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plumoweb.boashelper.exe

PlumoWeb

Part of the Yontoo adware component, a web browser plugin that injects unwanted ads in the browser. The application plumoweb.boashelper.exe by PlumoWeb 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:
PlumoWeb  (signed and verified)

MD5:
f4ef7e328b34f9a40503af8b84a17de7

SHA-1:
b7db937bb6d24a98b09e30100c96b8f2a51a8d71

SHA-256:
d0597319d71fda1974442b2600fd8ec82732040577beac915cb118e927cd2fdb

Scanner detections:
25 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Analysis date:
4/23/2024 9:44:18 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Adware.SwiftBrowse.CQ
6561816

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.BrowseFox
2015.02.28

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/BrowseFox.apq
7.11.212.228

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3185

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.BrowseFox
4.0.3.15227

Bitdefender
Adware.SwiftBrowse.CQ
1.0.20.290

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Agent-29116
0.98/20120

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.AltBrowse.ISPI
21235

Dr.Web
Trojan.BPlug.297
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Adware.SwiftBrowse.CQ
9.0.0.4799

ESET NOD32
Win32/BrowseFox.R potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/S-737fdba0
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Adware.SwiftBrowse.CQ
5.13.68

G Data
Adware.SwiftBrowse.CQ
15.2.25

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.1915113

MicroWorld eScan
Adware.SwiftBrowse.CQ
16.0.0.174

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.BrowseFox.dgfdla
0.30.0.296

Norman
Adware.SwiftBrowse.CQ
03.12.2014 13:20:04

nProtect
Adware.SwiftBrowse.CQ
15.02.27.01

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Yontoo
15.2.27.20

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.SwiftBrowse
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
37588

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.Kranet.Win32.361
2.0.0.2084

File size:
1.6 MB (1,649,904 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\plumoweb\bin\plumoweb.boashelper.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
PlumoWeb

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
8/4/2014 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
8/5/2015 4:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=PlumoWeb, O=PlumoWeb, L=Santa Monica, 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:
792D14E276E932D00A4F272C4ED5B70E

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
2/27/2015 11:09:12 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:4Vwp2HyGTtR5pPCWvRcwSW6Irj3Qo0tYJ1WWuOXt5pnfauRA8g:IyUR5oWvRHSW6Irj3QFtajXzpnfa91

Entry address:
0xF6B5B

Entry point:
E8, CC, 84, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 53, 8B, 5D, 08, 83, FB, E0, 77, 6F, 56, 57, 83, 3D, 94, E1, 56, 00, 00, 75, 18, E8, F8, 77, 00, 00, 6A, 1E, E8, 42, 76, 00, 00, 68, FF, 00, 00, 00, E8, 81, 28, 00, 00, 59, 59, 85, DB, 74, 04, 8B, C3, EB, 03, 33, C0, 40, 50, 6A, 00, FF, 35, 94, E1, 56, 00, FF, 15, 2C, F2, 51, 00, 8B, F8, 85, FF, 75, 26, 6A, 0C, 5E, 39, 05, E0, E9, 56, 00, 74, 0D, 53, E8, 0F, 85, 00, 00, 59, 85, C0, 75, A9, EB, 07, E8, 47, 0C, 00, 00, 89, 30, E8, 40, 0C, 00, 00, 89...
 
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Entropy:
6.4166

Code size:
1.1 MB (1,171,456 bytes)

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