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megabrowse.purbrowse64.exe

Megabrowse

Part of the Yontoo adware component, a web browser plugin that injects unwanted ads in the browser. The application megabrowse.purbrowse64.exe by Megabrowse has been detected as adware by 21 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)

MD5:
2468e23151d28b7c51d40599e4380a90

SHA-1:
f11a3fe18681d70f877f793b12b5b386b13120ba

SHA-256:
798732bd0ab41ec98e48a7658780247dd1e8d6c706853827652fe25731d5a090

Scanner detections:
21 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Analysis date:
4/19/2024 3:10:00 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Adware.Agent.OGI
893

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

avast!
Win64:BrowseFox-A [PUP]
140813-1

AVG
Adware BrowseFox.A
2014.0.3986

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.BrowseFox
4.0.3.14826

Bitdefender
Adware.Agent.OGI
1.0.20.1190

Dr.Web
Trojan.BPlug.100
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Adware.Agent.OGI
8.14.08.26.03

ESET NOD32
Win64/BrowseFox.A potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

F-Secure
Adware.Agent.OGI
11.2014-26-08_3

G Data
Adware.Agent.OGI
14.8.24

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.BrowseFox
t3scan.1.7.5.0

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

McAfee
Artemis!2468E23151D2
5600.7027

MicroWorld eScan
Adware.Agent.OGI
15.0.0.714

nProtect
Adware.Agent.OGI
14.08.24.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/CI.A
14.08.26.03

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Megabrowse.V
14.8.22.22

Sophos
Browse Fox
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.5061968
32210

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.Kranet.Win64.1
2.0.0.1900

File size:
279.9 KB (286,632 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win64 EXE)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\mega browse\bin\megabrowse.purbrowse64.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:
7/29/2014 4:43:01 AM

OS version:
5.2

OS bitness:
Win64

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:GoZk/KUcMPY18Ou41b4pPyK4j/TTl0yhv3Q7YTTBdZgaga3Ni:GYk/KUgluPPCxXo7YTTfZt34

Entry address:
0x201A0

Entry point:
48, 83, EC, 28, E8, 53, 77, 00, 00, 48, 83, C4, 28, E9, 76, FE, FF, FF, CC, CC, 48, 89, 5C, 24, 10, 48, 89, 7C, 24, 18, 55, 48, 8B, EC, 48, 83, EC, 60, 48, 8B, FA, 48, 8B, D9, 48, 8D, 4D, C0, 48, 8D, 15, E9, 04, 01, 00, 41, B8, 40, 00, 00, 00, E8, 8E, E4, FF, FF, 48, 8D, 55, 10, 48, 8B, CF, 48, 89, 5D, E8, 48, 89, 7D, F0, E8, 0E, 99, 00, 00, 4C, 8B, D8, 48, 89, 45, 10, 48, 89, 45, F8, 48, 85, FF, 74, 1B, F6, 07, 08, B9, 00, 40, 99, 01, 74, 05, 89, 4D, E0, EB, 0C, 8B, 45, E0, 4D, 85, DB, 0F, 44, C1, 89, 45...
 
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Entropy:
6.2990

Code size:
185 KB (189,440 bytes)

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