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megabrowse.browseradapter.exe

Megabrowse

Part of the Yontoo adware component, a web browser plugin that injects unwanted ads in the browser. The application megabrowse.browseradapter.exe by Megabrowse has been detected as adware by 18 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:
Megabrowse  (signed and verified)

MD5:
e3809fbd49ecc51c3184a60659840554

SHA-1:
82406ece7e4c38b08b6ea61a327ac4e9669cb9a2

SHA-256:
695f11375952cae16e2adbe087eb7501e665107f6aaa250980d05bc997fa2afd

Scanner detections:
18 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Analysis date:
4/19/2024 9:14:47 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Adware.SwiftBrowse.1
924

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/Visucius.8
7.11.163.246

AVG
Adware Generic_r.KF
2014.0.3986

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.BrowseFox
4.0.3.14725

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Adware.SwiftBrowse.1
1.0.20.1030

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Swiftbrowse
0.98/19168

Dr.Web
Trojan.BPlug.48
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Adware.SwiftBrowse
8.14.07.25.01

ESET NOD32
Win32/BrowseFox.I potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Adware.SwiftBrowse.1
11.2014-25-07_6

G Data
Gen:Variant.Adware.SwiftBrowse
14.7.24

IKARUS anti.virus
AdWare.SwiftBrowse
t3scan.1.6.1.0

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:WebToolbar.Win32.Agent
15.0.0.494

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Adware.SwiftBrowse.1
15.0.0.618

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.BPlug.dcfoeo
0.28.2.60990

Qihoo 360 Security
Win32/Virus.Adware.02d
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Megabrowse.Y
14.7.25.12

Sophos
Browse Fox
4.98

File size:
93.9 KB (96,168 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\mega browse\bin\megabrowse.browseradapter.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Megabrowse

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
5/7/2014 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
5/8/2015 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Megabrowse, O=Megabrowse, STREET=10620 Treena Street Suite 230, L=San Diego, S=Ca, PostalCode=92131, C=US

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
0CD194221ED016F035BD7BACA4027DC3

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
7/25/2014 4:44:40 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
1536:x2wSnW7yNee8DtbDB2zndKfAIklDnkBfX3aTD8eq:xIW7yUeql2BhdqfX3aTD+

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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Code size:
59.5 KB (60,928 bytes)

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