05, 83, FE, 02, 75, 35, 8B, 0D, C4, 93, 02, 10, 85, C9, 74, 0C, FF, 75, 10, 56, FF, 75, 08, FF, D1, 89, 45, E4, 85, C0, 0F, 84, B1, 00, 00, 00, FF, 75, 10, 56, FF, 75, 08, E8, 11, FE, FF, FF, 89, 45, E4...
 
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Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
159 KB (162,816 bytes)

Internet Explorer BHO
Display name:
Brass Search 1.0.0.7

CLSID:
{ec315e50-4e75-45a2-b59d-896a1742bab9}


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