rightsurf.browseradapter.exe

RightSurf

Part of the Yontoo adware component, a web browser plugin that injects unwanted ads in the browser. The application rightsurf.browseradapter.exe by RightSurf has been detected as adware by 21 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:
d8384d6a5ce2b01b9e2c4109655baaba

SHA-1:
1c762a8d05a57e5977bd116375321c44ceeb876d

SHA-256:
1af5588e40fef187867900130e3039f8bbf800f040ce0d338b97e2253d4612bb

Scanner detections:
21 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Analysis date:
4/23/2024 11:33:16 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Adware.BrowseFox.AU
6434017

AhnLab V3 Security
Win-PUP/BrowseFox.Gen
2015.01.25

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/BrowseFox.Gen
7.11.204.248

avast!
Win32:BrowseFox-Z [PUP]
150101-1

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-1009
0.98/19974

Dr.Web
Trojan.Yontoo.495
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Adware.BrowseFox.AU
9.0.0.4799

ESET NOD32
Win32/BrowseFox.AC potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/S-4e584d77
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Adware.BrowseFox.AU
5.13.68

G Data
Adware.BrowseFox.AU
15.1.24

MicroWorld eScan
Adware.BrowseFox.AU
16.0.0.75

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.BrowseFox.dmmpgu
0.30.0.64812

nProtect
Adware.BrowseFox.AU
15.01.23.01

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Yontoo
15.1.25.1

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4741131
36666

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.Agent.Win32.38198
2.0.0.2044

File size:
101.7 KB (104,176 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:

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:
1/25/2015 5:03:28 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
1536:tjblMH9claS0FXifDauLnE/x3+k+enMByvOZb:lbIWcS0FSfD54tuyvOF

Entry address:
0x4275

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, 60, 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, 74, 41, 00, 01, BF, CC, 74, 41, 00, BE, 1C, 22, 41, 00, 75, 2C, 83, 0D, D8, 74, 41, 00, 01, 6A, 01, 8D, 45, FC, 50, 8B, CF, C7, 45, FC, 24, 22, 41, 00, E8, 2C, 00, 00, 00, 68, 7E, 13, 41, 00, 89, 35, CC...
 
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Entropy:
6.4057

Code size:
65 KB (66,560 bytes)

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