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melondreaBrowserFilter.exe

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Installed as part of the Yontoo melondrea branded web browser extension, the BrowserFilter component is responsible for injecting advertising in the browser based on the context of the HTML being rendered. Ads are injected in the browser in the form of inline text, coupons, multi-site searching and additional offers. The application melondreaBrowserFilter.exe by melondrea has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat.
Publisher:
melondrea  (signed and verified)

Version:
0.0.0.0

MD5:
9a74eff5f971deb4e64fed9deee7fe3e

SHA-1:
4984f58e000777c4141e55e66d43aa8c96ffc678

SHA-256:
3195809b5363c311dae000eadb54ad631798f55913ebf33393b1b9c13c2e7cd4

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Part of the Yontoo ad injection web browser add-on.

Analysis date:
2/25/2025 3:54:35 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Yontoo (M)
17.3.12.5

File size:
35.2 KB (36,080 bytes)

Product version:
0.0.0.0

Original file name:
melondreaBrowserFilter.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\Program Files\melondrea\bin\melondreabrowserfilter.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
melondrea

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
11/4/2014 7:00:00 AM

Valid to:
1/4/2016 6:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=melondrea, O=melondrea, 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:
231D7D8EBDF7B46C4824D8213841DD70

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
11/30/2014 4:15:14 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

Entry address:
0x88CA

Entry point:
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Entropy:
6.0959

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

Code size:
26.5 KB (27,136 bytes)

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