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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:

589016ecb484846349ed2436d97786e1

SHA-1:

198dcf7c3a2e2e583c0a569d71150db3dfbdef62

SHA-256:

fbd2f696200ae6c13e692e35e8faeed25618cd04e6a12b7c3fa0f4389b9df8c0

Scanner detections:

27 / 68

Status:

Adware

Explanation:

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

Analysis date:

4/24/2024 9:16:16 AM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware

Trojan.GenericKD.2430029

393

Avira AntiVirus

ADWARE/BrowseFox.Gen7

8.3.1.6

avast!

Win32:Adware-gen [Adw]

2014.9-160108

Baidu Antivirus

Adware.MSIL.BrowseFox

4.0.3.1618

Bitdefender

Trojan.GenericKD.2430029

1.0.20.40

Bkav FE

W32.HfsAdware

1.3.0.6379

Comodo Security

ApplicUnwnt

22514

Dr.Web

Trojan.Yontoo.1764

9.0.1.08

Emsisoft Anti-Malware

Trojan.GenericKD.2430029

8.16.01.08.02

ESET NOD32

MSIL/BrowseFox.D potentially unwanted (variant)

10.11816

F-Secure

Trojan.GenericKD.2430029

11.2016-08-01_6

G Data

Trojan.GenericKD.2430029

16.1.25

IKARUS anti.virus

AdWare.MPlug

t3scan.1.7.8.0

K7 AntiVirus

Adware

13.205.16308

Kaspersky

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

14.0.0.850

Malwarebytes

PUP.Optional.Sambreel.A

v2016.01.08.02

McAfee

BrowseFox.a

5600.6527

MicroWorld eScan

Trojan.GenericKD.2430029

17.0.0.24

NANO AntiVirus

Riskware.Win32.BPlug.djpkri

0.30.24.2086

nProtect

Trojan.GenericKD.2430029

15.06.19.01

Panda Antivirus

Trj/CI.A

16.01.08.02

Reason Heuristics

Adware.Yontoo.MegaBrowse (M)

16.1.8.2

Sophos

Browse Fox

4.98

Trend Micro House Call

TROJ_GEN.R047C0EEL15

7.2.8

Trend Micro

TROJ_GEN.R047C0EEL15

10.465.08

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)

Language:

Language Neutral

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:

3/18/2014 5:25:01 PM

OS version:

4.0

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows Console

Linker version:

8.0

.NET CLR dependent:

Yes

CTPH (ssdeep):

24576:mI4FWTTk4W92Q/uZu035oQ66P82CWw9srPfxt3bW5UCqGYDe+wtyl/g2m9uTR3Zj:mIxTTREW5lPHwCfxpW5XYzwkxx7PEzs1

Entry address:

0x1ACCAA

Entry point:

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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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