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squaretrace.browseradapter64.exe

SquareTrace

Part of the Yontoo adware component, a web browser plugin that injects unwanted ads in the browser. The application squaretrace.browseradapter64.exe by SquareTrace has been detected as adware by 12 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:
SquareTrace  (signed and verified)

MD5:
e4ef8cb2f9b9dfffee4a6b6038696e7b

SHA-1:
257d6570a6ac03f4b37115b988a8f2037d8b2123

SHA-256:
1be0e8835f42d4d52ee9e0e892a4d7ed2e2ac6641e3d17ee51e6dc347159fedf

Scanner detections:
12 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Analysis date:
4/25/2024 4:04:47 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.NetTool
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/BrowseFox.Gen7
3.6.1.96

AVG
Adware Generic_r.YJ
2014.0.4311

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win64.BrowseFox
4.0.3.15331

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Browsefox-378
0.98/21511

Dr.Web
Trojan.Yontoo.1022
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win64/BrowseFox.CO potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W64/S-ae7ba29a
v6.4.7.1.166

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of roundworld.browseradapter64.exe (Adware)
2015.7.4.22

McAfee
Program.BrowseFox-FUU
16.8.708.2

Reason Heuristics
Adware.Yontoo.SquareTrace
15.4.14.13

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.Kranet.Win32.3295
2.0.0.2122

File size:
120.2 KB (123,120 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win64 EXE)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
SquareTrace

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
1/5/2015 12:00:00 AM

Valid to:
3/5/2016 11:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=SquareTrace, O=SquareTrace, 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:
5A93A4B02B9D89D8F513615FE2635EC5

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
3/31/2015 3:42:45 AM

OS version:
5.2

OS bitness:
Win64

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:3J2pacT8fCjog539fz97JbH3dPai3aHhcwOw9:3JoTklg53157JDVGhcwO4

Entry address:
0x4CBC

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, 99, 53, 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:
6.1732

Code size:
76 KB (77,824 bytes)

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