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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.
Publisher:
BuzzSearch  (signed and verified)

Version:
1.0.5407.23389

MD5:
ebf1f97900947cfe0a2aec282c7a7f49

SHA-1:
8b0def21cc70395cf25cf08947aa5e7ed64b329a

SHA-256:
225d220b0bfb6ba1157ff18f65ad6cffffda55fa90423d2f06d05ba8622a7aa8

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:
4/24/2024 6:27:25 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Yontoo.BuzzSearch (M)
16.2.11.16

File size:
510.9 KB (523,208 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.5407.23389

Original file name:
BuzzSearch.exe

Common path:
C:\Program Files\buzzsearch\bin\tmp9721.tmp

Digital Signature
Signed by:
BuzzSearch

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
5/2/2014 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
5/3/2015 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=BuzzSearch, OU=BuzzSearch, O=BuzzSearch, STREET=10620 Treena Street Suite 230, L=San Diego, S=Ca, PostalCode=92131, C=US

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

Serial number:
00DD9FCB2E901E39FD097F0632D190AF7E

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
10/21/2014 3:59:45 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
6.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:dA8P3zsWKId495S1AZv5XwFydYZ3D2llEHm9cYT8mJsot:dr3zsQCS1AZvmallEHm9B8mJ9

Entry address:
0x7F8AE

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, 02, 00, 00, 00, 5D, 00, 00, 00, F0, F8, 07, 00, F0, DA, 07, 00, 52, 53, 44, 53, 33, 05, 90, 94, 9C, 50, 95, 44, B1, AC, D4, 66, F8, D8, 58, 95, 01, 00, 00, 00, 44, 3A, 5C, 55, 74, 69, 6C, 69, 74, 69, 65, 73, 5C, 72, 34, 6A, 34, 68, 72, 76, 76, 2E, 31, 66, 62, 5C, 44, 65, 73, 6B, 74, 6F, 70, 5C, 44, 65, 73, 6B...
 
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Entropy:
5.9275

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

Code size:
502.5 KB (514,560 bytes)

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