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BrowseFoxBrowserFilter.exe

Browse Fox

Installed as part of the Yontoo Browse Fox branded web browser extension, the BrowserFilter component is responsible for injecting advertising in the browser based on the context of the HTML being rendered. Ads are injected in the browser in the form of inline text, coupons, multi-site searching and additional offers. The application BrowseFoxBrowserFilter.exe by Browse Fox has been detected as adware by 3 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:
Browse Fox  (signed and verified)

Version:
0.0.0.0

MD5:
6fecdd6a1ff12e6c3406453557622690

SHA-1:
aff4b15ac370b32cb87ade4312140c3d82c0218c

SHA-256:
8af7a5d7b5633d89f6b52a4bac85dde3b70034689d0e7741243393c82faa71ca

Scanner detections:
3 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Part of the Yontoo ad injection web browser add-on.

Analysis date:
4/20/2024 4:36:47 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AVG
MalSign.Skodna.BrowseFox
2015.0.3565

Reason Heuristics
Adware.Yontoo.BrowseFox.W
14.8.7.21

VIPRE Antivirus
Yontoo
26358

File size:
41.3 KB (42,272 bytes)

Product version:
0.0.0.0

Original file name:
BrowseFoxBrowserFilter.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\Program Files\browsefox\bin\browsefoxbrowserfilter.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Browse Fox

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
7/30/2013 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
7/31/2014 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Browse Fox, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=Browse Fox, 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:
3DA9F504A9E9628C2224F40C9EA90C86

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
2/11/2014 3:00:42 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
8.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

CTPH (ssdeep):
768:qMSxbCXFl1jIW+xVOQkkW8KG5VYN/YDscZb:+xuXPyWMVfJKG5I/YRb

Entry address:
0xA036

Entry point:
FF, 25, 00, 20, 40, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00...
 
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Code size:
32.5 KB (33,280 bytes)

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