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focusbase.browseradapter.exe

focusbase

Part of the Yontoo adware component, a web browser plugin that injects unwanted ads in the browser. The application focusbase.browseradapter.exe by focusbase has been detected as adware by 33 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:
focusbase  (signed and verified)

MD5:
7824ca475eb81a2a721793ff7d567904

SHA-1:
1e23bdbe08bfbca56caff472e910bbfca592272c

SHA-256:
a638410f24f10f40b95b3106048fc81335e308980d28489f206e579aaeca5e31

Scanner detections:
33 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Analysis date:
4/27/2024 12:35:32 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Adware.SwiftBrowse.1
551

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.Megabrowse
2014.11.01

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/BrowseFox.Gen
7.11.182.172

avast!
Win32:BrowseFox-BE [PUP]
2014.9-150802

AVG
Generic_r
2016.0.3029

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.BrowseFox
4.0.3.1582

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Adware.SwiftBrowse.1
1.0.20.1070

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Agent-6622
0.98/21411

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.BrowseFox.JJ
19960

Dr.Web
Trojan.BPlug.46
9.0.1.0214

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Adware.SwiftBrowse
8.15.08.02.01

ESET NOD32
Win32/BrowseFox (variant)
9.10653

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/Agent
8/2/2015

F-Prot
W32/A-b9f4ee05
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Adware.SwiftBrowse.1
11.2015-02-08_1

G Data
Gen:Variant.Adware.SwiftBrowse
15.8.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of melondrea.browseradapter.exe (Adware)
2015.9.7.7

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.185.13866

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:RiskTool.Win32.Agent
14.0.0.1642

McAfee
PUP-FNK
5600.6685

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Adware.SwiftBrowse.1
16.0.0.642

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.BPlug.daqbho
0.28.6.62995

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.LinkSwift.96544
14.10.31.01

Qihoo 360 Security
HEUR/Malware.QVM10.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
Adware.BrowseFox.B5
8.15.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Yontoo.focusbase (M)
15.8.2.13

Sophos
Browse Fox
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
Adware.BrowseFox/Variant
9716

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F0C2H00HQ14
7.2.214

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.Kranet
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Yontoo
34418

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.LinkSwift.Win32.24
2.0.0.1973

File size:
94.3 KB (96,544 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
focusbase

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
4/21/2014 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
4/22/2015 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=focusbase, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=focusbase, 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:
229BE95AFAF17766126629CC0A897C5F

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
8/20/2014 2:48:18 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
1536:i2MCnKzyNee8DtbDB2zndKfAIklDnkBDXCTD86:iUKzyUeql2BhdqDXCTDX

Entry address:
0x30E5

Entry point:
E8, 85, 20, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, 3B, 0D, 70, 40, 41, 00, 75, 02, F3, C3, E9, 0C, 21, 00, 00, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 5D, E9, 07, 22, 00, 00, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 10, EB, 0D, FF, 75, 08, E8, 3E, 22, 00, 00, 59, 85, C0, 74, 0F, FF, 75, 08, E8, C5, 07, 00, 00, 59, 85, C0, 74, E6, C9, C3, F6, 05, 78, 53, 41, 00, 01, BF, 6C, 53, 41, 00, BE, 10, 02, 41, 00, 75, 2C, 83, 0D, 78, 53, 41, 00, 01, 6A, 01, 8D, 45, FC, 50, 8B, CF, C7, 45, FC, 18, 02, 41, 00, E8, 2C, 00, 00, 00, 68, 5E, FC, 40, 00, 89, 35, 6C...
 
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Entropy:
6.3770

Code size:
59.5 KB (60,928 bytes)

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