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scantack.browseradapter.exe

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Part of the Yontoo adware component, a web browser plugin that injects unwanted ads in the browser. The application scantack.browseradapter.exe by Scan Tack 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:
Scan Tack  (signed and verified)

MD5:
b83c582290f7fb9b15418f5a827a720b

SHA-1:
80a83d2f2e3d1777bb3569990246d6c0c771f93f

SHA-256:
16796d0e0deb9c4f8ec837bc28001de152f0151fdfc18b4a9b04a63f50144b30

Scanner detections:
17 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Analysis date:
4/26/2024 11:27:37 PM UTC  (a few moments ago)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Adware.SwiftBrowse.Y
526

AVG
Adware Generic_r
2016.0.3004

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.BrowseFox
4.0.3.15827

Bitdefender
Adware.SwiftBrowse.Y
1.0.20.1195

Dr.Web
Trojan.BPlug.46
9.0.1.0239

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Adware.SwiftBrowse
8.15.08.27.10

ESET NOD32
Win32/BrowseFox.I potentially unwanted application
9.7.0.302.0

F-Secure
Adware.SwiftBrowse.Y
11.2015-27-08_5

G Data
Gen:Variant.Adware.SwiftBrowse
15.8.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of findright.browseradapter.exe (Adware)
2015.10.24.10

IKARUS anti.virus
AdWare.SwiftBrowse
t3scan.1.6.1.0

McAfee
Artemis!109CB205334E
5600.6603

MicroWorld eScan
Adware.SwiftBrowse.Y
16.0.0.717

nProtect
Adware.SwiftBrowse.Y
14.06.17.01

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Yontoo.ScanTack (M)
15.8.27.22

SUPERAntiSpyware
Adware.BrowseFox/Variant
9550

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4741131
29708

File size:
94.3 KB (96,544 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Scan Tack

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
1/22/2014 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
1/23/2015 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Scan Tack, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=Scan Tack, 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:
44D91A3142283CE62B23F23C84838B0D

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/4/2014 2:58:21 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
1536:T2MCXa+SIe+8DtLTB2z3NKfAIklDnkBtX3TD8:TUq+SD+a12hhdqtX3TD

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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Code size:
59.5 KB (60,928 bytes)

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