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netcrawl.boashelper.exe

NetCrawl

Part of the Yontoo adware component, a web browser plugin that injects unwanted ads in the browser. The application netcrawl.boashelper.exe by NetCrawl has been detected as adware by 12 anti-malware scanners. Additionally, the file is typically installed by a number of programs including NetCrawl 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.
Publisher:
NetCrawl  (signed and verified)

MD5:
e54a0f1b78ae4d658e5c47d70107cbc5

SHA-1:
a64f9020fba79d95a4e6a8e99399fca98965aa14

SHA-256:
d5e11a927d9fafdc5dffc8f7239cf0c9118347a8186a855aa13b44b4d85eb4fa

Scanner detections:
12 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Analysis date:
4/30/2024 2:00:09 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Adware.SwiftBrowse.AQ
858

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.BrowseFox
2014.09.30

AVG
NetCrawl
2015.0.3336

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.BrowseFox
4.0.3.14929

Bitdefender
Adware.SwiftBrowse.AQ
1.0.20.1360

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Adware.SwiftBrowse.AQ
14.09.29

F-Secure
Adware.SwiftBrowse.AQ
11.2014-29-09_2

G Data
Adware.SwiftBrowse.AQ
14.9.24

MicroWorld eScan
Adware.SwiftBrowse.AQ
15.0.0.816

nProtect
Adware.SwiftBrowse.AQ
14.09.29.01

Reason Heuristics
PUP.NetCrawl.S
14.9.29.13

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4741131
33520

File size:
1.6 MB (1,649,952 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\netcrawl\bin\netcrawl.boashelper.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
NetCrawl

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
4/29/2014 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
4/30/2015 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=NetCrawl, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=NetCrawl, L=Santa Monica, 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:
3C05F8D25EB72CD5B6EB863AA0585F70

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
9/28/2014 12:05:11 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:CVwp2HyGTtR5pPCWvRcwSW6Irj3Qo0tYJ1WWuOXt5pnfaqQA8j:SyUR5oWvRHSW6Irj3QFtajXzpnfamu

Entry address:
0xF6B5B

Entry point:
E8, CC, 84, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 53, 8B, 5D, 08, 83, FB, E0, 77, 6F, 56, 57, 83, 3D, 94, E1, 56, 00, 00, 75, 18, E8, F8, 77, 00, 00, 6A, 1E, E8, 42, 76, 00, 00, 68, FF, 00, 00, 00, E8, 81, 28, 00, 00, 59, 59, 85, DB, 74, 04, 8B, C3, EB, 03, 33, C0, 40, 50, 6A, 00, FF, 35, 94, E1, 56, 00, FF, 15, 2C, F2, 51, 00, 8B, F8, 85, FF, 75, 26, 6A, 0C, 5E, 39, 05, E0, E9, 56, 00, 74, 0D, 53, E8, 0F, 85, 00, 00, 59, 85, C0, 75, A9, EB, 07, E8, 47, 0C, 00, 00, 89, 30, E8, 40, 0C, 00, 00, 89...
 
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Code size:
1.1 MB (1,171,456 bytes)

The file netcrawl.boashelper.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
NetCrawl  by Yontoo Technology, Inc.
NetCrawl is an adware program from Yontoo that integrates into the user's web browsers (IE, Chrome, Firefox) and will perform a number of functions mostly designed to generate advertising supported or affiliate revenue.
netcrawl.info/support
81% remove it
 
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