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browsestudio.browseradapter64.exe

BrowseStudio

Part of the Yontoo adware component, a web browser plugin that injects unwanted ads in the browser. The application browsestudio.browseradapter64.exe by BrowseStudio has been detected as adware by 25 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:
ab3be4b83cc7220aa0b5c2aa92b97d68

SHA-1:
a3b6561d0621a70d01d0f8803141f112645d2d38

SHA-256:
1d80307739205f29a0712d472f1c541fa4f0879393d26414284dc4166b23e469

Scanner detections:
25 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Analysis date:
4/19/2024 8:10:54 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Adware.SwiftBrowse.AD
805

Agnitum Outpost
Trojan.BPlug
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.BrowseFox
2014.09.20

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/BrowseFox.aol
7.11.188.28

avast!
Win32:BrowseFox-F [PUP]
2014.9-141121

AVG
Webet
2015.0.3283

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win64.BrowseFox
4.0.3.141121

Bitdefender
Adware.SwiftBrowse.AD
1.0.20.1625

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Swiftbrowse-640
0.98/21511

Dr.Web
Trojan.BPlug.218
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Adware.SwiftBrowse.AD
8.14.11.21.09

ESET NOD32
Win64/BrowseFox.B potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

F-Secure
Adware.SwiftBrowse.AD
11.2014-21-11_6

G Data
Adware.SwiftBrowse.AD
14.11.24

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.185.14098

McAfee
PUP-FPS
5600.6939

MicroWorld eScan
Adware.SwiftBrowse.AD
15.0.0.975

Norman
BrowseFox.BE
11.20141121

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.Agent.114968
14.09.19.01

Qihoo 360 Security
Win32/Virus.Adware.240
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.BrowseStudio.CC
14.11.21.23

Rising Antivirus
NORMAL:AdWare.Win32.PodoWeb.a!1614029
23.00.65.141119

Sophos
Browse Fox
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
Yontoo
33260

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.SwiftBrowse.Win32.547
2.0.0.1989

File size:
112.2 KB (114,928 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win64 EXE)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\browsestudio\bin\browsestudio.browseradapter64.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
BrowseStudio

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
9/1/2014 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
9/2/2015 7:59:59 PM

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:
11/21/2014 6:29:25 PM

OS version:
5.2

OS bitness:
Win64

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:VAa39WCT3/Z8iZrUxg/goA7yX7K4aHIwt:+atNTqiZra4goAuUH

Entry address:
0x3D1C

Entry point:
48, 83, EC, 28, E8, C3, 26, 00, 00, 48, 83, C4, 28, E9, 52, FE, FF, FF, CC, CC, E9, EB, 05, 00, 00, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, 66, 66, 0F, 1F, 84, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 48, 3B, 0D, 39, 53, 01, 00, 75, 11, 48, C1, C1, 10, 66, F7, C1, FF, FF, 75, 02, F3, C3, 48, C1, C9, 10, E9, 2D, 27, 00, 00, CC, 40, 53, 48, 83, EC, 40, 48, 8B, D9, EB, 0F, 48, 8B, CB, E8, 6D, 28, 00, 00, 85, C0, 74, 13, 48, 8B, CB, E8, 95, 07, 00, 00, 48, 85, C0, 74, E7, 48, 83, C4, 40, 5B, C3, 8B, 05...
 
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Entropy:
6.2134

Code size:
70.5 KB (72,192 bytes)

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