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filterapp_c.exe

linkswift

Part of the Yontoo adware component, a web browser plugin that injects unwanted ads in the browser. The application filterapp_c.exe by linkswift has been detected as adware by 8 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:
linkswift  (signed and verified)

MD5:
518eb6aa2771bee312aee939650c1c37

SHA-1:
54adfde76637bf30172f4718e749a32805795ef9

SHA-256:
b368ce1d94c6226eaf176935756efba154b148cb18a6f6587d486cf131f363fd

Scanner detections:
8 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Analysis date:
5/8/2024 6:54:02 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.LinkSwift
7.1.1

AVG
Generic_r
2015.0.3409

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.BrowseFox
4.0.3.14718

Dr.Web
Trojan.BPlug.47
9.0.1.0199

ESET NOD32
Win32/BrowseFox (variant)
8.9733

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of scantack.purbrowse.exe (Adware)
2014.7.18.17

Reason Heuristics
PUP.linkswift.L
14.8.7.22

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
28658

File size:
233.8 KB (239,392 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\linkswift\bin\filterapp_c.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
linkswift

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
8/11/2013 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
8/12/2015 4:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=linkswift, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=linkswift, 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:
3AD03D814D9E16358271D2CA8A94AB42

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
4/7/2014 7:22:26 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:cMOSroc5juHF9NHxjN/jIBtv9TB86PW6P:ZOSEc5jAF9NHxjNEBtv9Ty6b

Entry address:
0x1C71E

Entry point:
E8, 46, 69, 00, 00, E9, 95, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 20, 8B, 45, 08, 56, 57, 6A, 08, 59, BE, 74, A3, 42, 00, 8D, 7D, E0, F3, A5, 89, 45, F8, 8B, 45, 0C, 5F, 89, 45, FC, 5E, 85, C0, 74, 0C, F6, 00, 08, 74, 07, C7, 45, F4, 00, 40, 99, 01, 8D, 45, F4, 50, FF, 75, F0, FF, 75, E4, FF, 75, E0, FF, 15, 10, A1, 42, 00, C9, C2, 08, 00, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, 8B, 4C, 24, 04, F7, C1, 03, 00, 00, 00, 74, 24, 8A, 01, 83, C1, 01, 84, C0, 74, 4E, F7, C1, 03, 00, 00, 00, 75, EF, 05...
 
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Entropy:
6.5739

Code size:
164 KB (167,936 bytes)

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