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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 7 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.
Publisher:
Surftastic  (signed and verified)

Version:
1.0.5225.28202

MD5:
3aac2abd650c0566b755db1f0159e27e

SHA-1:
fdf9d1a8347e2eb25f786bc48161736fa987db8a

SHA-256:
fb995c54834e4ff2350d76be666112252607db0caee7a332a7243dca1043b463

Scanner detections:
7 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Part of the Yontoo adware web browser extension update process.

Analysis date:
4/26/2024 12:39:27 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.BrowseFox
4.0.3.14423

ESET NOD32
Win32/BrowseFox (variant)
8.9709

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Surftastic.A
v2014.04.23.04

McAfee
Artemis!3AAC2ABD650C
5600.7152

Reason Heuristics
Adware.Yontoo.Surftastic.Q
14.4.23.4

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V0423
7.2.113

VIPRE Antivirus
Yontoo
28526

File size:
342.3 KB (350,496 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.5225.28202

Original file name:
Surftastic.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\Program Files\surftastic\updatesurftastic.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Surftastic

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
1/3/2014 3:30:00 AM

Valid to:
1/4/2015 3:29:59 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:
4/22/2014 9:10:20 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
8.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:iI5C4q+FYYcK941GWvVeVzN+okv1DVbhY9Vadpx+70QcHbHFokW:iI5Lpb7g+7J2s

Entry address:
0x55566

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...
 
[+]

Entropy:
6.0862

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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