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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. Additionally, the file is typically installed by a number of programs including Mega Browse by Yontoo Technology, Inc. and Buzzdock by Alactro LLC, both potentially unwanted software. 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:

65131765e90c1bf6e6d09f4c1e7bae10

SHA-1:

891d3398dfed63b48555342c975b5d528ed697df

SHA-256:

050fee375f53e60e3ea8f060d4fd01f0ecb71b23541b69cd4646fdc67668abea

Scanner detections:

27 / 68

Status:

Adware

Explanation:

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

Analysis date:

4/26/2024 8:40:03 PM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware

Trojan.GenericKD.2430029

433

Avira AntiVirus

ADWARE/BrowseFox.Gen7

8.3.1.6

avast!

Win32:Adware-gen [Adw]

2014.9-151129

Baidu Antivirus

Adware.MSIL.BrowseFox

4.0.3.151129

Bitdefender

Trojan.GenericKD.2430029

1.0.20.1665

Bkav FE

W32.HfsAdware

1.3.0.6379

Comodo Security

ApplicUnwnt

22514

Dr.Web

Trojan.Yontoo.1764

9.0.1.0333

Emsisoft Anti-Malware

Trojan.GenericKD.2430029

8.15.11.29.09

ESET NOD32

MSIL/BrowseFox.D potentially unwanted (variant)

9.11816

F-Secure

Trojan.GenericKD.2430029

11.2015-29-11_1

G Data

Trojan.GenericKD.2430029

15.11.25

IKARUS anti.virus

AdWare.MPlug

t3scan.1.7.8.0

K7 AntiVirus

Adware

13.205.16308

Kaspersky

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

14.0.0.1048

Malwarebytes

PUP.Optional.Sambreel.A

v2015.11.29.09

McAfee

BrowseFox.a

5600.6567

MicroWorld eScan

Trojan.GenericKD.2430029

16.0.0.999

NANO AntiVirus

Riskware.Win32.BPlug.djpkri

0.30.24.2086

nProtect

Trojan.GenericKD.2430029

15.06.19.01

Panda Antivirus

Trj/CI.A

15.11.29.09

Reason Heuristics

Adware.Yontoo.MegaBrowse (M)

15.11.29.9

Sophos

Browse Fox

4.98

Trend Micro House Call

TROJ_GEN.R047C0EEL15

7.2.333

Trend Micro

TROJ_GEN.R047C0EEL15

10.465.29

VIPRE Antivirus

Yontoo

41296

ViRobot

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

2014.3.20.0

File size:

1.1 MB (1,121,568 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:

1/21/2014 6:00:00 PM

Valid to:

1/22/2015 5:59:59 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:

3/26/2014 11:06:07 AM

OS version:

4.0

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows Console

Linker version:

8.0

.NET CLR dependent:

Yes

CTPH (ssdeep):

24576:dJVRUPtYROSpOGPzjZhk9+sUj39UcaaI0SKc0TCoMagC5Erbcrw:dJkuRLzzjHJZUV0SKcrVE5Erwrw

Entry address:

0x11183A

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... 
[+]

Entropy:

7.9254

Developed / compiled with:

Microsoft Visual C# / Basic .NET

Code size:

1.1 MB (1,112,576 bytes)

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

Buzzdock by Alactro LLC

This is a web browser extension that injects advertising. From the EULA: "Buzzdock is free to download and use. Buzzdock is supported by advertising, and users will see additional ads on websites where Buzzdock features operate.

www.buzzdock.com/faq-support

79% remove it

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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