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websparkle.browseradapter.dll

WebSparkle

Part of the Yontoo adware component, a web browser plugin that injects unwanted ads in the browser. The module websparkle.browseradapter.dll by WebSparkle has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat.
Publisher:
WebSparkle  (signed and verified)

Version:
1.0.5601.26823

MD5:
7a4f3a26cbd0da495bbbeedcb77e53be

SHA-1:
e494aa35e3767e309672d6cf0b8bbc057248fd40

SHA-256:
b06a91263669520f818438ad7a53a99caa7cb18511e492b89c883e839a048dff

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Belongs to the Sambreel/Yontoo progam that inserts various forms of advertising in the user's web browser, installed with minimal or no user consent.

Analysis date:
4/26/2024 3:22:13 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
Adware.Yontoo.WebSparkle (M)
16.2.13.9

File size:
1.1 MB (1,194,784 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.5601.26823

Original file name:
WebSparkle.BrowserAdapter2015050322.dll

File type:
Dynamic link library (Win32 DLL)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\Program Files\websparkle\bin\plugins\websparkle.browseradapter.dll

Digital Signature
Signed by:
WebSparkle

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
8/13/2013 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
8/14/2015 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=WebSparkle, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=WebSparkle, 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:
36202DE0CBDFE10F57978E3766DB2ED4

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
5/4/2015 12:54:11 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
6.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:uVGIAiBjj/PpszVkUEuLqXI8oZMHWL2ELjieo5hbr:3I/paReXI8oMKoe2d

Entry address:
0x1239AA

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, 01, 00, 10, 00, 00, 00, 18, 00, 00, 80, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 01, 00, 01, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.7692

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

Code size:
1.1 MB (1,186,304 bytes)

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