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mossnet.browseradapter.exe

Moss Net

Part of the Yontoo adware component, a web browser plugin that injects unwanted ads in the browser. The application mossnet.browseradapter.exe by Moss Net has been detected as adware by 19 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:
Moss Net  (signed and verified)

MD5:
aff59bbff1c554c10a557f7bf42508f0

SHA-1:
4bde5548148e239cae78723a2029f014badd7c8e

SHA-256:
782cd1a46981f567ac0487d94f629688c61c824ed8ea86e287d7f92707a94f2a

Scanner detections:
19 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Analysis date:
4/25/2024 6:30:37 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Adware.SwiftBrowse.1
886

AhnLab V3 Security
Adware/Win32.SwiftBrowse
2014.09.02

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/BrowseFox.Gen
7.11.170.84

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3364

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Adware.SwiftBrowse.1
1.0.20.1220

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.BrowseFox.JK
19389

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Adware.SwiftBrowse
8.14.09.01.06

ESET NOD32
Win32/BrowseFox
8.10348

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Adware.SwiftBrowse.1
11.2014-01-09_2

G Data
Gen:Variant.Adware.SwiftBrowse
14.9.24

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.BrowseFox
t3scan.1.7.5.0

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:HEUR:AdWare.Win32.Kranet
14.0.0.3316

McAfee
PUP-FOP
5600.7020

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Adware.SwiftBrowse.1
15.0.0.732

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Kranet.dekhzh
0.28.2.61861

Reason Heuristics
PUP.MossNet.V
14.9.1.18

Sophos
Browse Fox
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
Yontoo
32734

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.Kranet.Win32.133
2.0.0.1907

File size:
96.3 KB (98,584 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\mossnet\bin\mossnet.browseradapter.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Moss Net

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
1/21/2014 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
1/22/2015 4:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Moss Net, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=Moss Net, 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:
4879C8045F587B91FC188D2BC822C526

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
9/1/2014 9:01:50 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
1536:9UpNCMA9q5bNldh7Mx6BTKUhSkWnzBg1uS4aTPT:9UpNCLg5bNB7MgF+gwSJPT

Entry address:
0x3665

Entry point:
E8, C5, 21, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 5D, E9, F3, 05, 00, 00, 3B, 0D, 70, 50, 41, 00, 75, 02, F3, C3, E9, 41, 22, 00, 00, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 10, EB, 0D, FF, 75, 08, E8, 44, 23, 00, 00, 59, 85, C0, 74, 0F, FF, 75, 08, E8, 8A, 07, 00, 00, 59, 85, C0, 74, E6, C9, C3, F6, 05, D8, 63, 41, 00, 01, BF, CC, 63, 41, 00, BE, 10, 12, 41, 00, 75, 2C, 83, 0D, D8, 63, 41, 00, 01, 6A, 01, 8D, 45, FC, 50, 8B, CF, C7, 45, FC, 18, 12, 41, 00, E8, 2C, 00, 00, 00, 68, 4E, 03, 41, 00, 89, 35, CC...
 
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Entropy:
6.4165

Code size:
61 KB (62,464 bytes)

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