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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 “UpdaterSvcPowerfulBrowse”. This file is typically installed with the program PowerfulBrowse 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:
1.0.0.2

MD5:
2856a7c4849813ae9218baa867201399

SHA-1:
f79b218799b35303e110e252728f4e921d301db3

Scanner detections:
21 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

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

Analysis date:
5/9/2024 8:48:16 AM 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.R002H09GR14
7.2.265

File size:
107 KB (109,568 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.2

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

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

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
4/22/2014 10:34:18 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
1536:6VPTx35AX//J2GYBzsK2DTM00tmAmGLccAeEYHCEsWjcdvIpTJey2HY:gZ+2gY0omKLTDirvIpTJeJH

Entry address:
0x836B

Entry point:
E8, 8D, 4B, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, 6A, 08, 68, 58, 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, 38, 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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Entropy:
6.0535

Code size:
63.5 KB (65,024 bytes)

Service
Display name:
UpdaterSvcPowerfulBrowse

Type:
Win32OwnProcess

Depends on:
RPCSS


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

PowerfulBrowse  by Yontoo Technology, Inc.
PowerfulBrowse is an adware browser extension that will display banner and text-context link ads aimed to promote the installation of additional questionable content including web browser toolbars, optimization utilities and other products.
powerfulbrowse.com/support
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