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browse pulse

Part of the Yontoo adware component, a web browser plugin that injects unwanted ads in the browser. The application plugin.exe by browse pulse has been detected as adware by 20 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:
browse pulse  (signed and verified)

Version:
1.0.5587.33565

MD5:
d232b3150370fedf34613624dfda682d

SHA-1:
02326ef2a2d4409624f4d7238914bd869cf55152

SHA-256:
8a63048d6d0f4a80dfdb207ffa2868f9194681c45c08926fba8e76ccaa88cdaf

Scanner detections:
20 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Analysis date:
4/26/2024 2:10:49 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Kazy.566748
5643196

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.BrowseFox
2015.04.22

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/BrowseFox.Gen
3.6.1.96

AVG
AdPlugin
2016.0.3133

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Adware.Kazy.566748
1.0.20.555

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Browsefox-776
0.98/21511

Dr.Web
Trojan.Yontoo.1757
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Kazy.566748
9.0.0.4799

ESET NOD32
Win32/BrowseFox.AF potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Adware.Kazy
5.13.68

G Data
Gen:Variant.Adware.Kazy.566748
15.4.25

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.203.15666

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Adware.Kazy.566748
16.0.0.333

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Yontoo.dqnzfe
0.30.20.1219

Reason Heuristics
Threat.Yontoo.browsepulse
15.4.20.21

Sophos
Browse Fox
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4741131
39354

Zillya! Antivirus
Backdoor.PePatch.Win32.70362
2.0.0.2147

File size:
466.8 KB (477,968 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.5587.33565

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\ProgramData\5b4b2b13-bc3c-4690-a9ac-2f28c7e74c15\plugins\3bak\plugin.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
browse pulse

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
3/6/2015 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
3/6/2016 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=browse pulse, O=browse pulse, 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:
57CD114A677C4F8533B1413CC2EF840F

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
4/20/2015 3:39:05 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
12.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:WowAED8s5GaUD9MNRTCH5Wf8uli5XCtUb9xBh:W/DyaUD90R+ZE/AyUxxBh

Entry address:
0x26A8E

Entry point:
E8, CB, F4, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 56, FC, 8B, 75, 0C, 8B, 4E, 08, 33, CE, E8, 68, D0, FF, FF, 6A, 00, 56, FF, 76, 14, FF, 76, 0C, 6A, 00, FF, 75, 10, FF, 76, 10, FF, 75, 08, E8, A0, 47, 00, 00, 83, C4, 20, 5E, 5D, C3, 55, 8B, EC, 51, 53, FC, 8B, 45, 0C, 8B, 48, 08, 33, 4D, 0C, E8, 35, D0, FF, FF, 8B, 45, 08, 8B, 40, 04, 83, E0, 66, 74, 11, 8B, 45, 0C, C7, 40, 24, 01, 00, 00, 00, 33, C0, 40, EB, 6C, EB, 6A, 6A, 01, 8B, 45, 0C, FF, 70, 18, 8B, 45, 0C, FF, 70, 14, 8B, 45, 0C, FF, 70, 0C, 6A...
 
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Entropy:
6.5573

Code size:
355 KB (363,520 bytes)

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