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updatebrowseburst.exe

Browse Burst

Part of the Yontoo web browser plugin (delivers advertisements to the web browser in the form of injected banners, text-links, popups, etc.) the updater mechanism for Browse Burst will automatically keep the extension patched by downloaded new functionality which is auto-enabled by default. The application updatebrowseburst.exe by Browse Burst has been detected as adware by 9 anti-malware scanners. It runs as a separate (within the context of its own process) windows Service named “Update BrowseBurst”. Additionally, the file is typically installed by a number of programs including BrowseBurst 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:

Browse Burst (signed and verified)

Version:

1.0.5281.22670

MD5:

56dc890a4f9e2f36f5257058ab6d6f48

SHA-1:

5c2c7cae186167c8d2aa4b5a1f55c3ecf4f5ba8f

SHA-256:

45d6ff2f6d6284e281f115b74ea13c8f1de04bb56167486ffb407398650641c2

Scanner detections:

9 / 68

Status:

Adware

Explanation:

Part of the Yontoo adware web browser extension update process.

Analysis date:

4/19/2024 1:37:05 PM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

AVG

Brewurst

2015.0.3312

Baidu Antivirus

Adware.Win32.BrowseFox

4.0.3.141024

ESET NOD32

Win32/BrowseFox (variant)

8.10055

IKARUS anti.virus

AdWare.Agent

t3scan.1.6.1.0

Malwarebytes

PUP.Optional.BrowseBurst.A

v2014.10.24.02

McAfee

Artemis!56DC890A4F9E

5600.6968

Reason Heuristics

Adware.Yontoo.Service.R

14.10.24.2

Trend Micro House Call

Suspicious_GEN.F47V0617

7.2.297

VIPRE Antivirus

Yontoo

31042

File size:

310.3 KB (317,728 bytes)

Product version:

1.0.5281.22670

Original file name:

BrowseBurst.exe

File type:

Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:

Language Neutral

Common path:

C:\Program Files\browseburst\updatebrowseburst.exe

Digital Signature

Signed by:

Browse Burst

Authority:

VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:

12/14/2013 5:30:00 AM

Valid to:

12/15/2014 5:29:59 AM

Subject:

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

5EBB22F5CE37ADB23A996080FB0E99D2

File PE Metadata

Compilation timestamp:

6/17/2014 7:06:00 PM

OS version:

4.0

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows Console

Linker version:

8.0

.NET CLR dependent:

Yes

CTPH (ssdeep):

6144:duBn80mdR+EzdkZIBO393SERAmJR+Xubh:duB9meEzLzEyz4

Entry address:

0x4D5EE

Entry point:

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[+]

Entropy:

6.0894

Developed / compiled with:

Microsoft Visual C# / Basic .NET

Code size:

301.5 KB (308,736 bytes)

Service

Display name:

Update BrowseBurst

Type:

Win32OwnProcess

The file updatebrowseburst.exe has been discovered within the following programs.

BrowseBurst by Yontoo Technology, Inc.

BrowseBurst is an adware application that is distributed by Yontoo, a division of Sambreel Holdings based in Carlsbad, CA. It is a rebrand of the various other web browser extensions that Yontoo delivers all with similar names. The program is included as part of a download bundle.

browseburst.com/support

83% remove it

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

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