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focusbase.purbrowse64.exe

focusbase

Part of the Yontoo adware component, a web browser plugin that injects unwanted ads in the browser. The application focusbase.purbrowse64.exe by focusbase has been detected as adware by 15 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:
focusbase  (signed and verified)

MD5:
c627e4da6ab9d08bc37c456cad96cf1a

SHA-1:
8c35811d81ba03b2687451802d0f8ee2529b0480

SHA-256:
d49e94aaf389e83cb5097a6bc61a934460d453ae10ebae85f95adb6cc29400e0

Scanner detections:
15 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Analysis date:
4/19/2024 5:03:07 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Adware.SwiftBrowse.P
960

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.LinkSwift
7.1.1

AVG
Adware BrowseFox.A
2014.0.3972

Bitdefender
Adware.SwiftBrowse.P
1.0.20.850

Dr.Web
Trojan.BPlug.91
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Adware.SwiftBrowse.P
8.14.06.19.05

ESET NOD32
Win64/BrowseFox.A potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

F-Secure
Adware.SwiftBrowse.P
11.2014-19-06_5

G Data
Adware.SwiftBrowse
14.6.24

IKARUS anti.virus
AdWare.BrowseFox
t3scan.1.6.1.0

MicroWorld eScan
Adware.SwiftBrowse.P
15.0.0.510

nProtect
Adware.SwiftBrowse.P
14.06.19.01

Reason Heuristics
Adware.Yontoo.focusbase.U
14.6.29.12

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
29708

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.LinkSwift.Win32.22
2.0.0.1831

File size:
280.3 KB (287,008 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win64 EXE)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\focusbase\bin\focusbase.purbrowse64.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
focusbase

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

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

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

Subject:
CN=focusbase, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=focusbase, 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:
229BE95AFAF17766126629CC0A897C5F

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
4/8/2014 4:22:58 AM

OS version:
5.2

OS bitness:
Win64

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:XICH0pAvY1Q5vQhQc4BHi4zQqATmr7D647YGTB95k2asmNoNC:YCH0pQhQm7EWJ7YGTPW3sw

Entry address:
0x20140

Entry point:
48, 83, EC, 28, E8, 53, 77, 00, 00, 48, 83, C4, 28, E9, 76, FE, FF, FF, CC, CC, 48, 89, 5C, 24, 10, 48, 89, 7C, 24, 18, 55, 48, 8B, EC, 48, 83, EC, 60, 48, 8B, FA, 48, 8B, D9, 48, 8D, 4D, C0, 48, 8D, 15, 49, 05, 01, 00, 41, B8, 40, 00, 00, 00, E8, 8E, E4, FF, FF, 48, 8D, 55, 10, 48, 8B, CF, 48, 89, 5D, E8, 48, 89, 7D, F0, E8, 0E, 99, 00, 00, 4C, 8B, D8, 48, 89, 45, 10, 48, 89, 45, F8, 48, 85, FF, 74, 1B, F6, 07, 08, B9, 00, 40, 99, 01, 74, 05, 89, 4D, E0, EB, 0C, 8B, 45, E0, 4D, 85, DB, 0F, 44, C1, 89, 45...
 
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Code size:
185 KB (189,440 bytes)

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