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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 18 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:
1a45c18d11a7a60e40e9b3ea2e28a89e

SHA-1:
eae58d59379ae765bea14ea0221569658c576a2c

SHA-256:
302068b47715f135b777822bdde4330a85664f8ab9c40678b7c260ac0caa43fc

Scanner detections:
18 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Analysis date:
4/24/2024 11:44:37 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Adware.Mplug.AF
435

AhnLab V3 Security
Adware/Win32.SwiftBrowse
2014.09.07

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/BrowseFox.Gen
7.11.171.22

AVG
Generic
2016.0.2913

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.BrowseFox
4.0.3.151127

Bitdefender
Adware.Mplug.AF
1.0.20.1655

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.BrowseFox.JK
19440

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Adware.Mplug.AF
8.15.11.27.07

ESET NOD32
Win32/BrowseFox (variant)
9.10377

F-Secure
Adware.Mplug.AF
11.2015-27-11_6

G Data
Adware.Mplug.AF
15.11.24

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:HEUR:AdWare.Win32.Kranet
14.0.0.1058

MicroWorld eScan
Adware.Mplug.AF
16.0.0.993

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.Agent.98584
14.09.07.01

Qihoo 360 Security
Win32/Virus.Adware.639
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Yontoo.MossNet (M)
15.11.27.7

Sophos
Browse Fox
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
Yontoo
32874

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 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
1/22/2015 6:59:59 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:
9/4/2014 9:08:34 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
1536:NUXfaW1QlcE29iu7fqn6BTKUhqkUnzB/FXCWGFTJnNBZ:NUXfaAycE2T7fq6FU/FyWGxJnNBZ

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, F4, 11, 41, 00, 75, 2C, 83, 0D, D8, 63, 41, 00, 01, 6A, 01, 8D, 45, FC, 50, 8B, CF, C7, 45, FC, FC, 11, 41, 00, E8, 2C, 00, 00, 00, 68, 4E, 03, 41, 00, 89, 35, CC...
 
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Entropy:
6.4095

Code size:
61 KB (62,464 bytes)

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