BuzzSearch

Publisher Information

BuzzSearch is a brand of the Sambreel/Yontoo group, a web advertising company located in Carlsbad, CA. The company is a primary distributor of unwanted software. It is part of the Yontoo/Sambreel group and distributes web browser add-ons, typically potentially unwanted and adware in nature, that are designed to modify a user's typical search beahvior as well as display context and popup advertising. Thre are 2 additional code signing certificates issued to this publisher.
Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
11/6/2013 10:00:00 PM

Valid to:
11/7/2014 9:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=BuzzSearch, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=BuzzSearch, 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:
04e8478f4e7a77520d661585f56c13e0

Scanner detections:
Detections  (100% detected)

Scan engine
Details
Detections

Reason Heuristics
Adware.Yontoo.BuzzSear (M), PUP.Yontoo.BuzzSear (M), PUP.Yontoo.BuzzSear.Installer (M), PUP.Yontoo (M), Adware.Yontoo (M)
100.00%

avast!
Win32:BrowseFox-EK [PUP]
2.00%

ESET NOD32
Win64/BrowseFox.BA potentially unwanted application
2.00%

F-Prot
W32/Adware.ALRY (exact, not disinfectable)
2.00%

AVG
Adware BrowseFox.G
2.00%

Dr.Web
Trojan.Yontoo.1981
2.00%

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:HEUR:AdWare.NSIS.Zaitu
2.00%

1 / 68      (Adware)
buzzsearchbho.dll (BuzzSearch)  (98db3ba05bd4624a5e5f763695b3e80e)

1 / 68      (Adware)
BuzzSearch.CompatibilityChecker.dll  (dce3789773a1d9156a60dc9713ac0c44)

1 / 68      (Adware)
BuzzSearchBrowserFilter.exe  (229619335e58d63f84437220543d9b7c)

1 / 68      (Adware)
BuzzSearch.BrowserFilter.dll  (02cbc99327ea49596954d27e201279b9)

1 / 68      (Adware)
tstlib.sys (StdLib)  (4ffcff56bbb2583aec60337a1017e963)

1 / 68      (Adware)
buzzsearch.purbrowse.exe  (b292223e9be5a597abd6b802e4145f48)

1 / 68      (Adware)
BuzzSearch.exe  (a417f23bbd6ddd02e397a782e439c2ef)

1 / 68      (Adware)
BuzzSearch.IEUpdate.dll  (bbe13ac61318650d3d9c98a1339840e7)

1 / 68      (Adware)
buzzsearch.purbrowse.exe.pendingoverwrite  (0a06f5b17d8c77131b4c0fcc65bb5385)

1 / 68      (Adware)
xtlsapp.dll  (9a4237b3cca98dc13e4cfd33841265f6)

1 / 68      (Adware)
buzzsearchbho.dll (BuzzSearch)  (431f36a3a5316065a0d83fc0e9d1b0f7)

1 / 68      (Adware)
BuzzSearch.SysChecker.dll  (6e25dc514d581a5bedc930d385d03189)

1 / 68      (Adware)
BuzzSearch.ExtChecker.dll  (1af02a61cdc246eb7f4ded8b44db0989)

1 / 68      (Adware)
buzzsearchbaapp.dll  (f2bb606928310fa4ed0b2cfcc4d4f9e6)

1 / 68      (Adware)
buzzsearchba.dll (XVRNT by TODO: <Company name>)  (9b3d4447b2a26e040ec01caf299b7f5d)

1 / 68      (Adware)
wstlib.sys (StdLib)  (1c457416db17264a5459abb494ef1f0a)

1 / 68      (Adware)
wstlibg64.sys (StdLib)  (8a058786e289c04cb420827e54850376)

1 / 68      (Adware)
xtlsapp.dll  (1969a1482fa851778f2f3e0481bbb995)

1 / 68      (Adware)
XTLS.dll (XVRNT by TODO: <Company name>)  (b9c807e9394491bd75d0f82a35e009fe)

1 / 68      (Adware)
utilbuzzsearch.exe  (f28dc5b1e870e8d4f4888d30d9785435)

1 / 68      (Adware)
BuzzSearch.PurBrowse.dll  (4fb0ef61d7341f933fc8c4f347b80b7c)

1 / 68      (Adware)
utilbuzzsearch.exe  (010b2039705e4a5d42defdd0cfca3b36)

1 / 68      (Adware)
BuzzSearch.exe  (1a9f1bdcacf1bd989dbde97493a887a8)

1 / 68      (Adware)
buzzsearch.purbrowse64.exe  (8168ccec08892ed43bd99cf40842c007)

1 / 68      (Adware)
buzzsearch.browseradapter.exe  (d44045df2994d33424fc7b4d245db188)

1 / 68      (Adware)
BuzzSearch.BrowserAdapterS.dll  (63ada85d4c2a1bcc04a337267de7b1e5)

1 / 68      (Adware)
filterapp_c64.exe  (b2955314ce746937000c0c88b4ae64ec)

1 / 68      (Adware)
buzzsearchbaapp.dll  (2c0b4375657042b9f3da7f82c593bffe)

1 / 68      (Adware)
buzzsearch.purbrowse.exe  (063c7ac2e4028ca49438c1185fade8c3)

1 / 68      (Adware)
BuzzSearch.BrowserFilterG.dll  (920821afb940bc4f1940cfd0a2b6ef1b)

 
Latest 30 of 195 files

The certificates below are also signed by BuzzSearch.

39CF7BDCF992CEB4BEF0448204CEA1D1  (Nov 04, 2014 to Dec 04, 2015)

00DD9FCB2E901E39FD097F0632D190AF7E  (May 03, 2014 to May 04, 2015)

The following publishers (by Authenticode signature organization name) are related.

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* Note, the details and description above are based on the code signing digital signature issued to BuzzSearch by VeriSign, Inc. on November 06, 2013 with the serial number '04e8478f4e7a77520d661585f56c13e0'.