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browserMon.sys

Windows Win 7 DDK driver

Adtrustmedia, LLC

The file browserMon.sys, “FsMonitor Filter Driver” by Adtrustmedia has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. It runs as a Windows 64-bit file system device driver named “browserMon”.
Publisher:
Windows (R) Win 7 DDK provider  (signed by Adtrustmedia, LLC)

Product:
Windows (R) Win 7 DDK driver

Description:
FsMonitor Filter Driver

Version:
6.1.7600.16385 built by: WinDDK

MD5:
1c12a564f7964058bfae650410050446

SHA-1:
2c10a428fd2aa1e18ac091809bd1f061453e15cb

SHA-256:
e736a5d6c385b91ab43d63ae4ffeeff38d64ff1c44777ee08934fb425a74277e

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Explanation:
Displays advertising 'Trusted Advertisements' in the user's web browser in pages that normally would not show ads. Ads from AdTrustMedia are indicated by "AT-M Ad" displayed on the bottom right of the advertisement.

Analysis date:
4/23/2024 12:07:46 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Adtrustmedia (M)
15.6.20.23

File size:
20.3 KB (20,768 bytes)

Product version:
6.1.7600.16385

Copyright:
© Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

Original file name:
browserMon.sys

File type:
Driver (Win64 SYS)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Windows\System32\drivers\browsermon.sys

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Adtrustmedia, LLC

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
11/14/2013 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
11/15/2014 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN="Adtrustmedia, LLC", O="Adtrustmedia, LLC", STREET="41 Watchung Plaza #330", L=Montclair, S=New Jersey, PostalCode=07042, C=US

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
4969CFD545F605E70D3F1290BB4893DB

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
11/13/2014 5:19:50 PM

OS version:
6.1

OS bitness:
Win64

Subsystem:
Native (none required)

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
384:LQ08ug2FzUSDOZypiuuz2hb7lVAKL6TWCxMMC18RaJSbHzIxsl:kuZzUSDrp42hbxcTjxh0xK

Entry address:
0x70F0

Entry point:
48, 83, EC, 28, 4C, 8B, C2, 4C, 8B, C9, E8, 95, FF, FF, FF, 49, 8B, D0, 49, 8B, C9, 48, 83, C4, 28, E9, FA, FE, FF, FF, CC, CC, 00, 72, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 9A, 74, 00, 00, B0, 30, 00, 00, 50, 71, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, A4, 76, 00, 00, 00, 30, 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, A8, 74, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 90, 76, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 7C, 76, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 58, 76, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00...
 
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Code size:
7.5 KB (7,680 bytes)

Driver
Display name:
browserMon

Description:
FsFilter Mini-Filter Driver

Type:
File system 'filter' driver (FileSystemDriver)

Group:
FSFilter Activity Monitor

Depends on:
FltMgr


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