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CrankWebBrowserFilter.exe

CrankWeb

Installed as part of the Yontoo CrankWeb branded web browser extension, the BrowserFilter component is responsible for injecting advertising in the browser based on the context of the HTML being rendered. Ads are injected in the browser in the form of inline text, coupons, multi-site searching and additional offers. The application CrankWebBrowserFilter.exe by CrankWeb has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat.
Publisher:
CrankWeb  (signed and verified)

Version:
0.0.0.0

MD5:
73c772c99582b808e60a2a33a8fde314

SHA-1:
9528cae3114f8de4357231c172faaeeaca78746b

SHA-256:
f4b90b47e69be3f3f26002773c3fdfb024a59caa5257cfac0adfc7773683dfb9

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Part of the Yontoo ad injection web browser add-on.

Analysis date:
4/26/2024 12:46:31 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
Adware.Yontoo.CrankWeb (M)
16.2.12.1

File size:
41.3 KB (42,264 bytes)

Product version:
0.0.0.0

Original file name:
CrankWebBrowserFilter.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\Program Files\crankweb\bin\crankwebbrowserfilter.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
CrankWeb

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
1/2/2014 10:00:00 PM

Valid to:
1/3/2015 9:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=CrankWeb, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=CrankWeb, 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:
6FA2AE19BF84914123C143239E738403

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
9/12/2014 2:04:22 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
8.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

CTPH (ssdeep):
384:zBg/FFmkiQN6axbC3HMci8UAfXTaR3gx+iYpKWQU/IChT0S+gQebZflLeLIfPc60:OXxbCXFl1jIW85Iiz1flLrhKVYN/6Jz

Entry address:
0xA02A

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

Code size:
32.5 KB (33,280 bytes)

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