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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 plugincontainer.exe by browse pulse has been detected as adware by 36 anti-malware scanners. It runs as a separate (within the context of its own process) windows Service named “Service Mgr browsepulse”. 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:
1.0.5568.22698

MD5:
978eb60d99be905574dfafbb4bc16c43

SHA-1:
615d9a9bf48b8228ed4eeceadfc16511b1d36256

SHA-256:
4d672ad90a8a9add534a825f56b71d8f185a2912900d8ad9df92deca530e0b99

Scanner detections:
36 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Analysis date:
4/25/2024 3:16:40 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Adware.BrowseFox.CV
5747516

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.BrowseFox
2015.06.13

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/BrowseFox.Gen
3.6.1.96

Arcabit
Adware.BrowseFox.CV
1.0.0.425

avast!
Win32:BrowseFox-IW [PUP]
151028-1

AVG
Adware AdPlugin.CYD
2015.0.4409

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.BrowseFox
4.0.3.1541

Bitdefender
Adware.BrowseFox.BX
1.0.20.455

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Agent-41861
0.98/21051

Comodo Security
ApplicUnwnt
21587

Dr.Web
Trojan.Yontoo.1757
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Adware.BrowseFox.CV
10.0.0.5366

ESET NOD32
Win32/BrowseFox.AF potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Adware/Agent
4/1/2015

F-Prot
W32/S-9bf36615
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Adware.BrowseFox.CV
5.15.21

G Data
Adware.BrowseFox.BX
15.4.25

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of plugincontainer.bak (Adware)
2015.7.5.16

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.202.15418

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Agent
14.0.0.2260

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.BrowsePulse.SID.A
v2015.11.11.12

McAfee
Program.BrowseFox-FXT
18.0.204.0

MicroWorld eScan
Adware.BrowseFox.BX
16.0.0.273

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Agent.dpnhia
0.30.8.659

Norman
Adware.BrowseFox.CV
07.10.2015 03:16:12

nProtect
Adware.BrowseFox.BX
15.03.27.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/CI.A
15.04.01.12

Qihoo 360 Security
Win32/Trojan.Adware.37e
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Service.Yontoo
15.4.2.1

Sophos
PUA 'Browse Fox'
5.15

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F0C2C00DJ15
7.2.315

Trend Micro
TROJ_GEN.F0C2C00DJ15
10.465.11

VIPRE Antivirus
Yontoo
38892

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.Agent.Win32.51981
2.0.0.2221

File size:
570.7 KB (584,432 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.5568.22698

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\ProgramData\5b4b2b13-bc3c-4690-a9ac-2f28c7e74c15\plugincontainer.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:
3/31/2015 9:36:44 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
12.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:uizURpVNZVyLAdeetlJ+tE5bLLx/3twrGaQ+TGJVsApgOhGGL:ubpPZgLAUet2E5/tPtwr91iJV7gOhGGL

Entry address:
0x28F53

Entry point:
E8, 53, F8, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, CC, CC, CC, 8B, 54, 24, 0C, 8B, 4C, 24, 04, 85, D2, 74, 7F, 0F, B6, 44, 24, 08, 0F, BA, 25, 50, BE, 48, 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, 70, 67, 48, 00, 01, 0F, 82, 8F, F9, 00, 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, C1, 8B, CA, 83, E2, 03, C1, E9, 02...
 
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Entropy:
6.5409

Code size:
434.5 KB (444,928 bytes)

Service
Display name:
Service Mgr browsepulse

Type:
Win32OwnProcess

Depends on:
RPCSS


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