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searchvortex.purbrowse64.exe

Search Vortex

Part of the Yontoo adware component, a web browser plugin that injects unwanted ads in the browser. The application searchvortex.purbrowse64.exe by Search Vortex has been detected as adware by 13 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:
Search Vortex  (signed and verified)

MD5:
e892f88e4fd9490825c25807d5de5053

SHA-1:
8aa3f0e1f654e9d51f8dd7d9bb547b192a75a469

SHA-256:
cfd1600f6a004ddecb2bdfaed4a24cf13a74eab833e363793db3c07261fd06fe

Scanner detections:
13 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Analysis date:
4/20/2024 4:56:58 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Adware.SwiftBrowse.CC
838

avast!
Win64:BrowseFox-A [PUP]
2014.9-141019

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3316

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win64.BrowseFox
4.0.3.141019

Bitdefender
Adware.SwiftBrowse.CC
1.0.20.1460

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Adware.SwiftBrowse.CC
8.14.10.19.10

ESET NOD32
Win64/BrowseFox (variant)
8.10584

F-Secure
Adware.SwiftBrowse.CC
11.2014-19-10_1

G Data
Adware.SwiftBrowse.CC
14.10.24

MicroWorld eScan
Adware.SwiftBrowse.CC
15.0.0.876

nProtect
Adware.SwiftBrowse.CC
14.10.19.01

Reason Heuristics
PUP.SearchVortex.X
14.10.19.19

VIPRE Antivirus
Yontoo
34058

File size:
344.2 KB (352,504 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win64 EXE)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\search vortex\bin\searchvortex.purbrowse64.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Search Vortex

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
10/2/2014 9:00:00 PM

Valid to:
1/12/2015 9:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Search Vortex, O=Search Vortex, 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:
71476B8D983F107DED3C6D8A73EF8C77

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
10/16/2014 8:40:14 PM

OS version:
5.2

OS bitness:
Win64

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:EShaVDLO9oC/8HY53/XEyP8RIKJKXtApA6Tfeibtze7Dmh7YZTBwXSIjfGu:n4V3O91T3PEyEJ0tUB9b7YZT2XxD

Entry address:
0x256C0

Entry point:
48, 83, EC, 28, E8, 77, 94, 00, 00, 48, 83, C4, 28, E9, 76, FE, FF, FF, CC, CC, 4C, 8D, 0D, 75, AF, 02, 00, 33, C0, 49, 8B, D1, 44, 8D, 40, 08, 3B, 0A, 74, 2B, FF, C0, 49, 03, D0, 83, F8, 2D, 72, F2, 8D, 41, ED, 83, F8, 11, 77, 06, B8, 0D, 00, 00, 00, C3, 81, C1, 44, FF, FF, FF, B8, 16, 00, 00, 00, 83, F9, 0E, 41, 0F, 46, C0, C3, 48, 98, 41, 8B, 44, C1, 04, C3, CC, 48, 83, EC, 28, E8, DB, 5E, 00, 00, 48, 85, C0, 75, 09, 48, 8D, 05, 87, B0, 02, 00, EB, 04, 48, 83, C0, 10, 48, 83, C4, 28, C3, 48, 83, EC, 28...
 
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Code size:
232.5 KB (238,080 bytes)

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