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MegaBrowse.FirstRun.exe

FirstRun

Mega Browse

The Yontoo branded FirstRun executable is distributed as part of a Yontoo product bundle and is desigend to install components of this ad-supported (injection) program as well as 'call home' to inform the server that the extension was installed and may request additional instructions. The application MegaBrowse.FirstRun.exe by Mega Browse has been detected as adware by 27 anti-malware scanners. This file is typically installed with the program Mega Browse by Yontoo Technology, Inc. which is a potentially unwanted software program. 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.

File name:

Publisher:

Mega Browse (signed and verified)

Product:

FirstRun

Version:

1.0.0.0

MD5:

77bdf8a3e9b6341284dfbb6d9210e55d

SHA-1:

16940f87b3daa68daf388ccccc14eeb36ff52608

SHA-256:

f63ab7fe9da137841c63a897688655ec4389b16d23d5290b29a6a5f071bd8a0f

Scanner detections:

27 / 68

Status:

Adware

Explanation:

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

Analysis date:

4/24/2024 7:09:49 PM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware

Trojan.GenericKD.2430029

358

Avira AntiVirus

ADWARE/BrowseFox.Gen7

8.3.1.6

avast!

Win32:Adware-gen [Adw]

2014.9-160212

Baidu Antivirus

Adware.MSIL.BrowseFox

4.0.3.16212

Bitdefender

Trojan.GenericKD.2430029

1.0.20.215

Bkav FE

W32.HfsAdware

1.3.0.6379

Comodo Security

ApplicUnwnt

22514

Dr.Web

Trojan.Yontoo.1764

9.0.1.043

Emsisoft Anti-Malware

Trojan.GenericKD.2430029

8.16.02.12.09

ESET NOD32

MSIL/BrowseFox.D potentially unwanted (variant)

10.11816

F-Secure

Trojan.GenericKD.2430029

11.2016-12-02_6

G Data

Trojan.GenericKD.2430029

16.2.25

IKARUS anti.virus

AdWare.MPlug

t3scan.1.7.8.0

K7 AntiVirus

Adware

13.205.16308

Kaspersky

not-a-virus:HEUR:AdWare.MSIL.Kranet

14.0.0.673

Malwarebytes

PUP.Optional.Sambreel.A

v2016.02.12.09

McAfee

BrowseFox.a

5600.6492

MicroWorld eScan

Trojan.GenericKD.2430029

17.0.0.129

NANO AntiVirus

Riskware.Win32.BPlug.djpkri

0.30.24.2086

nProtect

Trojan.GenericKD.2430029

15.06.19.01

Panda Antivirus

Trj/CI.A

16.02.12.09

Reason Heuristics

Adware.Yontoo.MegaBrowse (M)

16.2.12.9

Sophos

Browse Fox

4.98

Trend Micro House Call

TROJ_GEN.R047C0EEL15

7.2.43

Trend Micro

TROJ_GEN.R047C0EEL15

10.465.12

VIPRE Antivirus

Yontoo

41296

ViRobot

Worm.Win32.A.WBNA.1765152[h]

2014.3.20.0

File size:

1.7 MB (1,757,472 bytes)

Product version:

1.0.0.0

Original file name:

MegaBrowse.FirstRun.exe

File type:

Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:

C:\Program Files\mega browse\megabrowse.firstrun.exe

Digital Signature

Signed by:

Mega Browse

Authority:

VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:

1/22/2014 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:

1/23/2015 12:59:59 AM

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 12:20:38 PM

OS version:

4.0

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows Console

Linker version:

8.0

.NET CLR dependent:

Yes

CTPH (ssdeep):

49152:1VAcU8XiJM7uzV0bjFmK+Fxaog3IZYAufkb2ZbmebpYnN/LxcU:1VS8XGzqbjlew4ZJuffmWsN/LGU

Entry address:

0x1ACC92

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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Developed / compiled with:

Microsoft Visual C# / Basic .NET

Code size:

1.7 MB (1,748,480 bytes)

The file MegaBrowse.FirstRun.exe has been discovered within the following program.

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

82% remove it

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