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updater.exe

The application updater.exe has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 21 anti-malware scanners. It runs as a separate (within the context of its own process) windows Service named “UpdaterSvcConstaSurf”. This file is typically installed with the program ConstaSurf by Yontoo Technology, Inc. which is a potentially unwanted software program. 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.
Version:
1.0.0.3

MD5:
7197e31daa5654e9e80b652facb7061e

SHA-1:
6e087fdfdef16706cf33e51cd8062723383813ed

SHA-256:
8d1e918a2174ab61901cd503a2ea26dab6d0fa92b1732e9914a63ca28a3535f9

Scanner detections:
21 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Explanation:
Injects advertising in the web browser in various formats.

Analysis date:
4/26/2024 9:31:04 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Trojan.Generic.11395861
865

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.BrowseFox
4.0.3.14922

Bitdefender
Trojan.Generic.11395861
1.0.20.1325

Dr.Web
Trojan.BPlug.90
9.0.1.0265

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Trojan.Generic.11395861
8.14.09.22.02

ESET NOD32
Win32/BrowseFox
8.10337

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/BrowseFox
9/22/2014

F-Secure
Trojan.Generic.11395861
11.2014-22-09_2

G Data
Trojan.Generic.11395861
14.9.24

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.BrowseFox
t3scan.1.7.5.0

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.183.13198

McAfee
Artemis!B79C1B46C1C8
5600.6999

MicroWorld eScan
Trojan.Generic.11395861
15.0.0.795

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.BPlug.dbonrn
0.28.2.61861

nProtect
Trojan.Generic.11395861
14.08.29.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/CI.A
14.09.22.02

Reason Heuristics
Threat.Win.Reputation.IMP
14.9.22.14

Rising Antivirus
PE:Trojan.Win32.Generic.170C5DF9!386686457
23.00.65.14920

Sophos
Generic PUA MG
4.98

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V0602
7.2.165

File size:
107 KB (109,568 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.3

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\constasurf\updater.exe

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
5/31/2014 1:49:24 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
1536:sePTx35AX//J2GYRzNaL4M80jmwGd4DccoAeEYHCEsWjcda4KIpTJeyAH:NZ+2y8amZyWTDiraTIpTJe7H

Entry address:
0x836B

Entry point:
E8, 8D, 4B, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, 6A, 08, 68, 28, 69, 41, 00, E8, 8F, 00, 00, 00, FF, 35, FC, 96, 41, 00, FF, 15, 6C, 11, 41, 00, 85, C0, 74, 16, 83, 65, FC, 00, FF, D0, EB, 07, 33, C0, 40, C3, 8B, 65, E8, C7, 45, FC, FE, FF, FF, FF, E8, 01, 00, 00, 00, CC, 6A, 08, 68, 08, 69, 41, 00, E8, 57, 00, 00, 00, E8, 0C, 32, 00, 00, 8B, 40, 78, 85, C0, 74, 16, 83, 65, FC, 00, FF, D0, EB, 07, 33, C0, 40, C3, 8B, 65, E8, C7, 45, FC, FE, FF, FF, FF, E8, 9F, 4C, 00, 00, CC, E8, E4, 31, 00, 00, 8B, 40, 7C, 85, C0...
 
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Code size:
63.5 KB (65,024 bytes)

Service
Display name:
UpdaterSvcConstaSurf

Type:
Win32OwnProcess

Depends on:
RPCSS


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

ConstaSurf  by Yontoo Technology, Inc.
ConstaSurf is an adware web browser extension designed to take control of the user's browser in order to redirect web searches and inject advertising. In Internet Explorer the program run as a Browser Helper Object.
constasurf.info/support
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