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utilneurowise.exe

neurowise

Part of the Yontoo adware component, a web browser plugin that injects unwanted ads in the browser. The application utilneurowise.exe by neurowise 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 neurowise”. This file is typically installed with the program neurowise 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:
neurowise  (signed and verified)

Version:
1.0.5405.18091

MD5:
b8b96a29300692e58dcbcb88d4beba93

SHA-1:
49a729c6d9a4562a156ad494dd22d3d3577cc9ab

SHA-256:
2a8468332c3415eb5a5167bbbab577f589052c032d1bec5c366becd10b14c1aa

Scanner detections:
7 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Analysis date:
4/24/2024 11:12:44 PM UTC  (a few moments ago)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3316

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.MSIL.BrowseFox
4.0.3.141019

ESET NOD32
MSIL/BrowseFox (variant)
8.10587

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Neurowise.A
v2014.10.19.07

Reason Heuristics
Adware.Yontoo.Service.N
14.10.19.16

Sophos
Browse Fox
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4741131
33706

File size:
511.3 KB (523,552 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.5405.18091

Original file name:
neurowise.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\Program Files\neurowise\bin\utilneurowise.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
neurowise

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
4/28/2014 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
4/29/2015 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=neurowise, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=neurowise, 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:
6D39162AD22EF7230D6D19FE64DA8198

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
10/19/2014 2:03:06 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
6.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:D91DCeMDGTlQzHcMI1F8wbxOkkjUFoIvNy:DqoTVvK7

Entry address:
0x7F8BA

Entry point:
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Entropy:
5.9183

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

Code size:
502.5 KB (514,560 bytes)

Service
Display name:
Update neurowise

Type:
Win32OwnProcess


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

neurowise  by Yontoo Technology, Inc.
neurowise is an advertising supported (adware) extension that runs in the context of the user's web browser as well as a process in the background.
neurowise.info/support
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