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grassmow.browseradapter.exe

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Part of the Yontoo adware component, a web browser plugin that injects unwanted ads in the browser. The application grassmow.browseradapter.exe by grassmow has been detected as adware by 23 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:
grassmow  (signed and verified)

MD5:
859d6f8fd5cf238ec4b798e9cf39b12a

SHA-1:
182f87e74a32f974dbdb061848e0feefff9ba892

SHA-256:
ec221fb7b31fb11bc2abd125b02277640a9688fab2b761259d7400400950d17d

Scanner detections:
23 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Analysis date:
4/19/2024 2:13:15 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Adware.Mplug.AF
856

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
Adware/Win32.SwiftBrowse
2014.10.02

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/BrowseFox.Gen
7.11.176.28

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3334

Bitdefender
Adware.Mplug.AF
1.0.20.1375

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Mplug-45
0.98/19469

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.BrowseFox.JK
19681

Dr.Web
Trojan.BPlug.218
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Adware.Mplug.AF
14.10.02

ESET NOD32
Win32/BrowseFox.P potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/A-a37ab118
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Adware.Mplug.AF
11.2014-02-10_5

G Data
Adware.Mplug.AF
14.10.24

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:HEUR:AdWare.Win32.Kranet
15.0.0.494

McAfee
PUP-FNK
5600.6990

MicroWorld eScan
Adware.Mplug.AF
15.0.0.825

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Kranet.denqfa
0.28.2.62440

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.LinkSwift.98592
14.10.02.01

Reason Heuristics
PUP.grassmow.W
14.10.2.8

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.Agent
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
33120

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.Kranet.Win32.247
2.0.0.1940

File size:
96.3 KB (98,592 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
grassmow

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
4/29/2014 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
4/30/2015 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=grassmow, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=grassmow, 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:
46F979858F2F3241487CBA3EF684BAE8

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
10/2/2014 11:55:04 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
1536:nUXfaW1QlcE29iu7fqn6BTKUhqkUnzB/FrCWGIvH:nUXfaAycE2T7fq6FU/F+WG6H

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:
6.4090

Code size:
61 KB (62,464 bytes)

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