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clearthink.browseradapter.exe

ClearThink

Part of the Yontoo adware component, a web browser plugin that injects unwanted ads in the browser. The application clearthink.browseradapter.exe by ClearThink has been detected as adware by 26 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:
ClearThink  (signed and verified)

MD5:
43f4d3272faf538d38509e02043b408b

SHA-1:
c6157f1ac30fe514f2a4505347648ec0ae298acc

SHA-256:
1a0cb6caf6ca8649ca0d2db06afd02937cc23d9f5fc0a6cd7a56788d90e37796

Scanner detections:
26 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Analysis date:
4/19/2024 8:12:02 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Adware.Mplug.AF
857

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
Adware/Win32.SwiftBrowse
2014.09.26

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/BrowseFox.Gen
7.11.174.218

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3335

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.BrowseFox
4.0.3.14101

Bitdefender
Adware.Mplug.AF
1.0.20.1370

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Mplug-45
0.98/21411

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.BrowseFox.JK
19623

Dr.Web
Trojan.BPlug.218
9.0.1.0274

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Adware.Mplug.AF
8.14.10.01.12

ESET NOD32
Win32/BrowseFox (variant)
8.10468

F-Prot
W32/A-a37ab118
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Adware.Mplug.AF
11.2014-01-10_4

G Data
Adware.Mplug.AF
14.10.24

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:HEUR:AdWare.Win32.Kranet
14.0.0.3170

McAfee
PUP-FNK
5600.6991

MicroWorld eScan
Adware.Mplug.AF
15.0.0.822

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Kranet.denqfa
0.28.2.62286

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.Kranet.98544
14.09.25.01

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

Reason Heuristics
PUP.ClearThink.Y
14.10.1.0

Sophos
Browse Fox
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.Agent
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
33436

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.Kranet.Win32.247
2.0.0.1934

File size:
96.2 KB (98,544 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
ClearThink

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
8/5/2014 5:30:00 AM

Valid to:
8/6/2015 5:29:59 AM

Subject:
CN=ClearThink, O=ClearThink, L=Santa Monica, 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:
1200063ED04B1DA36F7FE204B3DD8617

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
9/26/2014 12:45:31 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
1536:TUXfaW1QlcE29iu7fqn6BTKUhqkUnzB/FOCWGK:TUXfaAycE2T7fq6FU/F3WGK

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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Entropy:
6.4086

Code size:
61 KB (62,464 bytes)

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