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searchvortexbho.dll

Search Vortex

Part of the Yontoo adware component, a web browser plugin that injects unwanted ads in the browser. The module searchvortexbho.dll by Search Vortex has been detected as adware by 35 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. The file has been seen being downloaded from install-cdn.searchvortex.info.
Publisher:
Search Vortex  (signed and verified)

Product:
Search Vortex

Version:
1.0.0.7

MD5:
9289ca3239e36326499614f8224902be

SHA-1:
13bf037b9ee631ef7214d1b0fa58d3e9baaef9fc

SHA-256:
28478d8b1abd0af08e4911a1a951072d160f24bec7d0883bef4d9e48ee6f47b7

Scanner detections:
35 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Analysis date:
6/14/2024 2:42:18 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Adware.BrowseFox.BJ
414

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.BrowseFox
2015.06.02

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/BrowseFox.Gen2
7.11.217.176

avast!
Win32:BrowseFox-ID [PUP]
2014.9-151218

AVG
BrowseFox
2016.0.2892

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.BrowseFox
4.0.3.151218

Bitdefender
Adware.BrowseFox.BJ
1.0.20.1760

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Browsefox-356
0.98/21511

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.BrowseFox.JM
20659

Dr.Web
Trojan.Yontoo.1016
9.0.1.0352

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Adware.BrowseFox.BJ
8.15.12.18.02

ESET NOD32
Win32/BrowseFox.AE potentially unwanted (variant)
9.11327

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/BrowseFox
12/18/2015

F-Prot
W32/S-9c4b2ea6
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Adware.BrowseFox.BJ
11.2015-18-12_6

G Data
Adware.BrowseFox.BJ
15.12.25

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.BrowseFox
t3scan.1.8.6.0

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.201.15274

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.SearchVortex.A
v2015.12.18.02

McAfee
Artemis!BF52CA75F3EA
5600.6548

MicroWorld eScan
Adware.BrowseFox.BJ
16.0.0.1056

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Yontoo.dnkubo
0.30.0.296

nProtect
Adware.BrowseFox.BJ
15.03.16.01

Qihoo 360 Security
HEUR/QVM30.1.Malware.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
PUA.Searchvort.Gen
12.15.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Yontoo.SearchVortex (M)
15.12.18.2

Rising Antivirus
PE:Adware.BrowseFox!6.1D8B
23.00.65.151216

Sophos
Generic PUA KP
4.98

Trend Micro House Call
Suspicious_GEN.F47V0221
7.2.352

Trend Micro
TROJ_GEN.R0C2C0EC515
10.465.18

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.MSIL.Agent
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Yontoo
38474

Zillya! Antivirus
Backdoor.PePatch.Win32.65002
2.0.0.2101

File size:
262.7 KB (269,048 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.7

Copyright:
(c) Search Vortex. All rights reserved.

File type:
Dynamic link library (Win32 DLL)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\search vortex\searchvortexbho.dll

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Search Vortex

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
1/4/2015 10:00:00 PM

Valid to:
2/4/2016 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:
6378D12A74B139F75511F7798DF77B19

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
3/31/2015 9:51:33 AM

OS version:
6.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:Ic6e0IfEbUppVqU+kB3hh+4EF63wY+hM9ZKT+KKl3cEaL:Ic6e05GpVek3PdF9Z0KsjL

Entry address:
0xF515

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, 7D, 0C, 01, 75, 05, E8, EA, 7E, 00, 00, FF, 75, 10, FF, 75, 0C, FF, 75, 08, E8, 07, 00, 00, 00, 83, C4, 0C, 5D, C2, 0C, 00, 6A, 0C, 68, D8, 21, 03, 10, E8, 4C, 02, 00, 00, 33, C0, 40, 8B, 75, 0C, 85, F6, 75, 0C, 39, 35, 6C, 77, 03, 10, 0F, 84, E4, 00, 00, 00, 83, 65, FC, 00, 83, FE, 01, 74, 05, 83, FE, 02, 75, 35, 8B, 0D, C4, 93, 02, 10, 85, C9, 74, 0C, FF, 75, 10, 56, FF, 75, 08, FF, D1, 89, 45, E4, 85, C0, 0F, 84, B1, 00, 00, 00, FF, 75, 10, 56, FF, 75, 08, E8, 11, FE, FF, FF, 89, 45, E4...
 
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Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
159 KB (162,816 bytes)

The file searchvortexbho.dll has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://install-cdn.searchvortex.info/bed?r=2015033117&bet=3

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