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podoweb.browseradapter.exe

PodoWeb

Part of the Yontoo adware component, a web browser plugin that injects unwanted ads in the browser. The application podoweb.browseradapter.exe by PodoWeb has been detected as adware by 24 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:
PodoWeb  (signed and verified)

MD5:
d9884f89b503bc87ba49238e0e16434a

SHA-1:
5cd85919f6b5738d715ed0a50ea12983f80e4693

SHA-256:
e69191b72cc4fee8e0b40e8011b3c47c561b315b5709ad300caa7edad0c36e21

Scanner detections:
24 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Analysis date:
4/19/2024 7:41:03 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.159320
828

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
Adware/Win32.SwiftBrowse
2014.10.28

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/BrowseFox.Gen
7.11.181.222

avast!
Win32:BrowseFox-BM [PUP]
141025-0

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3306

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.BrowseFox
4.0.3.141030

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.159320
1.0.20.1515

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Agent-23141
0.98/21411

Dr.Web
Trojan.BPlug.218
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.159320
8.14.10.30.10

ESET NOD32
Win32/BrowseFox.P potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/A-c74c8eb1
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.159320
11.2014-30-10_5

G Data
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.159320
14.10.24

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.185.13827

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:HEUR:AdWare.Win32.Kranet
15.0.0.494

McAfee
PUP-FNK
5600.6962

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.159320
15.0.0.909

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Kranet.dgvivv
0.28.2.62841

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.Kranet.98544
14.10.28.01

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

Reason Heuristics
PUP.PodoWeb.V
14.10.28.6

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.Agent.Win32.14825
2.0.0.1970

File size:
96.2 KB (98,544 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\podoweb\bin\podoweb.browseradapter.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
PodoWeb

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
10/7/2014 3:00:00 AM

Valid to:
10/8/2015 2:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=PodoWeb, O=PodoWeb, 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:
00D53DF9C14BCAA20E79F402AA9DD4F5

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
10/28/2014 10:52:53 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
1536:EkXfav8tlDQNaNu78h6BD6UhqkmnzBdaqGs:EkXfa0XDQN578QFGdjGs

Entry address:
0x3665

Entry point:
E8, C5, 21, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 5D, E9, F3, 05, 00, 00, 3B, 0D, 70, 50, 41, 00, 75, 02, F3, C3, E9, 41, 22, 00, 00, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 10, EB, 0D, FF, 75, 08, E8, 44, 23, 00, 00, 59, 85, C0, 74, 0F, FF, 75, 08, E8, 8A, 07, 00, 00, 59, 85, C0, 74, E6, C9, C3, F6, 05, D8, 63, 41, 00, 01, BF, CC, 63, 41, 00, BE, F4, 11, 41, 00, 75, 2C, 83, 0D, D8, 63, 41, 00, 01, 6A, 01, 8D, 45, FC, 50, 8B, CF, C7, 45, FC, FC, 11, 41, 00, E8, 2C, 00, 00, 00, 68, 4E, 03, 41, 00, 89, 35, CC...
 
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Entropy:
6.4125

Code size:
61 KB (62,464 bytes)

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