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hypenet.browseradapter.exe

HypeNet

Part of the Yontoo adware component, a web browser plugin that injects unwanted ads in the browser. The application hypenet.browseradapter.exe by HypeNet has been detected as adware by 20 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:
HypeNet  (signed and verified)

MD5:
9c50965bc62fc1e1955ddb3fceba10cc

SHA-1:
114484b194809d85044bf13fc779df2dd2d38ac8

SHA-256:
503d11a71e6bae72fd13246d016a74b4a5624f07f08e0363e6a4d902659fd6db

Scanner detections:
20 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Analysis date:
4/19/2024 4:16:59 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Adware.SwiftBrowse.1
887

AhnLab V3 Security
Adware/Win32.SwiftBrowse
2014.09.01

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/BrowseFox.Gen
7.11.170.52

AVG
Hypeet
2015.0.3365

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.BrowseFox
4.0.3.1491

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Adware.SwiftBrowse.1
1.0.20.1220

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.BrowseFox.JK
19383

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Adware.SwiftBrowse
9.0.0.4324

ESET NOD32
Win32/BrowseFox
8.10345

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Adware.SwiftBrowse.1
11.2014-01-09_2

G Data
Gen:Variant.Adware.SwiftBrowse
14.9.24

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.BrowseFox
t3scan.1.7.5.0

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:HEUR:AdWare.Win32.Kranet
15.0.0.463

McAfee
PUP-FOP
5600.7021

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Adware.SwiftBrowse.1
15.0.0.732

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Kranet.dekhzh
0.28.2.61861

Qihoo 360 Security
HEUR/Malware.QVM10.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.HypeNet.V
14.9.1.2

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4741131
32210

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.Kranet.Win32.133
2.0.0.1907

File size:
96.3 KB (98,584 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
HypeNet

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
1/9/2014 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
1/10/2015 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=HypeNet, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=HypeNet, 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:
1FBAF70F51194AE01BD4FAB2931DA43A

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
8/30/2014 2:15:36 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
1536:LUpNCMA9q5bNldh7Mx6BTKUhSkWnzB40FS4N:LUpNCLg5bNB7MgF+4qSo

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, 10, 12, 41, 00, 75, 2C, 83, 0D, D8, 63, 41, 00, 01, 6A, 01, 8D, 45, FC, 50, 8B, CF, C7, 45, FC, 18, 12, 41, 00, E8, 2C, 00, 00, 00, 68, 4E, 03, 41, 00, 89, 35, CC...
 
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Entropy:
6.4165

Code size:
61 KB (62,464 bytes)

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