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Surftastic.FirstRun.exe

FirstRun

Surftastic

The Yontoo branded FirstRun executable is distributed as part of a Yontoo product bundle and is desigend to install components of this ad-supported (injection) program as well as 'call home' to inform the server that the extension was installed and may request additional instructions. The application Surftastic.FirstRun.exe by Surftastic has been detected as adware by 10 anti-malware scanners. Additionally, the file is typically installed by a number of programs including Surftastic by Yontoo Technology, Inc. and Buzzdock by Alactro LLC, both potentially unwanted software. 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.

File name:

Publisher:

Surftastic (signed and verified)

Product:

FirstRun

Version:

1.0.0.0

MD5:

e2bca6b259c3f4274589b7e6e73849bc

SHA-1:

57b8e950dde3985dac29af1dcad793c0aa2960b1

SHA-256:

51ee1f20216b0e64240bd537292009fa9ee0bb821c4a3ea896a69ea32cb1d434

Scanner detections:

10 / 68

Status:

Adware

Explanation:

Part of the Yontoo ad injection web browser add-on.

Analysis date:

4/23/2024 9:56:49 PM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Avira AntiVirus

APPL/BrowseFox.Gen

7.11.154.122

Baidu Antivirus

Adware.MSIL.BrowseFox

4.0.3.1629

ESET NOD32

MSIL/BrowseFox.D potentially unwanted application

10.7.0.302.0

Kaspersky

not-a-virus:HEUR:AdWare.MSIL.Kranet

14.0.0.686

Malwarebytes

PUP.Optional.Sambreel.A

v2016.02.09.07

McAfee

Artemis!6A5938A91D0B

5600.6494

Reason Heuristics

Adware.Yontoo.Surftastic (M)

16.2.9.19

Sophos

Generic PUA JB

4.98

Trend Micro House Call

TROJ_GEN.F47V0408

7.2.40

VIPRE Antivirus

Yontoo

29016

File size:

1.1 MB (1,121,568 bytes)

Product version:

1.0.0.0

Original file name:

Surftastic.FirstRun.exe

File type:

Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:

Language Neutral

Common path:

C:\Program Files\surftastic\surftastic.firstrun.exe

Digital Signature

Signed by:

Surftastic

Authority:

VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:

1/3/2014 7:00:00 AM

Valid to:

1/4/2015 6:59:59 AM

Subject:

CN=Surftastic, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=Surftastic, 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:

117C1C381BA3522C50659E614BB20D99

File PE Metadata

Compilation timestamp:

4/9/2014 8:13:31 PM

OS version:

4.0

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows Console

Linker version:

8.0

.NET CLR dependent:

Yes

CTPH (ssdeep):

24576:kgry25YLqq1TJQwrwdLr/fzF6vA4JMjfmbugrw/:kgVaqqzQcCr/fb1b3gU/

Entry address:

0x1117FE

Entry point:

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[+]

Developed / compiled with:

Microsoft Visual C# / Basic .NET

Code size:

1.1 MB (1,112,576 bytes)

The file Surftastic.FirstRun.exe has been discovered within the following programs.

Buzzdock by Alactro LLC

This is a web browser extension that injects advertising. From the EULA: "Buzzdock is free to download and use. Buzzdock is supported by advertising, and users will see additional ads on websites where Buzzdock features operate.

www.buzzdock.com/faq-support

79% remove it

Surftastic by Yontoo Technology, Inc.

This adware program injects advertisements with its affiliate ad providers in order to serve a number of ad types including banner, inline text links and popups.

surftastic.net/support

80% remove it

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