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megabrowse.browseradapter.exe

KnowledgeSlot

The application megabrowse.browseradapter.exe by KnowledgeSlot has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. While running, it connects to the Internet address broadband.actcorp.in on port 80 using the HTTP protocol.
Publisher:
KnowledgeSlot  (signed and verified)

MD5:
209a0118eb0a895c2136d0c6dbe3b9f8

SHA-1:
9d92171963985be563f4d38aa4f0c9a3ad9f30cc

SHA-256:
54f3c1ee79fdcc61c757f8f0dece858c07396ccf9361fc34831e1d0c16d42297

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
12/25/2024 1:20:54 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Yontoo (M)
17.3.16.11

File size:
105.4 KB (107,944 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\mega browse\bin\megabrowse.browseradapter.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
KnowledgeSlot

Authority:
Symantec Corporation

Valid from:
10/21/2016 8:00:00 AM

Valid to:
10/22/2017 7:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=KnowledgeSlot, O=KnowledgeSlot, L=San Diego, S=California, C=US

Issuer:
CN=Symantec Class 3 SHA256 Code Signing CA, OU=Symantec Trust Network, O=Symantec Corporation, C=US

Serial number:
571B5278123E0502FACCEABA06C95EC2

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
3/16/2017 4:28:37 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

Entry address:
0x4D75

Entry point:
E8, C5, 21, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 5D, E9, F3, 05, 00, 00, 3B, 0D, 70, 70, 41, 00, 75, 02, F3, C3, E9, 43, 22, 00, 00, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 10, EB, 0D, FF, 75, 08, E8, 46, 23, 00, 00, 59, 85, C0, 74, 0F, FF, 75, 08, E8, 8A, 07, 00, 00, 59, 85, C0, 74, E6, C9, C3, F6, 05, 58, 85, 41, 00, 01, BF, 4C, 85, 41, 00, BE, 5C, 32, 41, 00, 75, 2C, 83, 0D, 58, 85, 41, 00, 01, 6A, 01, 8D, 45, FC, 50, 8B, CF, C7, 45, FC, 64, 32, 41, 00, E8, 2C, 00, 00, 00, 68, 7E, 20, 41, 00, 89, 35, 4C...
 
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Entropy:
6.4008

Code size:
68.5 KB (70,144 bytes)

The executing file has been seen to make the following network communications in live environments.

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to NY1WV3438  (204.145.82.24:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to broadband.actcorp.in  (202.83.24.136:80)

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