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neurowisebho.dll

TessView

Part of the Yontoo adware component, a web browser plugin that injects unwanted ads in the browser. The module neurowisebho.dll by TessView has been detected as adware by 35 anti-malware scanners. It is installed within the context of Internet Explore as a BHO (Browser Helper Object) under the name ‘neurowise’. It will plug into the web browser and display context-based advertisements by overwriting existing ads or by inserting new ones on various web pages. The file has been seen being downloaded from install-cdn.neurowise.info.
Publisher:
neurowise  (signed by TessView)

Product:
neurowise

Version:
1.0.0.3

MD5:
9a3d1211e067057a1afdbd7725b26bff

SHA-1:
38b3a6ff04015d331a10ae3016166f2f602edd49

SHA-256:
8d20921c92a45cc97fbe9846a92510ddcc84b61e7f957e1df23ad040d1aa26eb

Scanner detections:
35 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Injects advertising in the web browser in various formats.

Analysis date:
11/24/2024 2:42:41 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Adware.BrowseFox.G
376

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.BrowseFox
2015.04.11

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/BrowseFox.Gen2
7.11.182.186

avast!
Win32:BrowseFox-EY [PUP]
2014.9-160124

AVG
BrowseFox.F
2017.0.2854

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.BrowseFox
4.0.3.16124

Bitdefender
Adware.BrowseFox.G
1.0.20.120

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Browsefox-7
0.98/21511

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.BrowseFox.JM
20043

Dr.Web
Trojan.Yontoo.1741
9.0.1.024

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Adware.BrowseFox
8.16.01.24.10

ESET NOD32
Win32/BrowseFox.O potentially unwanted (variant)
10.11458

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/BrowseFox
1/24/2016

F-Prot
W32/S-5aefa7b7
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Adware.BrowseFox.G
11.2016-24-01_1

G Data
Adware.BrowseFox
16.1.25

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.202.15559

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:WebToolbar.Win32.Agent
14.0.0.765

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Neurowise.A
v2016.01.24.10

McAfee
Artemis!6409C1E40FCC
5600.6510

MicroWorld eScan
Adware.BrowseFox.G
17.0.0.72

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.BPlug.ddwtte
0.28.6.62995

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.LinkSwift.250144
14.11.10.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/CI.A
16.01.24.10

Qihoo 360 Security
HEUR/QVM30.1.Malware.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
Adware.Yontoo.TessView (M)
16.1.24.22

Sophos
Browse Fox
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
Adware.BrowseFox/Variant
9365

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.R02KC0EK514
7.2.24

Trend Micro
TROJ_GEN.R02KC0EK514
10.465.24

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.Kranet
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
39242

Zillya! Antivirus
Backdoor.PePatch.Win32.44267
2.0.0.2135

File size:
244.3 KB (250,144 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.3

Copyright:
(c) neurowise. All rights reserved.

Original file name:
neurowiseIEClient.dll

File type:
Dynamic link library (Win32 DLL)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\neurowise\neurowisebho.dll

Digital Signature
Signed by:
TessView

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
2/4/2014 7:00:00 AM

Valid to:
2/5/2015 6:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=TessView, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=TessView, L=Santa Monica, 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:
3F35E503136B53896D71C7902553287E

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
11/16/2014 7:58:16 AM

OS version:
6.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:DxBotzn5MrRY/xRyklvnnD8uDTci+G3IaIZxdjBUxxT:Dyzn5MtY/LycjIPAxxT

Entry address:
0x12854

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, 7D, 0C, 01, 75, 05, E8, 41, 8D, 00, 00, FF, 75, 10, FF, 75, 0C, FF, 75, 08, E8, 07, 00, 00, 00, 83, C4, 0C, 5D, C2, 0C, 00, 6A, 0C, 68, 80, 30, 03, 10, E8, BD, 01, 00, 00, 33, C0, 40, 8B, 75, 0C, 85, F6, 75, 0C, 39, 35, 24, 78, 03, 10, 0F, 84, E4, 00, 00, 00, 83, 65, FC, 00, 83, FE, 01, 74, 05, 83, FE, 02, 75, 35, 8B, 0D, 0C, A5, 02, 10, 85, C9, 74, 0C, FF, 75, 10, 56, FF, 75, 08, FF, D1, 89, 45, E4, 85, C0, 0F, 84, B1, 00, 00, 00, FF, 75, 10, 56, FF, 75, 08, E8, 11, FE, FF, FF, 89, 45, E4...
 
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Entropy:
6.3608

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
159 KB (162,816 bytes)

Internet Explorer BHO
Display name:
neurowise

CLSID:
{d08ab008-0647-4784-8e2c-5769cd4a7c3a}


The file neurowisebho.dll has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://install-cdn.neurowise.info/bed?bet=3

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