MarketResearchHelperBrowserFilter.exe

marketresearchhelper

Installed as part of the Yontoo marketresearchhelper branded web browser extension, the BrowserFilter component is responsible for injecting advertising in the browser based on the context of the HTML being rendered. Ads are injected in the browser in the form of inline text, coupons, multi-site searching and additional offers. The application MarketResearchHelperBrowserFilter.exe by marketresearchhelper has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat.
Publisher:
marketresearchhelper  (signed and verified)

Version:
0.0.0.0

MD5:
f8e5f4845c0eb59d0183b429d200d443

SHA-1:
27f18acd3d48368ac3d6e4f69264b46888557a1b

SHA-256:
a904ec5ab2608e82d423e6385147e819afa410b53d80f123858d9575777114e9

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Part of the Yontoo ad injection web browser add-on.

Analysis date:
4/25/2024 1:04:36 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
Adware.Yontoo (M)
17.1.10.8

File size:
41.3 KB (42,288 bytes)

Product version:
0.0.0.0

Original file name:
MarketResearchHelperBrowserFilter.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\Program Files\marketresearchhelper\bin\marketresearchhelperbrowserfilter.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
10/6/2013 9:00:00 PM

Valid to:
10/7/2014 8:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=marketresearchhelper, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=marketresearchhelper, 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:
688762C9A09401488B09D9F72D24894B

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
3/5/2014 11:45:28 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
8.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

Entry address:
0xA04A

Entry point:
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Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C# / Basic .NET

Code size:
32.5 KB (33,280 bytes)

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