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BrowseStudio

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 BrowseStudio will automatically keep the extension patched by downloaded new functionality which is auto-enabled by default. The application updatebrowsestudio.exe by BrowseStudio has been detected as adware by 15 anti-malware scanners. It runs as a separate (within the context of its own process) windows Service named “Update BrowseStudio”. 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:
BrowseStudio  (signed and verified)

Version:
1.0.5439.42072

MD5:
1ade1c068609ce10047f60667225f3c3

SHA-1:
fbcda2805d2ab42995ab7daac02e1068c3c4e283

SHA-256:
762db7b61c7570e032e4d9f384288f5405c5089b3d43df7f3a60de41cc580578

Scanner detections:
15 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Part of the Yontoo adware web browser extension update process.

Analysis date:
4/25/2024 8:08:11 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Adware.SwiftBrowse.CS
804

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.SwiftBrowse
2014.11.24

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/BrowseFox.aol
7.11.188.58

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3282

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.MSIL.BrowseFox
4.0.3.141123

Bitdefender
Adware.SwiftBrowse.CS
1.0.20.1635

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Adware.SwiftBrowse.CS
8.14.11.23.09

ESET NOD32
MSIL/BrowseFox (variant)
8.10767

F-Secure
Adware.SwiftBrowse.CS
11.2014-23-11_1

G Data
Adware.SwiftBrowse.CS
14.11.24

K7 AntiVirus
Adware
13.185.14098

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.BrowseStudio.A
v2014.11.23.09

MicroWorld eScan
Adware.SwiftBrowse.CS
15.0.0.981

Qihoo 360 Security
Win32/Virus.Adware.240
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Service.BrowseStudio.S
14.11.23.9

File size:
413.2 KB (423,152 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.5439.42072

Original file name:
BrowseStudio2014112307.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\browsestudio\updatebrowsestudio.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
BrowseStudio

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
9/2/2014 3:00:00 AM

Valid to:
9/3/2015 2:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=BrowseStudio, O=BrowseStudio, 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:
11AE532A33120159E1078A0D3EDE88C9

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
11/23/2014 10:22:24 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
11.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:16nkLubnmKwPcyI3e6Y8QBNlrgs+DyYiJNhAT6JQHQ6f+Ry95urGpRHEF:MnkLLE3ebld+Dy7pafHQbTa+

Entry address:
0x6713E

Entry point:
FF, 25, 00, 20, 40, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
5.8939

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C# / Basic .NET

Code size:
404.5 KB (414,208 bytes)

Service
Display name:
Update BrowseStudio

Type:
Win32OwnProcess


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