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websparkle.browseradapter64.exe

WebSparkle

Part of the Yontoo adware component, a web browser plugin that injects unwanted ads in the browser. The application websparkle.browseradapter64.exe by WebSparkle 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:
WebSparkle  (signed and verified)

MD5:
fe629ef47b0478ab45276051d4bca861

SHA-1:
a930df079a65c83083fd8bf9fcc15c99e206448a

SHA-256:
b88b9afbb6a08251eacda3dba7504f5a8ed7464f2a67d7e77cecc42130620d00

Scanner detections:
22 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Analysis date:
5/23/2024 6:34:47 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Adware.SwiftBrowse.N
817

Agnitum Outpost
Trojan.BPlug
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.BrowseFox
2014.10.06

avast!
Win32:BrowseFox-AC [PUP]
2014.9-141110

AVG
Consurf
2015.0.3352

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.BrowseFox
4.0.3.14913

Bitdefender
Adware.SwiftBrowse.N
1.0.20.1570

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Swiftbrowse-291
0.98/19479

Dr.Web
Trojan.BPlug.218
9.0.1.0256

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Adware.SwiftBrowse.N
8.14.11.10.06

ESET NOD32
Win64/BrowseFox.B potentially unwanted application
8.7.0.302.0

F-Secure
Adware.SwiftBrowse.N
11.2014-10-11_2

G Data
Adware.SwiftBrowse
14.11.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of constasurf.browseradapter64.exe (Adware)
2014.11.10.10

McAfee
PUP-FPS
5600.6951

MicroWorld eScan
Adware.SwiftBrowse.N
15.0.0.942

Norman
BrowseFox.BE
11.20141110

nProtect
Adware.SwiftBrowse.N
14.10.05.01

Reason Heuristics
PUP.WebSparkle.AA
14.9.13.23

Sophos
Browse Fox
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4741131
33624

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.BrowseFox.Win64.1
2.0.0.1944

File size:
112.3 KB (114,976 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win64 EXE)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\websparkle\bin\websparkle.browseradapter64.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
WebSparkle

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

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

Valid to:
8/14/2015 7:59:59 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:
9/13/2014 10:32:49 AM

OS version:
5.2

OS bitness:
Win64

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:soD21WCT9/Z8iZrUxgUwA7yXrKktanInU:FD6NT8iZrafwAuyV

Entry address:
0x3D1C

Entry point:
48, 83, EC, 28, E8, C3, 26, 00, 00, 48, 83, C4, 28, E9, 52, FE, FF, FF, CC, CC, E9, EB, 05, 00, 00, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, 66, 66, 0F, 1F, 84, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 48, 3B, 0D, 39, 53, 01, 00, 75, 11, 48, C1, C1, 10, 66, F7, C1, FF, FF, 75, 02, F3, C3, 48, C1, C9, 10, E9, 2D, 27, 00, 00, CC, 40, 53, 48, 83, EC, 40, 48, 8B, D9, EB, 0F, 48, 8B, CB, E8, 6D, 28, 00, 00, 85, C0, 74, 13, 48, 8B, CB, E8, 95, 07, 00, 00, 48, 85, C0, 74, E7, 48, 83, C4, 40, 5B, C3, 8B, 05...
 
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Entropy:
6.2074

Code size:
70.5 KB (72,192 bytes)

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