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pathmaxx.purbrowse.exe

PathMaxx

Part of the Yontoo adware component, a web browser plugin that injects unwanted ads in the browser. The application pathmaxx.purbrowse.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:
6d0647ed32b5eaf9e8dd54eb41b4c641

SHA-1:
6c54f0e3e2e3f50b4556d5d2ef336bcd1282c5cf

SHA-256:
ad1225371f583a2d23bf36e554a7e03b898621bd66f94d321b3f0db0a375b36d

Scanner detections:
25 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Analysis date:
4/27/2024 3:41:59 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Jaik.5645
701

Agnitum Outpost
Trojan.BPlug
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.BrowseFox
2015.03.06

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/BrowseFox.Gen7
7.11.214.42

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3179

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.BrowseFox
4.0.3.1536

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Adware.Jaik.5645
1.0.20.325

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Swiftbrowse-1101
0.98/20153

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.AltBrowse.ZPGI
21311

Dr.Web
Trojan.BPlug.929
9.0.1.065

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Jaik.5645
8.15.03.06.05

ESET NOD32
Win32/BrowseFox.J potentially unwanted application
9.7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/S-3ed5aa36
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Adware.Jaik.5645
11.2015-06-03_6

G Data
Gen:Variant.Adware.Jaik.5645
15.3.25

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of solutionreal.purbrowse.exe (Adware)
2015.6.12.19

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.200.15176

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:HEUR:AdWare.Win32.Kranet
14.0.0.2389

McAfee
Program.BrowseFox-FVX
5600.6835

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Adware.Jaik.5645
16.0.0.195

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.BPlug.dnpvno
0.30.0.296

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Yontoo
15.3.6.5

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.Kranet
3.12.26.3

Zillya! Antivirus
Backdoor.PePatch.Win32.64142
2.0.0.2089

File size:
289.7 KB (296,680 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\pathmaxx\bin\pathmaxx.purbrowse.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 2:08:31 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:ubkyGUHUG1OjdpUalGhZB2OtvYTBQNs+KSD:mkyGUHUfjdpUalGhZB2OtvYTu2SD

Entry address:
0x2150E

Entry point:
E8, 45, 84, 00, 00, E9, 95, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 8B, 45, 08, 33, C9, 3B, 04, CD, 88, 34, 44, 00, 74, 13, 41, 83, F9, 2D, 72, F1, 8D, 48, ED, 83, F9, 11, 77, 0E, 6A, 0D, 58, 5D, C3, 8B, 04, CD, 8C, 34, 44, 00, 5D, C3, 05, 44, FF, FF, FF, 6A, 0E, 59, 3B, C8, 1B, C0, 23, C1, 83, C0, 08, 5D, C3, E8, F4, 51, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 06, B8, F0, 35, 44, 00, C3, 83, C0, 08, C3, E8, E1, 51, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 06, B8, F4, 35, 44, 00, C3, 83, C0, 0C, C3, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 56, E8, E2, FF, FF, FF, 8B, 4D, 08...
 
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Code size:
211 KB (216,064 bytes)

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