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browsestudio.browseradapter.exe

BrowseStudio

Part of the Yontoo adware component, a web browser plugin that injects unwanted ads in the browser. The application browsestudio.browseradapter.exe by BrowseStudio has been detected as adware by 27 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:
BrowseStudio  (signed and verified)

MD5:
55c4120ab56fa422250fc821bc768ece

SHA-1:
bc7985017bc4ae6298d6610894bd45b28b7ae9f6

SHA-256:
52ea757573b292218d7d3979f5a8318e30025275c8111ba0e71fb28a0cde2dbb

Scanner detections:
27 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Analysis date:
4/26/2024 8:43:34 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Adware.SwiftBrowse.CS
803

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
Adware/Win32.SwiftBrowse
2014.11.24

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/BrowseFox.aol
7.11.188.92

avast!
Win32:BrowseFox-BM [PUP]
2014.9-141123

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3281

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.BrowseFox
4.0.3.141123

Bitdefender
Adware.SwiftBrowse.CS
1.0.20.1635

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Agent-23141
0.98/21511

Dr.Web
Trojan.BPlug.218
9.0.1.0327

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Adware.SwiftBrowse.CS
8.14.11.23.09

ESET NOD32
Win32/BrowseFox (variant)
8.10769

F-Prot
W32/A-c74c8eb1
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Adware.SwiftBrowse.CS
11.2014-23-11_1

G Data
Adware.SwiftBrowse.CS
14.11.24

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.185.14098

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:HEUR:AdWare.Win32.Kranet
14.0.0.2901

McAfee
PUP-FNK
5600.6937

MicroWorld eScan
Adware.SwiftBrowse.CS
15.0.0.981

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Kranet.dgvivv
0.28.6.63474

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.Kranet.98544
14.11.21.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/CI.A
14.11.23.09

Qihoo 360 Security
HEUR/QVM10.1.Malware.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.BrowseStudio.AA
14.11.23.21

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.Agent
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
35064

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.Agent.Win32.14825
2.0.0.1991

File size:
96.2 KB (98,544 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
BrowseStudio

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
9/2/2014 3:00:00 AM

Valid to:
9/3/2015 2:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=BrowseStudio, O=BrowseStudio, 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:
11AE532A33120159E1078A0D3EDE88C9

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
11/23/2014 4:32:06 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
1536:5kXfav8tlDQNaNu78h6BD6UhqkmnzBdfqGQ:5kXfa0XDQN578QFGdiGQ

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, F4, 11, 41, 00, 75, 2C, 83, 0D, D8, 63, 41, 00, 01, 6A, 01, 8D, 45, FC, 50, 8B, CF, C7, 45, FC, FC, 11, 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)

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