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KingBrowse

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 KingBrowse will automatically keep the extension patched by downloaded new functionality which is auto-enabled by default. The application updatekingbrowse.exe by KingBrowse has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat.
Publisher:
KingBrowse  (signed and verified)

Version:
1.0.5309.33097

MD5:
2b7ed22c01ebd4519418750f2c4472e1

SHA-1:
665accd315b87c1c40e90443d7f5cb80c6f687ce

SHA-256:
7baa2f1a22b95021bac7760a69121dc5abeb73868a02aab8652d56f08927c072

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Analysis date:
4/19/2024 5:09:50 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
Adware.Yontoo.KingBrowse (M)
16.2.11.3

File size:
314.3 KB (321,824 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.5309.33097

Original file name:
KingBrowse.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\kingbrowse\updatekingbrowse.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
KingBrowse

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
1/8/2014 6:00:00 PM

Valid to:
1/9/2015 5:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=KingBrowse, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=KingBrowse, 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:
670CAB2C338090653CEA8172D5DB1E34

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
7/15/2014 2:23:29 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
8.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:u8HBn8Wxq0bI3yRk/gyG+jsrf4Ms743Gtb/rTpxpb7lAGt:u8HB7xqB3ypMxAGtb/TxlRt

Entry address:
0x4E5A6

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, 02, 00, 10, 00, 00, 00, 20, 00, 00, 80, 18, 00, 00, 00, E0, 02, 00, 80, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
6.0892

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

Code size:
305.5 KB (312,832 bytes)

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