browsers+_app#s#-bg.exe

Browsers+_App#s#

Micro Yellow Lab

This adware is a web browser extension that will inject advertising in the browser in the form of unwanted banners and text-links which may link to malware sites and install unwanted software. The application browsers+_app#s#-bg.exe, “Browsers+_App#s# exe” by Micro Yellow Lab has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. Part of the Corssrider web browser platform, the BG executable is a background process that manage various function of the installed extensions in user's browser including managing installation, updates and remote code downloads. It is distributed as part of the Brightcircle group of browser-extensions.
Publisher:
app  (signed by Micro Yellow Lab)

Product:
Browsers+_App#s#

Description:
Browsers+_App#s# exe

Version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

MD5:
e554a7426b8ee430dbb62ad3bdff42e9

SHA-1:
a6e811ad1438a17331088397aee4b3c2ebf93247

SHA-256:
918ca802558a05786d942bb9e5a5bb04fff3372f1441c091d8a632eba22bfc9e

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
The software may change the browser's home page and search provider settings as well as display advertisements. Distributed through the Brightcircle investments brand.

Note:
Crossrider is the owner of a platform that enables the creation of cross-browser extensions by developers but is not the owner of this detected application. The owner/publisher of this file is Micro Yellow Lab.

Analysis date:
11/27/2024 12:12:09 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
Adware.Crossrider (M)
17.2.23.2

File size:
599.9 KB (614,304 bytes)

Product version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

Copyright:
Copyright 2011

Original file name:
Browsers+_App#s#.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\browsers+_app#s#\browsers+_app#s#-bg.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
8/27/2014 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
8/28/2015 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Micro Yellow Lab, O=Micro Yellow Lab, STREET=Athinodorou 3, STREET=Dasoupoli Strovolos, L=Nicosia, S=Cyprus, PostalCode=2025, C=CY

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
009AFA5E0D9A7B3EBDF9FADE2F928085CE

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
10/5/2014 3:37:29 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

Entry address:
0x50535

Entry point:
E8, 12, CA, 00, 00, E9, 00, 00, 00, 00, 6A, 14, 68, 58, F5, 48, 00, E8, 55, 49, 00, 00, E8, C9, 1C, 00, 00, 0F, B7, F0, 6A, 02, E8, A5, C9, 00, 00, 59, B8, 4D, 5A, 00, 00, 66, 39, 05, 00, 00, 40, 00, 74, 04, 33, DB, EB, 33, A1, 3C, 00, 40, 00, 81, B8, 00, 00, 40, 00, 50, 45, 00, 00, 75, EB, B9, 0B, 01, 00, 00, 66, 39, 88, 18, 00, 40, 00, 75, DD, 33, DB, 83, B8, 74, 00, 40, 00, 0E, 76, 09, 39, 98, E8, 00, 40, 00, 0F, 95, C3, 89, 5D, E4, E8, 25, 4F, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 08, 6A, 1C, E8, DC, 00, 00, 00, 59, E8...
 
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Entropy:
6.4610

Code size:
473.5 KB (484,864 bytes)

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