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Better-Surf

The application better-surf.exe, “Making Internet browsing enjoyable” has been detected as adware by 29 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) installer, however the file is not signed with an authenticode signature from a trusted source. BetterSurf is a program that comes with software bundlers that offer free applications and will add a plugin to Internet Explorer, Firefox, and Chrome which displays advertisements on websites and search engines..
Publisher:
Better-Surf

Product:
Better-Surf

Description:
Making Internet browsing enjoyable

Version:
1.1

MD5:
4de4aa3149b8685fa628715e7586ec6a

SHA-1:
b75aaebd2f82cd4f2df96d7bcbab15a0ecfb7cd6

SHA-256:
3bd3b755c7006f6fe90f508725e8154960a479b8ac52c0153994a57b0ff9ceb0

Scanner detections:
29 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Installed with software bundlers that offer free applications or games and adds a plugin to Internet Explorer, Firefox, and Chrome and will display ads as the user browses the Internet, both in websites and on search engine results

Analysis date:
11/5/2024 11:32:43 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
Adware.BetterSurf
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
Adware/Win32.BetterSurf
2013.12.22

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/BetterSurf.C
7.11.121.78

avast!
Win32:Adware-gen [Adw]
2014.9-131225

AVG
Generic5
2014.0.3615

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.BetterSurf
4.0.3.1412

Bkav FE
W32.Clode89.Trojan
1.3.0.4613

Boost by Reason
Optional.BetterSurf.L
188163

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.AdWare.BetterSurf.A
17479

Dr.Web
Trojan.Siggen6.1379
9.0.1.0359

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.BetterSurf (variant)
7.9190

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/BetterSurf
12/25/2013

G Data
XML.Trojan.Agent.P839U4
14.1.22

IKARUS anti.virus
JS.BetterSurf
t3scan.2.2.29

K7 AntiVirus
Adware
13.174.10509

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.BetterSurf
14.0.0.4570

Malwarebytes
Adware.BetterSurf
v2014.01.02.11

McAfee
Artemis!4DE4AA3149B8
5600.7271

Microsoft Security Essentials
Adware:Win32/BetterSurf
1.165.247.01

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.BetterSurf.cqshnf
0.28.0.57029

nProtect
Adware/W32.Agent.490385
13.12.13.01

Panda Antivirus
Adware/BetterSurf
13.12.25.02

Quick Heal
Adware.BetterSurf.b (Not a Virus)
12.13.12.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.BetterSurf.L
14.2.22.22

Sophos
Generic PUA LH
4.96

Trend Micro House Call
ADW_BSURF
7.2.359

Trend Micro
ADW_BSURF
10.465.25

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.BetterSurf
3.12.24.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Adclicker
24610

File size:
477.8 KB (489,260 bytes)

Product version:
1.1

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\better-surf.exe

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/6/2009 1:50:52 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:mUn0aKRa/xC74GKDyYvUpGmNsnxcyq8inys:mU0NCIKDyY80xbq8ns

Entry address:
0x30FA

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 60, 91, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 30, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 7C, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 18, EC, 42, 00, E8, F1, 2B, 00, 00, A3, 64, EB, 42, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 98, 8F, 42, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, 54, 91, 40, 00, 68, 60, E3, 42, 00, E8, A4, 28, 00, 00, FF, 15, AC, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, 40, 43, 00, 50, 57, E8, 92, 28, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.9701

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23.5 KB (24,064 bytes)

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