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setup.exe

Swift Browse

This is the installer and setup program from the Swift Browse branded Yontoo adware web browser extension. This adware injects various forms of advertisements in the user's web browser based on the HTML content and URLs viewed. Ad include banners, in-line context text links, coupons, and search. The program will install an auto-updating background service that will update the software with additional features. The application setup.exe by Swift Browse has been detected as adware by 10 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) installer. 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:
Swift Browse  (signed and verified)

MD5:
634bef662acb156aec73a10b8a0c900f

SHA-1:
4d5debba6d8fa6f3492c230d0aa8fd9604e8af18

SHA-256:
9b1170f527df9608ab5f1c94da31504bc7c4db80e57406105e018c80fb9c244d

Scanner detections:
10 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Analysis date:
5/7/2024 7:45:03 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

avast!
Win32:Malware-gen
2014.9-140305

Dr.Web
Adware.Plugin.100
9.0.1.064

ESET NOD32
Win32/BrowseFox
8.9056

Fortinet FortiGate
W32/BrowseFox.B
3/5/2014

IKARUS anti.virus
Win32.Malware
t3scan.2.2.29

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.SwiftBrowse.A
v2014.03.05.07

McAfee
Artemis!634BEF662ACB
5600.7201

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.SwiftBrowse.F
14.8.7.21

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V1024
7.2.64

VIPRE Antivirus
Yontoo
23424

File size:
865.9 KB (886,648 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\content.ie5\{random}\setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Swift Browse

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
8/12/2013 4:00:00 AM

Valid to:
8/13/2015 3:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Swift Browse, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=Swift Browse, 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:
0C04BB052D64E706C8E17099AEDEA639

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/6/2009 2:50:41 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:5i/79Qia53MlTHcHq/G/8wmtk5Lhew9GumfYwR+Q++/v1sx8r8T+2kz59ia53MlK:5i/7WqO8NAhDRiYwR+Q+y4i2kzfqs8wX

Entry address:
0x30CB

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 60, 91, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 30, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 7C, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 38, 3F, 42, 00, E8, F1, 2B, 00, 00, A3, 84, 3E, 42, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 30, F4, 41, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, 54, 91, 40, 00, 68, 80, 36, 42, 00, E8, A4, 28, 00, 00, FF, 15, AC, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, 90, 42, 00, 50, 57, E8, 92, 28, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.9888

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
22.5 KB (23,040 bytes)

The file setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://wpc.0952.edgecastcdn.net/800952/.../setup.exe

The executing file has been seen to make the following network communications in live environments.

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to wac.edgecastcdn.net  (72.21.81.13:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to service.yontoo.com  (8.25.35.148:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to api.yontoo.com  (8.25.35.15:80)

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