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pathmaxx.browseradapter.exe

PathMaxx

Part of the Yontoo adware component, a web browser plugin that injects unwanted ads in the browser. The application pathmaxx.browseradapter.exe by PathMaxx has been detected as adware by 25 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:
PathMaxx  (signed and verified)

MD5:
7d61055c6dc2d9c043668c63d3b452ce

SHA-1:
18b9c31ed7592426ecb9105f1e55a578d3763e73

SHA-256:
ceab99a78ae7bd43f91cd03eb21424e3edda2f9f53549c9a3c37ac4f74eb6cb1

Scanner detections:
25 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Analysis date:
4/23/2024 6:39:29 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Adware.SwiftBrowse.8
6764508

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.Generic
2015.03.06

Avira AntiVirus
W32/Sality.AT
7.11.30.172

AVG
AdPlugin
2016.0.3179

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.BrowseFox
4.0.3.1536

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Adware.SwiftBrowse.8
1.0.20.325

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Agent-37332
0.98/20153

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.BrowseFox.PK
21311

Dr.Web
Trojan.BPlug.934
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Adware.SwiftBrowse
9.0.0.4799

ESET NOD32
Win32/BrowseFox.AC potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/S-a777f78c
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Adware.SwiftBrowse
5.13.68

G Data
Gen:Variant.Adware.SwiftBrowse
15.3.25

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of swiftrecord.browseradapter.exe (Adware)
2015.6.12.19

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.200.15179

McAfee
Program.BrowseFox-FVR
16.8.708.2

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Adware.SwiftBrowse.8
16.0.0.195

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.SwiftBrowse.dnpvbt
0.30.0.296

Panda Antivirus
Generic Suspicious
15.03.06.05

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Yontoo
15.3.6.5

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.MSIL.Agent
3.12.26.3

Zillya! Antivirus
Trojan.Katusha.Win32.36918
2.0.0.2089

File size:
103.2 KB (105,704 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
PathMaxx

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
1/5/2015 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
2/5/2016 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=PathMaxx, O=PathMaxx, 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:
3CAC0125EB44E6C176167E51DA703CCA

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
3/6/2015 12:13:38 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
1536:3sTpawrfL7e9Fe7NgPZIeK+HkLn8B6kKaGST1wH:3sgiTi9FsN+PFLFGqaH

Entry address:
0x4535

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, 60, 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, F8, 74, 41, 00, 01, BF, EC, 74, 41, 00, BE, 24, 22, 41, 00, 75, 2C, 83, 0D, F8, 74, 41, 00, 01, 6A, 01, 8D, 45, FC, 50, 8B, CF, C7, 45, FC, 2C, 22, 41, 00, E8, 2C, 00, 00, 00, 68, 0E, 17, 41, 00, 89, 35, EC...
 
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Code size:
66 KB (67,584 bytes)

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