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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 34 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:
a281eebe8a2d8db15ca76f831bad4b6e

SHA-1:
d4a277bdcd062cedd6a81bb5d943254108e46935

SHA-256:
6758c211193a9d34fdf284db74f946cbee9a940f579ce261ea4fc84a4a4536a6

Scanner detections:
34 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Analysis date:
4/19/2024 6:51:59 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Adware.SwiftBrowse.1
898

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.Megabrowse
2014.08.23

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/BrowseFox.Gen
7.11.168.226

AVG
Adware Generic_r.KF
2014.0.3986

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.BrowseFox
4.0.3.14821

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Adware.SwiftBrowse.1
1.0.20.1165

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Agent-6643
0.98/19296

Dr.Web
Trojan.BPlug.97
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Adware.SwiftBrowse
8.14.08.21.04

ESET NOD32
Win32/BrowseFox (variant)
8.9982

F-Prot
W32/A-599a5048
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Adware.SwiftBrowse.1
11.2014-21-08_5

G Data
Gen:Variant.Adware.SwiftBrowse
14.8.24

IKARUS anti.virus
AdWare.SwiftBrowse
t3scan.1.6.1.0

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:RiskTool.Win32.Agent
15.0.0.494

McAfee
Artemis!AF67542357AC
5600.7032

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Adware.SwiftBrowse.1
15.0.0.699

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.BPlug.daqbho
0.28.0.60253

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.Agent.96536
14.08.22.01

Panda Antivirus
Generic Malware
14.08.21.04

Qihoo 360 Security
Win32/Virus.RiskTool.ffb
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
Threat.Win.Reputation.IMP
14.8.21.4

Sophos
Generic PUA NE
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
Adware.BrowseFox/Variant
10409

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.Agent
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Yontoo
30552

Zillya! Antivirus
Trojan.Katusha.Win32.29915
2.0.0.1899

File size:
94.3 KB (96,536 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:
6/9/2014 6:00:00 AM

Valid to:
6/17/2015 6:00:00 PM

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:
8/21/2014 5:48:41 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
1536:V2IiHuuSIe+8DtLTB2z3NKfAIklDnkBHXtTD8hWP:VwOuSD+a12hhdqHXtTD5

Entry address:
0x30E5

Entry point:
E8, 85, 20, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, 3B, 0D, 70, 40, 41, 00, 75, 02, F3, C3, E9, 0C, 21, 00, 00, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 5D, E9, 07, 22, 00, 00, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 10, EB, 0D, FF, 75, 08, E8, 3E, 22, 00, 00, 59, 85, C0, 74, 0F, FF, 75, 08, E8, C5, 07, 00, 00, 59, 85, C0, 74, E6, C9, C3, F6, 05, 78, 53, 41, 00, 01, BF, 6C, 53, 41, 00, BE, 10, 02, 41, 00, 75, 2C, 83, 0D, 78, 53, 41, 00, 01, 6A, 01, 8D, 45, FC, 50, 8B, CF, C7, 45, FC, 18, 02, 41, 00, E8, 2C, 00, 00, 00, 68, 5E, FC, 40, 00, 89, 35, 6C...
 
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Entropy:
6.3657

Code size:
59.5 KB (60,928 bytes)

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