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advanceelite.purbrowse64.exe

TasticSurf

Part of the Yontoo adware component, a web browser plugin that injects unwanted ads in the browser. The application advanceelite.purbrowse64.exe by TasticSurf has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat.
Publisher:
TasticSurf  (signed and verified)

MD5:
72d68e9b1d6796dfdef9da9e91e0e3bd

SHA-1:
fc57df5a8082e7a59e0b6a1c2069cd485dca68c5

SHA-256:
c9f298f971840cc6d729a1b0c91c227807715da3249338184c2287960e842fc2

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:
11/23/2024 10:13:33 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Yontoo (M)
16.11.19.6

File size:
344.8 KB (353,056 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win64 EXE)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
TasticSurf

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
11/26/2013 10:00:00 PM

Valid to:
11/27/2014 9:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=TasticSurf, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=TasticSurf, 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:
7A9A017A31DB5E88B561FEDAF60E6163

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
11/15/2014 7:44:05 AM

OS version:
5.2

OS bitness:
Win64

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:7ShaqDLO9oz/8HY53/XEyP8RIKJKXtApA6Tfeibtze7Dmh7YZTBwXSIjsGb:G4q3O98T3PEyEJ0tUB9b7YZT2Xxl

Entry address:
0x256C0

Entry point:
48, 83, EC, 28, E8, 77, 94, 00, 00, 48, 83, C4, 28, E9, 76, FE, FF, FF, CC, CC, 4C, 8D, 0D, 75, AF, 02, 00, 33, C0, 49, 8B, D1, 44, 8D, 40, 08, 3B, 0A, 74, 2B, FF, C0, 49, 03, D0, 83, F8, 2D, 72, F2, 8D, 41, ED, 83, F8, 11, 77, 06, B8, 0D, 00, 00, 00, C3, 81, C1, 44, FF, FF, FF, B8, 16, 00, 00, 00, 83, F9, 0E, 41, 0F, 46, C0, C3, 48, 98, 41, 8B, 44, C1, 04, C3, CC, 48, 83, EC, 28, E8, DB, 5E, 00, 00, 48, 85, C0, 75, 09, 48, 8D, 05, 87, B0, 02, 00, EB, 04, 48, 83, C0, 10, 48, 83, C4, 28, C3, 48, 83, EC, 28...
 
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Code size:
232.5 KB (238,080 bytes)

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