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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 22 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:
34b28d1c49a74a6917f41ebaf6f070d5

SHA-1:
5eaecc17c980db6cb8addba2b651e9873c011624

SHA-256:
c37d28916d863d7ca3408babc7daca74dc4ce1e6fe744f1f994043c25077dda6

Scanner detections:
22 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Analysis date:
4/24/2024 4:28:02 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Adware.SwiftBrowse.AD
919

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/BrowseFox.52656
7.11.164.172

AVG
Generic_r
2015.0.3397

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.BrowseFox
4.0.3.14731

Bitdefender
Adware.SwiftBrowse.AD
1.0.20.1060

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Swiftbrowse-4
0.98/21411

Dr.Web
Trojan.BPlug.97
9.0.1.0212

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Adware.SwiftBrowse.AD
8.14.07.31.11

ESET NOD32
Win32/BrowseFox (variant)
8.10182

F-Prot
W32/A-599a5048
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Adware.SwiftBrowse.AD
11.2014-31-07_5

G Data
Adware.SwiftBrowse.AD
14.7.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of adanak.browseradapter.exe (Adware)
2014.9.10.17

IKARUS anti.virus
AdWare.SwiftBrowse
t3scan.1.6.1.0

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:WebToolbar.Win32.Agent
14.0.0.3478

MicroWorld eScan
Adware.SwiftBrowse.AD
15.0.0.636

nProtect
Adware.SwiftBrowse.AD
14.07.30.01

Qihoo 360 Security
Win32/Virus.WebToolbar.e13
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.webget.U
14.7.31.11

Sophos
Browse Fox
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
Adware.BrowseFox/Variant
10450

VIPRE Antivirus
Yontoo
31780

File size:
94.3 KB (96,536 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 9:00:00 AM

Valid to:
4/23/2015 8:59:59 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:
7/31/2014 6:33:53 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
1536:L2IiXe6yIePn8Dt7jB2zk9KfAIklDnkBFXGRTD8Sx:Lwu6yDPnKF2shdqFXGRTDtx

Entry address:
0x30E5

Entry point:
E8, 85, 20, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, 3B, 0D, 70, 40, 41, 00, 75, 02, F3, C3, E9, 0C, 21, 00, 00, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 5D, E9, 07, 22, 00, 00, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 10, EB, 0D, FF, 75, 08, E8, 3E, 22, 00, 00, 59, 85, C0, 74, 0F, FF, 75, 08, E8, C5, 07, 00, 00, 59, 85, C0, 74, E6, C9, C3, F6, 05, 78, 53, 41, 00, 01, BF, 6C, 53, 41, 00, BE, 10, 02, 41, 00, 75, 2C, 83, 0D, 78, 53, 41, 00, 01, 6A, 01, 8D, 45, FC, 50, 8B, CF, C7, 45, FC, 18, 02, 41, 00, E8, 2C, 00, 00, 00, 68, 5E, FC, 40, 00, 89, 35, 6C...
 
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Entropy:
6.3768

Code size:
59.5 KB (60,928 bytes)

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