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BuzzSearch.exe

BuzzSearch

Part of the Yontoo adware component, a web browser plugin that injects unwanted ads in the browser. The file BuzzSearch.exe by BuzzSearch has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. This file is typically installed with the program BuzzSearch 2013.11.07.232809 by Yontoo Technology, Inc. which is a potentially unwanted software program.
Publisher:
BuzzSearch  (signed and verified)

Version:
1.0.5234.27150

MD5:
1a9f1bdcacf1bd989dbde97493a887a8

SHA-1:
15ee6266ef726e3334385dfe082aab30c4ec4d57

SHA-256:
f7247307b8ef45cc224519509cac851a7993ad5b5c2410e925c7d94d54af028b

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Belongs to the Sambreel/Yontoo progam that inserts various forms of advertising in the user's web browser, installed with minimal or no user consent.

Analysis date:
4/23/2024 12:32:31 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Yontoo (M)
16.7.22.18

File size:
309.3 KB (316,704 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.5234.27150

Original file name:
BuzzSearch.exe

Common path:
C:\Program Files\buzzsearch\bin\tmp8a48.tmp

Digital Signature
Signed by:
BuzzSearch

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
11/7/2013 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
11/8/2014 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=BuzzSearch, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=BuzzSearch, 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:
04E8478F4E7A77520D661585F56C13E0

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
5/1/2014 7:05:16 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
8.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:B5oBn8ZupHl8tXernkZc9KQfVz7Rr8J8Nk1A/WvafbZZ:B5oBYuL8tXerJ5FoyNQNilZ

Entry address:
0x4D13A

Entry point:
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Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C# / Basic .NET

Code size:
300.5 KB (307,712 bytes)

The file BuzzSearch.exe has been discovered within the following program.

BuzzSearch 2013.11.07.232809  by Yontoo Technology, Inc.
BuzzSearch is a web browser extension that will integrate itself into Chrome, Firefox and Internet Explorer.
mybuzzsearch.com/support
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