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updateopticalsurf.exe

Optical Surf

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 Optical Surf will automatically keep the extension patched by downloaded new functionality which is auto-enabled by default. The application updateopticalsurf.exe by Optical Surf has been detected as adware by 19 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:
Optical Surf  (signed and verified)

Version:
1.0.5514.22357

MD5:
84a3508e832932162ee93e23f6ab0730

SHA-1:
f9cc485faa79f06412e135676b0f2f4a621820fa

SHA-256:
edb134db71186380e154f953209b0e372c66568b9ba71cf1eb7aa7aac249267b

Scanner detections:
19 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Analysis date:
4/18/2024 8:55:37 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/BrowseFox.Gen7
7.11.214.38

AVG
BrowseFox
2016.0.3179

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.MSIL.BrowseFox
4.0.3.1536

Comodo Security
Application.MSIL.BrowseFox.A
21309

Dr.Web
Trojan.Yontoo.982
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
MSIL/BrowseFox.G potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Adware/Kranet
3/6/2015

F-Prot
W32/S-d2c44f72
v6.4.7.1.166

K7 AntiVirus
Adware
13.200.15178

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:HEUR:AdWare.MSIL.Kranet
14.0.0.2390

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OpticalSurf.A
v2015.03.06.02

McAfee
Program.BrowseFox-FWH
16.8.708.2

Panda Antivirus
Generic Suspicious
15.03.06.02

Qihoo 360 Security
Win32/Virus.Adware.708
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Yontoo
15.3.6.2

Sophos
Generic PUA PJ
4.98

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.R0C1C0EBH15
7.2.65

Trend Micro
TROJ_GEN.R0C1C0EBH15
10.465.06

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.5061968
37788

File size:
358.7 KB (367,352 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.5514.22357

Original file name:
OpticalSurf2015020520.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\Program Files\panda security\panda cloud antivirus\lostandfound\updateopticalsurf.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Optical Surf

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
12/17/2014 8:00:00 AM

Valid to:
12/18/2015 7:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Optical Surf, O=Optical Surf, L=Santa Monica, 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:
373EFE200D490F79B1E099C7683F2A7C

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
2/5/2015 8:25:41 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
8.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:rq+wxcG+6MovlfrHdJh8RdHbV55JbLgOkHktbg36Ilq5/OBq:rq+wxgbQ4gO3kK/F

Entry address:
0x5968E

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:
6.3295

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

Code size:
350 KB (358,400 bytes)

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