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websparkle.browseradapter.exe

WebSparkle

Part of the Yontoo adware component, a web browser plugin that injects unwanted ads in the browser. The application websparkle.browseradapter.exe by WebSparkle has been detected as adware by 32 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:
WebSparkle  (signed and verified)

MD5:
1a4c1245ffb4f295df1a878a2635c3e8

SHA-1:
270e745daebe607c456a5a4150503dd7d95dfa84

SHA-256:
33d12144d4f46eaa31095b02893d5dad61b36035591b2151257c95dbd3a58f49

Scanner detections:
32 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Analysis date:
4/30/2024 1:47:49 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Adware.Mplug.AF
866

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
Adware/Win32.SwiftBrowse
2014.10.11

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/BrowseFox.Gen
7.11.177.164

avast!
Win32:BrowseFox-BM [PUP]
2014.9-141203

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3344

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.BrowseFox
4.0.3.14921

Bitdefender
Adware.Mplug.AF
1.0.20.1320

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

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.BrowseFox.JK
19765

Dr.Web
Trojan.BPlug.218
9.0.1.0264

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Adware.Mplug.AF
8.14.09.21.01

ESET NOD32
Win32/BrowseFox (variant)
8.10545

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/BrowseFox
12/3/2014

F-Prot
W32/A-c74c8eb1
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Adware.Mplug.AF
11.2014-21-09_1

G Data
Adware.Mplug.AF
14.9.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of frameddisplay.browseradapter.exe (Adware)
2014.12.3.22

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.183.13642

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:HEUR:AdWare.Win32.Kranet
14.0.0.3217

McAfee
PUP-FNK
5600.7000

MicroWorld eScan
Adware.Mplug.AF
15.0.0.792

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Kranet.denqfa
0.28.2.62483

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.Kranet.98552
14.10.10.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/CI.A
14.12.03.05

Qihoo 360 Security
Win32/Virus.Adware.639
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.WebSparkle.Y
14.9.21.13

Sophos
Generic PUA EM
4.98

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F0C2H00IS14
7.2.337

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.Agent
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
33816

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.Kranet.Win32.247
2.0.0.1949

File size:
96.3 KB (98,592 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
WebSparkle

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
8/13/2013 4:00:00 AM

Valid to:
8/14/2015 3:59:59 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:
9/21/2014 7:11:43 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
1536:aUXfaW1QlcE29iu7fqn6BTKUhqkUnzB/FwCWGm:aUXfaAycE2T7fq6FU/F5WGm

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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