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lizardlink.browseradapter.exe

Lizardlink

Part of the Yontoo adware component, a web browser plugin that injects unwanted ads in the browser. The application lizardlink.browseradapter.exe by Lizardlink 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:
Lizardlink  (signed and verified)

MD5:
724e7fb8c46d8cc99df588053bf4d21b

SHA-1:
ed9dfa6e18e188076037ac1f2c27c2707148bd40

SHA-256:
d785c81157eb4fe36c8bcf0c1fdf39934b8e7d8638b1cca15240bf2b16ee8370

Scanner detections:
17 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Analysis date:
4/25/2024 8:29:40 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Adware.Mplug.AF
880

AhnLab V3 Security
Adware/Win32.SwiftBrowse
2014.09.08

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/BrowseFox.Gen
7.11.171.32

AVG
Lizank
2015.0.3358

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.BrowseFox
4.0.3.1497

Bitdefender
Adware.Mplug.AF
1.0.20.1250

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.BrowseFox.JK
19449

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Adware.Mplug.AF
9.0.0.4324

ESET NOD32
Win32/BrowseFox (variant)
8.10380

F-Secure
Adware.Mplug.AF
11.2014-07-09_1

G Data
Adware.Mplug.AF
14.9.24

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

MicroWorld eScan
Adware.Mplug.AF
15.0.0.750

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Kranet.denqfa
0.28.2.61942

nProtect
Adware.Mplug.AF
14.09.07.01

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Lizardlink.Y
14.9.7.15

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4741131
32210

File size:
96.3 KB (98,592 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Lizardlink

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
8/12/2013 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
8/13/2015 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Lizardlink, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=Lizardlink, 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:
75D65D3F9991F633C8AC64A5AE9E34EE

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
9/6/2014 5:01:04 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
1536:rUXfaW1QlcE29iu7fqn6BTKUhqkUnzB/FhCWGER:rUXfaAycE2T7fq6FU/FMWGER

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:
6.4088

Code size:
61 KB (62,464 bytes)

The executing file has been seen to make the following network communication in live environments.

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a23-67-250-89.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.67.250.89:80)

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