BuzzSearch.exe

BuzzSearch

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

Version:
1.0.5389.37576

MD5:
3a8da48714f5732de1332f6b64098e6f

SHA-1:
926a52c9a8bdd15adb896c82e898e9521079a2a4

SHA-256:
493f1b8795ffea9daa406e47739a338b879fe656584ec2b653e863f4532ecbba

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:
11/30/2024 7:57:04 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Yontoo (M)
17.3.7.19

File size:
509.9 KB (522,184 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.5389.37576

Original file name:
BuzzSearch.exe

Common path:
C:\Program Files\buzzsearch\bin\tmp54e.tmp

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
5/3/2014 9:00:00 AM

Valid to:
5/4/2015 8:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=BuzzSearch, OU=BuzzSearch, O=BuzzSearch, STREET=10620 Treena Street Suite 230, L=San Diego, S=Ca, PostalCode=92131, C=US

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

Serial number:
00DD9FCB2E901E39FD097F0632D190AF7E

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
10/4/2014 1:52:36 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
6.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

Entry address:
0x7F50A

Entry point:
FF, 25, 00, 20, 40, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 02, 00, 00, 00, 5D, 00, 00, 00, 4C, F5, 07, 00, 4C, D7, 07, 00, 52, 53, 44, 53, 1E, E2, E9, 6C, F5, EC, 21, 43, 9C, F4, E4, A2, 06, C2, 8D, 44, 01, 00, 00, 00, 44, 3A, 5C, 55, 74, 69, 6C, 69, 74, 69, 65, 73, 5C, 78, 64, 72, 69, 74, 67, 66, 68, 2E, 31, 73, 31, 5C, 44, 65, 73, 6B, 74, 6F, 70, 5C, 44, 65, 73, 6B...
 
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Entropy:
5.9175

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

Code size:
501.5 KB (513,536 bytes)

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