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kingbrowse.expext.exe

KingBrowse

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

Version:
1.0.6242.39491

MD5:
74d84ab36e15a5f40c95cbe200bce819

SHA-1:
92671eab966a13bc5c27b3f5066004ce3608a40b

SHA-256:
2ac52dec27d15f637c17aaeb999fa985aa494f0009d8abc959f1e58db812c4e3

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:
11/23/2024 6:34:34 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
Adware.Yontoo (M)
17.3.5.23

File size:
99.3 KB (101,664 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.6242.39491

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\kingbrowse\bin\kingbrowse.expext.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
KingBrowse

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
1/8/2014 9:00:00 PM

Valid to:
1/9/2015 8:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=KingBrowse, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=KingBrowse, 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:
670CAB2C338090653CEA8172D5DB1E34

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/23/2014 2:47:25 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

Entry address:
0x561E

Entry point:
E8, AB, 3C, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, 7D, 08, 00, 74, 2D, FF, 75, 08, 6A, 00, FF, 35, 64, 7F, 41, 00, FF, 15, 4C, 20, 41, 00, 85, C0, 75, 18, 56, E8, 2F, 08, 00, 00, 8B, F0, FF, 15, 68, 20, 41, 00, 50, E8, DF, 07, 00, 00, 59, 89, 06, 5E, 5D, C3, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, 8B, 54, 24, 0C, 8B, 4C, 24, 04, 85, D2, 74, 69, 33, C0, 8A, 44, 24, 08, 84, C0, 75, 16, 81, FA, 80, 00, 00, 00, 72, 0E, 83, 3D, C0, 91, 41, 00, 00, 74, 05, E9, CD, 3C, 00, 00, 57, 8B...
 
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Code size:
65.5 KB (67,072 bytes)

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