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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 12 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:
1.0.5588.22759

MD5:
b2011411ca3d1ce3e60ff8c19c3bf40f

SHA-1:
6e074cf69b637f6a7a1436718baebba76a9a65af

SHA-256:
f1e719e9d0941d802f502af86d79dc1d269403c62de2b619945e5479cc416e1f

Scanner detections:
12 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Analysis date:
4/19/2024 10:54:48 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/BrowseFox.Gen
3.6.1.96

AVG
BrowseFox
2016.0.3133

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Dr.Web
Trojan.Yontoo.1757
9.0.1.0111

ESET NOD32
Win32/BrowseFox.AP potentially unwanted application
9.7.0.302.0

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of nod4c5d.tmp (Adware)
2015.7.22.10

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.202.15654

Reason Heuristics
Threat.Yontoo.browsepulse
15.4.20.20

Sophos
Browse Fox
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4741131
39354

Zillya! Antivirus
Trojan.Black.Win32.30262
2.0.0.2145

File size:
1.2 MB (1,227,024 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.5588.22759

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\ProgramData\5b4b2b13-bc3c-4690-a9ac-2f28c7e74c15\plugins\2\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 9:38:56 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
12.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:st/bfIuzyrS/6LrykfLvut65QrjGBjzrpOmLK0mNt26DUjiqjLMQxf:aXzyu/6nY65QkDpleN26DUjiqjLMOf

Entry address:
0xB976A

Entry point:
E8, C1, 24, 01, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, 8B, 54, 24, 0C, 8B, 4C, 24, 04, 85, D2, 74, 7F, 0F, B6, 44, 24, 08, 0F, BA, 25, AC, 52, 52, 00, 01, 73, 0D, 8B, 4C, 24, 0C, 57, 8B, 7C, 24, 08, F3, AA, EB, 5D, 8B, 54, 24, 0C, 81, FA, 80, 00, 00, 00, 7C, 0E, 0F, BA, 25, AC, F9, 51, 00, 01, 0F, 82, B4, 25, 01, 00, 57, 8B, F9, 83, FA, 04, 72, 31, F7, D9, 83, E1, 03, 74, 0C, 2B, D1, 88, 07, 83, C7, 01, 83, E9, 01, 75, F6, 8B, C8, C1, E0, 08, 03, C1, 8B, C8, C1, E0, 10, 03...
 
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Entropy:
6.6916

Code size:
976.5 KB (999,936 bytes)

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