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updatesearchvortex.exe

Search Vortex

Part of the Yontoo adware component, a web browser plugin that injects unwanted ads in the browser. The application updatesearchvortex.exe by Search Vortex has been detected as adware by 5 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:
Search Vortex  (signed and verified)

Version:
1.0.5395.19742

MD5:
631ac60feb7bb681276d73af150d4067

SHA-1:
7c9de9d6a2a2bc7ae3fc9c158dc5dc6300e74fcf

SHA-256:
a6bafc5d4cd92a15b704a050bd291e44af428d8a8386ee31c3c7f1ff2bcc4ca4

Scanner detections:
5 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Analysis date:
4/26/2024 6:41:38 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3313

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.BrowseFox
4.0.3.141022

ESET NOD32
MSIL/BrowseFox (variant)
8.10604

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.SearchVortex.A
v2014.10.22.05

Reason Heuristics
PUP.SearchVortex.W
14.10.22.16

File size:
510.2 KB (522,488 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.5395.19742

Original file name:
SearchVortex.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\Program Files\search vortex\updatesearchvortex.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Search Vortex

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
10/2/2014 9:00:00 PM

Valid to:
1/12/2015 9:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Search Vortex, O=Search Vortex, 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:
71476B8D983F107DED3C6D8A73EF8C77

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
10/9/2014 3:58:09 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
6.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:1URsQj5/4usn5KbKd+yDbjYuFcgfXAlRnZ5J:1bQFmPd/rX8J

Entry address:
0x7F49A

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

Code size:
501.5 KB (513,536 bytes)

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