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neurowise.BRT.Helper.exe

neurowise

Part of the Yontoo adware component, a web browser plugin that injects unwanted ads in the browser. The application neurowise.BRT.Helper.exe by neurowise has been detected as adware by 13 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:
neurowise  (signed and verified)

Version:
1.0.0.0

MD5:
7359781596d139285a7628e63a6cb04d

SHA-1:
9e1de44a8649cba89b8f841cde3aa3b1c094cbc1

SHA-256:
35da70151dc5c9816cdedf57a5ad8945a5209bbaa4ecc4ee031aca5dece07f72

Scanner detections:
13 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Analysis date:
4/25/2024 3:38:22 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.SwiftBrowse
2014.10.29

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/BrowseFox.Gen4
7.11.181.246

avast!
Win32:BrowseFox-BV [PUP]
2014.9-141031

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3305

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.MSIL.BrowseFox
4.0.3.141031

Dr.Web
Trojan.BPlug.188
9.0.1.0304

ESET NOD32
Win64/BrowseFox.AR (variant)
8.10635

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.MSIL.BrowseFox
t3scan.1.7.8.0

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:HEUR:AdWare.MSIL.Kranet
14.0.0.3019

McAfee
BrowseFox.b
5600.6961

Reason Heuristics
PUP.neurowise.S
14.10.31.4

Sophos
Browse Fox
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
Yontoo
34326

File size:
157.3 KB (161,056 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.0

Original file name:
neurowise.BRT.Helper.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\Program Files\neurowise\bin\neurowise.brt.helper.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
neurowise

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
4/29/2014 7:00:00 AM

Valid to:
4/30/2015 6:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=neurowise, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=neurowise, 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:
6D39162AD22EF7230D6D19FE64DA8198

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
9/4/2014 4:18:27 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
8.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:8Pqc8ZFOYSNIaKL9m1G/qOh0ypZv5Ud+/62ivM7QdC+vJo:8Po5MIaKL9mgqOh0ypZKM5ixd9ve

Entry address:
0x2705A

Entry point:
FF, 25, 00, 20, 40, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
6.1157

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C# / Basic .NET

Code size:
148.5 KB (152,064 bytes)

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