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linkswift.browseradapter.exe

linkswift

Part of the Yontoo adware component, a web browser plugin that injects unwanted ads in the browser. The application linkswift.browseradapter.exe by linkswift has been detected as adware by 17 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:
24937d7485fe1ecf77d5e01ba952eff1

SHA-1:
610bfaede05c78eae2174a3d23fc759313a8f18b

SHA-256:
cf392fd0861b110775515b77fc120469d638acabbbfa2b07d26894b73d4c3d66

Scanner detections:
17 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Analysis date:
4/30/2024 12:00:30 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Adware.SwiftBrowse.1
963

AVG
Adware Generic_r.KF
2014.0.3955

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.LinkSwift
4.0.3.14616

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Adware.SwiftBrowse.1
1.0.20.835

Dr.Web
Trojan.BPlug.46
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Adware.SwiftBrowse
8.14.06.16.11

ESET NOD32
Win32/BrowseFox.I potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Adware.SwiftBrowse.1
11.2014-16-06_2

G Data
Gen:Variant.Adware.SwiftBrowse
14.6.24

IKARUS anti.virus
AdWare.SwiftBrowse
t3scan.1.6.1.0

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.LinkSwift
15.0.0.463

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Adware.SwiftBrowse.1
15.0.0.501

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.BPlug.daqbho
0.28.0.60253

Panda Antivirus
Generic Malware
14.06.16.11

Reason Heuristics
PUP.linkswift.X
14.8.7.22

SUPERAntiSpyware
Adware.BrowseFox/Variant
10539

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4741131
29708

File size:
94.3 KB (96,544 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
linkswift

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
8/11/2013 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
8/12/2015 6:59:59 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:
6/16/2014 5:54:51 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
1536:62MCnKzyNee8DtbDB2zndKfAIklDnkBKXFTD8N:6UKzyUeql2BhdqKXFTD

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:
6.3774

Code size:
59.5 KB (60,928 bytes)

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