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MegaBrowse.exe

Mega Browse

Part of the Yontoo adware component, a web browser plugin that injects unwanted ads in the browser. The file MegaBrowse.exe by Mega Browse has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. This file is typically installed with the program Mega Browse by Yontoo Technology, Inc. which is a potentially unwanted software program.
Publisher:
Mega Browse  (signed and verified)

Version:
1.0.5186.18512

MD5:
272cd1111a436f5cb287bff24b930961

SHA-1:
74f69bdb61d33539b572ba22ac7f2c684caf174b

SHA-256:
0d390b97b3f09ebef584cad59bce6f4bed17b7f404b9860ebbd88ca10be83016

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Belongs to the Sambreel/Yontoo progam that inserts various forms of advertising in the user's web browser, installed with minimal or no user consent.

Analysis date:
4/27/2024 3:31:55 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Yontoo.MegaBrowse (M)
16.1.12.3

File size:
340.8 KB (348,960 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.5186.18512

Original file name:
MegaBrowse.exe

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\Program Files\mega browse\tmp1873.tmp

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Mega Browse

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
1/22/2014 12:00:00 AM

Valid to:
1/22/2015 11:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Mega Browse, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=Mega Browse, 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:
151F3F44EFA5ADB264205FBF9F779B3D

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
3/14/2014 11:17:19 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
8.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:dk5C4odaBLY9Kz41qWvceVzN+vbmOTVGXLYFmPtgZVPcbAXExcnbgGaH+:dk5DJY+iqTPGDHH+

Entry address:
0x54E4E

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, 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, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
6.0741

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

Code size:
332 KB (339,968 bytes)

The file MegaBrowse.exe has been discovered within the following programs.

Mega Browse  by Yontoo Technology, Inc.
This adware program injects advertisements with its affiliate ad providers in order to serve a number of ad types including banner, inline text links and popups.
megabrowse.biz/support
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