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updatesurftastic.exe

Surftastic

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 Surftastic will automatically keep the extension patched by downloaded new functionality which is auto-enabled by default. The application updatesurftastic.exe by Surftastic has been detected as adware by 5 anti-malware scanners. It runs as a separate (within the context of its own process) windows Service named “Update Surftastic”. This file is typically installed with the program Surftastic 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.

File name:

Publisher:

Surftastic (signed and verified)

Version:

1.0.5221.27759

MD5:

3712887f6e8526debd01754049eafcfb

SHA-1:

b25e99d2279fa38ad650bd693ab56cc421ecf603

SHA-256:

38e61a99bab1a37531f6904825f2b4a9eabf3d3037138cb95fae51e71a5cd993

Scanner detections:

5 / 68

Status:

Adware

Explanation:

Part of the Yontoo adware web browser extension update process.

Analysis date:

4/20/2024 3:16:33 AM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Baidu Antivirus

Adware.Win32.BrowseFox

4.0.3.14419

Dr.Web

Trojan.BPlug.35

9.0.1.0109

ESET NOD32

Win32/BrowseFox (variant)

8.9698

Malwarebytes

PUP.Optional.Surftastic.A

v2014.04.19.04

Reason Heuristics

Adware.Yontoo.Surftastic.Q

14.4.19.4

File size:

342.3 KB (350,496 bytes)

Product version:

1.0.5221.27759

Original file name:

Surftastic.exe

File type:

Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:

C:\Program Files\surftastic\updatesurftastic.exe

Digital Signature

Signed by:

Surftastic

Authority:

VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:

1/3/2014 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:

1/4/2015 12:59:59 AM

Subject:

CN=Surftastic, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=Surftastic, 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:

117C1C381BA3522C50659E614BB20D99

File PE Metadata

Compilation timestamp:

4/18/2014 6:25:33 PM

OS version:

4.0

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows Console

Linker version:

8.0

.NET CLR dependent:

Yes

CTPH (ssdeep):

6144:/4x35C44eT+Y3Su41GWvFeVzN+KrUL5VtToOBY6RZgECmq7iEc5bP0qxr:/4p5cKfclgECHGEg9xr

Entry address:

0x5557E

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... 
[+]

Developed / compiled with:

Microsoft Visual C# / Basic .NET

Code size:

333.5 KB (341,504 bytes)

Service

Display name:

Update Surftastic

Type:

Win32OwnProcess

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

Surftastic by Yontoo Technology, Inc.

This adware program injects advertisements with its affiliate ad providers in order to serve a number of ad types including banner, inline text links and popups.

surftastic.net/support

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