plugin.exe

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 22 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:
1.0.5565.10090

MD5:
65cbf89254d7839af860e73b5e787aa4

SHA-1:
b8684398f5ce3b07769e903863c9178551b83ef8

SHA-256:
98bdd1176f3d4cd2846760c798c08863e02c17b41fc28842898e340edc14fa7c

Scanner detections:
22 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Analysis date:
4/27/2024 2:03:47 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Adware.BrowseFox.BY
678

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.Generic
2015.03.29

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/BrowseFox.Gen
3.6.1.96

AVG
AdPlugin
2016.0.3156

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.BrowseFox
4.0.3.15328

Bitdefender
Adware.BrowseFox.BY
1.0.20.435

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Browsefox-519
0.98/21511

Dr.Web
Trojan.Yontoo.1739
9.0.1.087

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Adware.BrowseFox.BY
8.15.03.28.07

ESET NOD32
Win32/BrowseFox.AF potentially unwanted (variant)
9.11391

F-Prot
W32/S-f8957d34
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Adware.BrowseFox.BY
11.2015-28-03_7

G Data
Adware.BrowseFox.BY
15.3.25

McAfee
Artemis!65CBF89254D7
5600.6812

MicroWorld eScan
Adware.BrowseFox.BY
16.0.0.261

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Yontoo.dpgswx
0.30.8.659

nProtect
Adware.BrowseFox.BY
15.03.31.01

Panda Antivirus
PUP/BrowsePulse
15.03.28.07

Qihoo 360 Security
HEUR/QVM10.1.Malware.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Yontoo
15.4.2.1

Zillya! Antivirus
Backdoor.PePatch.Win32.68134
2.0.0.2122

File size:
457.7 KB (468,720 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.5565.10090

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:

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
3/6/2015 12:00:00 AM

Valid to:
3/5/2016 11:59:59 PM

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:
3/28/2015 12:36:33 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
12.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:aKfuLnwXbjAcX+PUilaIgyZTk+qg56tjxlS:aQX/pkUAnJJMtjxlS

Entry address:
0x2553E

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, AE, 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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Code size:
348.5 KB (356,864 bytes)

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