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netcrawl.browseradapter.exe

NetCrawl

Part of the Yontoo adware component, a web browser plugin that injects unwanted ads in the browser. The application netcrawl.browseradapter.exe by NetCrawl 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:
NetCrawl  (signed and verified)

MD5:
6e82e67d8bd360b1d90a37d7d40d8268

SHA-1:
03d406aac05eabac76cc53d5be677e8f259158f7

SHA-256:
85d62367e10703719234e017b7957dfda5fc7e1b0b9cdf557a2df0874f263606

Scanner detections:
18 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Analysis date:
4/26/2024 12:56:23 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Adware.SwiftBrowse.AQ
926

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/BrowseFox.Gen
7.11.163.164

AVG
Generic_r
2015.0.3404

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.BrowseFox
4.0.3.14723

Bitdefender
Adware.SwiftBrowse.AQ
1.0.20.1020

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Agent-7002
0.98/21411

Dr.Web
Trojan.BPlug.46
9.0.1.0204

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Adware.SwiftBrowse.AQ
8.14.07.23.08

ESET NOD32
Win32/BrowseFox (variant)
8.10142

F-Prot
W32/A-599a5048
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Adware.SwiftBrowse.AQ
11.2014-23-07_4

G Data
Adware.SwiftBrowse.AQ
14.7.24

IKARUS anti.virus
AdWare.SwiftBrowse
t3scan.1.6.1.0

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:WebToolbar.Win32.Agent
14.0.0.3516

MicroWorld eScan
Adware.SwiftBrowse.AQ
15.0.0.612

Reason Heuristics
PUP.NetCrawl.W
14.7.23.20

SUPERAntiSpyware
Adware.BrowseFox/Variant
10465

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.Agent
3.12.26.3

File size:
94.3 KB (96,544 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\netcrawl\bin\netcrawl.browseradapter.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:
7/23/2014 5:47:49 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
1536:f2MCXa+SIe+8DtLTB2z3NKfAIklDnkBkXZ1TD8W:fUq+SD+a12hhdqkX3TDD

Entry address:
0x30E5

Entry point:
E8, 85, 20, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, 3B, 0D, 70, 40, 41, 00, 75, 02, F3, C3, E9, 0C, 21, 00, 00, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 5D, E9, 07, 22, 00, 00, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 10, EB, 0D, FF, 75, 08, E8, 3E, 22, 00, 00, 59, 85, C0, 74, 0F, FF, 75, 08, E8, C5, 07, 00, 00, 59, 85, C0, 74, E6, C9, C3, F6, 05, 78, 53, 41, 00, 01, BF, 6C, 53, 41, 00, BE, 10, 02, 41, 00, 75, 2C, 83, 0D, 78, 53, 41, 00, 01, 6A, 01, 8D, 45, FC, 50, 8B, CF, C7, 45, FC, 18, 02, 41, 00, E8, 2C, 00, 00, 00, 68, 5E, FC, 40, 00, 89, 35, 6C...
 
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Code size:
59.5 KB (60,928 bytes)

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