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buzzsearch.purbrowse64.exe

BuzzSearch

Part of the Yontoo adware component, a web browser plugin that injects unwanted ads in the browser. The application buzzsearch.purbrowse64.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)

MD5:
8168ccec08892ed43bd99cf40842c007

SHA-1:
e28d6787532fca11d7f5dd352852f94b3dad3864

SHA-256:
a2abdc9650f1d8a5247887985e680e6ff447b5859312b2c75a19c7d016a9b369

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 8:59:58 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
Adware.Yontoo (M)
16.7.19.21

File size:
280.3 KB (287,008 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win64 EXE)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
BuzzSearch

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
11/7/2013 12:00:00 AM

Valid to:
11/7/2014 11:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=BuzzSearch, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=BuzzSearch, 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:
04E8478F4E7A77520D661585F56C13E0

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
4/8/2014 3:22:58 AM

OS version:
5.2

OS bitness:
Win64

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:BICH0pAvY1Q5vQhQc4BHi4zQqATmr7D647YGTB95k2asmNoNf:OCH0pQhQm7EWJ7YGTPW3st

Entry address:
0x20140

Entry point:
48, 83, EC, 28, E8, 53, 77, 00, 00, 48, 83, C4, 28, E9, 76, FE, FF, FF, CC, CC, 48, 89, 5C, 24, 10, 48, 89, 7C, 24, 18, 55, 48, 8B, EC, 48, 83, EC, 60, 48, 8B, FA, 48, 8B, D9, 48, 8D, 4D, C0, 48, 8D, 15, 49, 05, 01, 00, 41, B8, 40, 00, 00, 00, E8, 8E, E4, FF, FF, 48, 8D, 55, 10, 48, 8B, CF, 48, 89, 5D, E8, 48, 89, 7D, F0, E8, 0E, 99, 00, 00, 4C, 8B, D8, 48, 89, 45, 10, 48, 89, 45, F8, 48, 85, FF, 74, 1B, F6, 07, 08, B9, 00, 40, 99, 01, 74, 05, 89, 4D, E0, EB, 0C, 8B, 45, E0, 4D, 85, DB, 0F, 44, C1, 89, 45...
 
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Code size:
185 KB (189,440 bytes)

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