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rightsurf.boashelper.exe

RightSurf

Part of the Yontoo adware component, a web browser plugin that injects unwanted ads in the browser. The application rightsurf.boashelper.exe by RightSurf has been detected as adware by 27 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:
RightSurf  (signed and verified)

MD5:
dd603b55b6aefad040e60b28c01b5c7f

SHA-1:
bec621451e3c142a569f3f1d04839632dad46f51

SHA-256:
0c8544f5c19f11d950a5bc2d9a34f2f3b773aa64e9fee41a622358931a135152

Scanner detections:
27 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Analysis date:
4/25/2024 5:13:13 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Adware.BrowseFox.AU
6434017

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.BrowseFox
2015.01.25

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/BrowseFox.Gen7
7.11.204.248

avast!
Win32:BrowseFox-Z [PUP]
150102-1

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3219

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.BrowseFox
4.0.3.15125

Bitdefender
Adware.BrowseFox.AU
1.0.20.125

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Swiftbrowse-423
0.98/19974

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.AltBrowse.ISPI
20835

Dr.Web
Trojan.BPlug.297
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Adware.BrowseFox.AU
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.BrowseFox.AU
5.13.68

G Data
Adware.BrowseFox.AU
15.1.24

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.192.14746

MicroWorld eScan
Adware.BrowseFox.AU
16.0.0.75

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.BrowseFox.dgfdla
0.30.0.64812

Norman
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.159134
02.01.2015 13:58:24

nProtect
Adware.BrowseFox.AU
15.01.23.01

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

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Yontoo.RightSurf
15.1.25.0

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.Kranet
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
36694

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.Kranet.Win32.361
2.0.0.2044

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

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
RightSurf

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
11/4/2014 5:30:00 AM

Valid to:
1/4/2016 5:29:59 AM

Subject:
CN=RightSurf, O=RightSurf, 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:
1E8F736F9D4CC702BAD040A691E0353D

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
1/24/2015 6:19:22 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:HVwp2HyGTtR5pPCWvRcwSW6Irj3go0tYJ1WWuOXt5pnfaKcA80:1yUR5oWvRHSW6Irj3gFtajXzpnfa+V

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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