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updater.exe

SmarterPower

Part of the Yontoo adware component, a web browser plugin that injects unwanted ads in the browser. The application updater.exe by SmarterPower has been detected as adware by 22 anti-malware scanners. It runs as a separate (within the context of its own process) windows Service named “UpdaterSvcSmarterPower”. This file is typically installed with the program SmarterPower 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.
Publisher:
SmarterPower  (signed and verified)

Version:
1.0.0.4

MD5:
0669421ef1d4dee9144d1660d55090ca

SHA-1:
723930087677d5cdd24b9ede079b6b7f00a6060b

SHA-256:
13ad509c001a4dcf95412a2ef870b607f6e7e9b685c053e332721aba6b8f06b7

Scanner detections:
22 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Analysis date:
4/25/2024 12:33:23 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Adware.SwiftBrowse.1
896

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3374

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.BrowseFox
4.0.3.14822

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Adware.SwiftBrowse.1
1.0.20.1170

Dr.Web
Trojan.BPlug.108
9.0.1.0234

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Adware.SwiftBrowse
8.14.08.22.10

ESET NOD32
Win32/BrowseFox (variant)
8.10297

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/BrowseFox
8/22/2014

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Adware.SwiftBrowse.1
11.2014-22-08_6

G Data
Gen:Variant.Adware.SwiftBrowse
14.8.24

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.BrowseFox
t3scan.1.7.5.0

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.183.13139

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:HEUR:AdWare.Win32.Kranet
14.0.0.3365

McAfee
Artemis!0669421EF1D4
5600.7030

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Adware.SwiftBrowse.1
15.0.0.702

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.BPlug.dcnjjv
0.28.2.61721

Qihoo 360 Security
Win32/Virus.Adware.639
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Service.SmarterPower.H
14.8.25.1

Sophos
Generic PUA HC
4.98

Trend Micro House Call
Suspicious_GEN.F47V0819
7.2.234

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
32444

Zillya! Antivirus
Backdoor.Krap.Win32.11216
2.0.0.1899

File size:
132.7 KB (135,928 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.4

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
SmarterPower

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
8/4/2014 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
8/5/2015 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=SmarterPower, O=SmarterPower, 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:
38D7C83A73CB4E3AC85648608E3170D8

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
8/7/2014 5:12:12 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
1536:UAZDAYrRXnn5N6T7pp1IMTuTjw/lj2ttUBm1j9AG2fRcZ+IH1nT0sWjcd65fIVTW:UAJVJ6eCBgWG2fE7V365IVTHxiq25WQ

Entry address:
0x9CFB

Entry point:
E8, 01, 70, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, 6A, 08, 68, F8, B2, 41, 00, E8, 8F, 00, 00, 00, FF, 35, F4, E6, 41, 00, FF, 15, 88, 51, 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, D8, B2, 41, 00, E8, 57, 00, 00, 00, E8, 26, 3E, 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, 13, 71, 00, 00, CC, E8, FE, 3D, 00, 00, 8B, 40, 7C, 85, C0...
 
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Entropy:
6.2369

Code size:
79.5 KB (81,408 bytes)

Service
Display name:
UpdaterSvcSmarterPower

Type:
Win32OwnProcess

Depends on:
RPCSS


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

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
SmarterPower  by Yontoo Technology, Inc.
SmarterPower is an advertising supported browser extension also known as adware and is designed to deliver ads to the user's Internet browser as banners, context text-links and transitionals ads. The injected ads are not affiliated with the underlying website on which they appear.
smarterpowerunite.com/support
87% remove it
 
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