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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 17 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:
6169290ebb992331e1bf60fb6b5c04d5

SHA-1:
a20f2c3770c0fcfdc262c82cb72afa4561a692cd

SHA-256:
0c8fd98c4010baa2af681cb08971e41f954872d166d51dbdb1d24539105497f2

Scanner detections:
17 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Analysis date:
4/20/2024 2:23:28 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Adware.SwiftBrowse.1
890

AhnLab V3 Security
Adware/Win32.SwiftBrowse
2014.08.30

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/BrowseFox.Gen
7.11.169.242

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3368

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.BrowseFox
4.0.3.14829

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Adware.SwiftBrowse.1
1.0.20.1205

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.BrowseFox.JK
19348

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Adware.SwiftBrowse
9.0.0.4324

ESET NOD32
Win32/BrowseFox
8.10335

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Adware.SwiftBrowse.1
11.2014-29-08_6

G Data
Gen:Variant.Adware.SwiftBrowse
14.8.24

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

McAfee
PUP-FOP
5600.7024

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Adware.SwiftBrowse.1
15.0.0.723

Qihoo 360 Security
HEUR/Malware.QVM10.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.PodoWeb.V
14.8.29.8

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.Kranet.Win32.133
2.0.0.1905

File size:
96.3 KB (98,584 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
PodoWeb

Authority:
DigiCert Inc

Valid from:
6/8/2014 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
6/17/2015 5:00:00 AM

Subject:
CN=PodoWeb, O=PodoWeb, L=Santa Monica, S=California, C=US

Issuer:
CN=DigiCert Assured ID Code Signing CA-1, OU=www.digicert.com, O=DigiCert Inc, C=US

Serial number:
0A93446D6247875E905539F949588C94

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
8/26/2014 6:12:58 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
1536:oUpNCMA9q5bNldh7Mx6BTKUhSkWnzB+8rS4MWL:oUpNCLg5bNB7MgF++cSQ

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, 10, 12, 41, 00, 75, 2C, 83, 0D, D8, 63, 41, 00, 01, 6A, 01, 8D, 45, FC, 50, 8B, CF, C7, 45, FC, 18, 12, 41, 00, E8, 2C, 00, 00, 00, 68, 4E, 03, 41, 00, 89, 35, CC...
 
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Entropy:
6.4063

Code size:
61 KB (62,464 bytes)

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