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brasssearch.purbrowse.dll

Brass Search

Part of the Yontoo adware component, a web browser plugin that injects unwanted ads in the browser. The module brasssearch.purbrowse.dll by Brass Search has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat.
Publisher:
Brass Search  (signed and verified)

Version:
1.0.5559.3361

MD5:
ceaa4b218c219ca9e6e77449eb57e959

SHA-1:
6c21739e1f2f0b16a842688bbd103aa9abf5b4c9

SHA-256:
4857d93bc0b662a80bebdcdfa11fc23e5340e59f0cea00e9a51797e169af1904

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:
12/24/2024 11:40:42 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
Adware.Yontoo (M)
17.3.10.3

File size:
1 MB (1,063,160 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.5559.3361

Original file name:
BrassSearch.PurBrowse2015032209.dll

File type:
Dynamic link library (Win32 DLL)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\brass search\bin\plugins\brasssearch.purbrowse.dll

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Brass Search

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
3/12/2015 3:00:00 AM

Valid to:
4/11/2016 2:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Brass Search, O=Brass Search, 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:
14B70763F7359103960BFC81500A256C

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
3/22/2015 12:52:10 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
6.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

Entry address:
0x103796

Entry point:
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Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C# / Basic .NET

Code size:
1 MB (1,054,720 bytes)

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