buzzsearch.purbrowse64.exe.pendingoverwrite

BuzzSearch

Part of the Yontoo adware component, a web browser plugin that injects unwanted ads in the browser. The file buzzsearch.purbrowse64.exe.pendingoverwrite 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:
bc8b077c4cc996ff4cc3d32d0d1f8a35

SHA-1:
7dc21f6788d0a54007888ea18b9fc650e371ce71

SHA-256:
84a775f2e438ecd75328116a7443a364bc603991ca6e01845e3f2965c3128ad8

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:
11/27/2024 1:33:02 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Yontoo (M)
17.3.7.19

File size:
341.4 KB (349,640 bytes)

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

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:
9/10/2014 6:53:44 AM

OS version:
5.2

OS bitness:
Win64

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
10.0

Entry address:
0x25110

Entry point:
48, 83, EC, 28, E8, 77, 94, 00, 00, 48, 83, C4, 28, E9, 76, FE, FF, FF, CC, CC, 4C, 8D, 0D, 25, A5, 02, 00, 33, C0, 49, 8B, D1, 44, 8D, 40, 08, 3B, 0A, 74, 2B, FF, C0, 49, 03, D0, 83, F8, 2D, 72, F2, 8D, 41, ED, 83, F8, 11, 77, 06, B8, 0D, 00, 00, 00, C3, 81, C1, 44, FF, FF, FF, B8, 16, 00, 00, 00, 83, F9, 0E, 41, 0F, 46, C0, C3, 48, 98, 41, 8B, 44, C1, 04, C3, CC, 48, 83, EC, 28, E8, DB, 5E, 00, 00, 48, 85, C0, 75, 09, 48, 8D, 05, 37, A6, 02, 00, EB, 04, 48, 83, C0, 10, 48, 83, C4, 28, C3, 48, 83, EC, 28...
 
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Entropy:
6.2922

Code size:
230.5 KB (236,032 bytes)

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