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scantack.purbrowse.exe

Scan Tack

Part of the Yontoo adware component, a web browser plugin that injects unwanted ads in the browser. The application scantack.purbrowse.exe by Scan Tack has been detected as adware by 26 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:
93481dd9e031d0204f57e4d80f1ecd2d

SHA-1:
b4d87013583cdd7d520ff9842e530fcbd12fd024

SHA-256:
011d2e54fa9073bdcc19f6fbd24f1f9fbd6370a8d0f02cb9d8dab5bb96e1c57e

Scanner detections:
26 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Analysis date:
4/26/2024 7:15:28 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Adware.SwiftBrowse.Y
915

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.Downloader
2014.07.23

AVG
Adware Generic_r
2015.0.3393

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.BrowseFox
4.0.3.1484

Bitdefender
Adware.SwiftBrowse.Y
1.0.20.1080

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Swiftbrowse-55
0.98/21411

Dr.Web
Trojan.BPlug.100
9.0.1.0216

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Adware.SwiftBrowse.Y
8.14.08.04.12

ESET NOD32
Win32/BrowseFox.J potentially unwanted application
8.7.0.302.0

F-Secure
Adware.SwiftBrowse.Y
11.2014-04-08_2

G Data
Adware.SwiftBrowse
14.8.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of trolatunt.purbrowse.exe (Adware)
2014.9.12.1

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.BrowseFox
t3scan.1.6.1.0

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:WebToolbar.Win32.Agent
14.0.0.3460

McAfee
Artemis!93481DD9E031
5600.7049

MicroWorld eScan
Adware.SwiftBrowse.Y
15.0.0.648

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.BPlug.dcwxrg
0.28.2.61148

nProtect
Adware.SwiftBrowse.Y
14.08.03.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/CI.A
14.08.04.12

Qihoo 360 Security
HEUR/Malware.QVM10.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.ScanTack.R
14.8.4.0

Sophos
Generic PUA LE
4.98

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F0C2H00H214
7.2.216

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.Agent
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
31208

File size:
233.8 KB (239,392 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Scan Tack

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

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

Valid to:
1/23/2015 12:59:59 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:
7/28/2014 10:44:24 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:88ie1Fq4GQBTK56ExfoJBUutvMTBMy/zm:88iEFqyNK56ExfoKutvMT6H

Entry address:
0x1C77E

Entry point:
E8, 46, 69, 00, 00, E9, 95, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 20, 8B, 45, 08, 56, 57, 6A, 08, 59, BE, 74, A3, 42, 00, 8D, 7D, E0, F3, A5, 89, 45, F8, 8B, 45, 0C, 5F, 89, 45, FC, 5E, 85, C0, 74, 0C, F6, 00, 08, 74, 07, C7, 45, F4, 00, 40, 99, 01, 8D, 45, F4, 50, FF, 75, F0, FF, 75, E4, FF, 75, E0, FF, 15, 10, A1, 42, 00, C9, C2, 08, 00, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, 8B, 4C, 24, 04, F7, C1, 03, 00, 00, 00, 74, 24, 8A, 01, 83, C1, 01, 84, C0, 74, 4E, F7, C1, 03, 00, 00, 00, 75, EF, 05...
 
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Code size:
164 KB (167,936 bytes)

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