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webget.browseradapter.exe

webget

Part of the Yontoo adware component, a web browser plugin that injects unwanted ads in the browser. The application webget.browseradapter.exe by webget has been detected as adware by 28 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:
webget  (signed and verified)

MD5:
801ea0c5082a5546c99737f2bb501720

SHA-1:
5048746dd9c2eb2fb38db8ac73f9cdfd7a336f1e

Scanner detections:
28 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Analysis date:
4/23/2024 9:36:49 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Adware.SwiftBrowse.AD
864

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
Adware/Win32.SwiftBrowse
2014.09.23

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/BrowseFox.Gen
7.11.173.236

avast!
Win32:BrowseFox-F [PUP]
2014.9-140923

AVG
Webet
2015.0.3342

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.BrowseFox
4.0.3.14923

Bitdefender
Adware.SwiftBrowse.AD
1.0.20.1330

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Mplug-45
0.98/21411

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.BrowseFox.JK
19593

Dr.Web
Trojan.BPlug.218
9.0.1.0266

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Adware.SwiftBrowse.AD
8.14.09.23.01

ESET NOD32
Win32/BrowseFox (variant)
8.10451

F-Prot
W32/A-a37ab118
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Adware.SwiftBrowse.AD
11.2014-23-09_3

G Data
Adware.SwiftBrowse.AD
14.9.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of advanceelite.browseradapter.exe (Adware)
2014.12.5.16

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:HEUR:AdWare.Win32.Kranet
14.0.0.3207

McAfee
PUP-FNK
5600.6998

MicroWorld eScan
Adware.SwiftBrowse.AD
15.0.0.798

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Kranet.denqfa
0.28.2.62286

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.Agent.98584
14.09.23.01

Qihoo 360 Security
HEUR/Malware.QVM10.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.webget.U
14.9.23.13

Sophos
Browse Fox
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.Agent
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Yontoo
33360

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.Kranet.Win32.247
2.0.0.1929

File size:
96.3 KB (98,584 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\webget\bin\webget.browseradapter.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
webget

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
4/22/2014 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
4/23/2015 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=webget, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=webget, 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:
2DDF0A91A7D2108F978BEB26D4734BBA

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
9/23/2014 11:19:13 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
1536:DUXfaW1QlcE29iu7fqn6BTKUhqkUnzB/FfCWGKy7:DUXfaAycE2T7fq6FU/FaWGKy7

Entry address:
0x3665

Entry point:
E8, C5, 21, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 5D, E9, F3, 05, 00, 00, 3B, 0D, 70, 50, 41, 00, 75, 02, F3, C3, E9, 41, 22, 00, 00, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 10, EB, 0D, FF, 75, 08, E8, 44, 23, 00, 00, 59, 85, C0, 74, 0F, FF, 75, 08, E8, 8A, 07, 00, 00, 59, 85, C0, 74, E6, C9, C3, F6, 05, D8, 63, 41, 00, 01, BF, CC, 63, 41, 00, BE, F4, 11, 41, 00, 75, 2C, 83, 0D, D8, 63, 41, 00, 01, 6A, 01, 8D, 45, FC, 50, 8B, CF, C7, 45, FC, FC, 11, 41, 00, E8, 2C, 00, 00, 00, 68, 4E, 03, 41, 00, 89, 35, CC...
 
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Code size:
61 KB (62,464 bytes)

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