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MegaBrowse.BRT.Helper.exe

Megabrowse

Part of the Yontoo adware component, a web browser plugin that injects unwanted ads in the browser. The application MegaBrowse.BRT.Helper.exe by Megabrowse has been detected as adware by 9 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)

Version:
1.0.0.0

MD5:
b732e520a2d5ef085df2e9913478b436

SHA-1:
19fc4ea62b7eb67b5c540dcb26ba6cbc617f3583

SHA-256:
07bec817bba859f1c0744d52ed12f34273d7eaa04f9832de5d805f65275eee50

Scanner detections:
9 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Analysis date:
4/26/2024 8:54:56 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AVG
Megabrowse
2015.0.3374

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.BrowseFox
4.0.3.14823

Dr.Web
Trojan.BPlug.198
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
MSIL/BrowseFox.G potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

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

McAfee
Artemis!B732E520A2D5
5600.7030

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Megabrowse.T
14.8.22.22

Sophos
Browse Fox
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4741131
32210

File size:
157.9 KB (161,704 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.0

Original file name:
MegaBrowse.BRT.Helper.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Megabrowse

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
5/7/2014 8:00:00 AM

Valid to:
5/8/2015 7:59:59 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:
8/23/2014 1:23:24 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
8.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:vZVnFjFO5RjDJT5rB0NhMBtn3QbaIQEmSLZGpCdCHvu:vZVl09DJT5r2Ktn30aIQEmSLZrdR

Entry address:
0x275D2

Entry point:
FF, 25, 00, 20, 40, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 02, 00, 10, 00, 00, 00, 20, 00, 00, 80, 18, 00, 00, 00, D8, 02, 00, 80, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 01, 00, 01, 00, 00, 00, 38, 00, 00, 80, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 01, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 50, 00, 00, 00, 5C, 80...
 
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Entropy:
6.1549

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

Code size:
149.5 KB (153,088 bytes)

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