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smarterpower.browseradapter64.exe

gerbillio

Part of the Yontoo adware component, a web browser plugin that injects unwanted ads in the browser. The application smarterpower.browseradapter64.exe by gerbillio has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. While running, it connects to the Internet address ny1wv3280.xglobe.net on port 80 using the HTTP protocol.
Publisher:
gerbillio  (signed and verified)

MD5:
6c052bdb780d3bf2beeffcdd47d0c3d1

SHA-1:
044001cecc0b7a6e6759f22d14393dc2a9c3fc14

SHA-256:
c951c99099470e459b049ebaaf28b61f3cccef34cf9a3269afcc9f6d30834a02

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Belongs to the Sambreel/Yontoo progam that inserts various forms of advertising in the user's web browser, installed with minimal or no user consent.

Analysis date:
4/24/2024 6:22:05 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
Adware.Yontoo.gerbillio (M)
15.7.17.13

File size:
123.7 KB (126,704 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win64 EXE)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\smarterpower\bin\smarterpower.browseradapter64.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
gerbillio

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
3/16/2015 8:00:00 AM

Valid to:
5/15/2016 7:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=gerbillio, O=gerbillio, L=Santa Monica, 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:
565389134B74939F720F62E22E12CB62

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
7/17/2015 1:32:25 PM

OS version:
5.2

OS bitness:
Win64

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:uv7tCXimTDpO8gwdrNjUrVP1Xg/5YayFcxJ:mIXVTc8gwVRUrFi5CFcxJ

Entry address:
0x572C

Entry point:
48, 83, EC, 28, E8, C3, 26, 00, 00, 48, 83, C4, 28, E9, 52, FE, FF, FF, CC, CC, E9, EB, 05, 00, 00, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, 66, 66, 0F, 1F, 84, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 48, 3B, 0D, 29, 59, 01, 00, 75, 11, 48, C1, C1, 10, 66, F7, C1, FF, FF, 75, 02, F3, C3, 48, C1, C9, 10, E9, 2D, 27, 00, 00, CC, 40, 53, 48, 83, EC, 40, 48, 8B, D9, EB, 0F, 48, 8B, CB, E8, 6D, 28, 00, 00, 85, C0, 74, 13, 48, 8B, CB, E8, 95, 07, 00, 00, 48, 85, C0, 74, E7, 48, 83, C4, 40, 5B, C3, 8B, 05...
 
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Entropy:
6.1925

Code size:
79 KB (80,896 bytes)

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

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ny1wv3280.xglobe.net  (204.145.82.20:80)

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