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 40 anti-malware scanners. It is installed within the context of Internet Explore as a BHO (Browser Helper Object) under the name ‘neurowise 1.0.0.7’. Additionally, the file is typically installed by a number of programs including neurowise by Yontoo Technology, Inc. and Buzzdock by Alactro LLC, both potentially unwanted software. 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.
Publisher:
neurowise  (signed by TessView)

Product:
neurowise

Version:
1.0.0.7

MD5:
af4a8ffa8d6af16dc7a92bf18f8f202a

SHA-1:
f03cb0b672064eb50ff358fbd6a4dbe35e831d67

SHA-256:
cb2497cd25c943b60f2cc894d31e6ba610bb44077003d61e46f11195893041bc

Scanner detections:
40 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Analysis date:
11/24/2024 2:47:23 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Adware.BrowseFox.BP
443

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
Adware/Win32.BrowseFox
2015.08.30

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/BrowseFox.Gen2
8.3.2.2

Arcabit
Adware.BrowseFox.BP
1.0.0.425

avast!
Win32:BrowseFox-EY [PUP]
2014.9-151119

AVG
AdPlugin
2016.0.2921

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.BrowseFox
4.0.3.151119

Bitdefender
Adware.BrowseFox.BP
1.0.20.1615

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Agent-7675
0.98/21411

Comodo Security
ApplicUnwnt
23112

Dr.Web
Trojan.Yontoo.1741
9.0.1.0323

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Adware.BrowseFox.BP
8.15.11.19.07

ESET NOD32
Win32/BrowseFox.AE potentially unwanted (variant)
9.12171

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/Agent
11/19/2015

F-Prot
W32/S-304afd20
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Adware.BrowseFox.BP
11.2015-19-11_5

G Data
Adware.BrowseFox.BP
15.11.25

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.BrowseFox
t3scan.1.9.5.0

K7 AntiVirus
Riskware
13.2017054

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:WebToolbar.Win32.Agent
14.0.0.1098

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Yontoo.A
v2015.11.19.07

McAfee
Artemis!AF4A8FFA8D6A
5600.6577

MicroWorld eScan
Adware.BrowseFox.BP
16.0.0.969

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Yontoo.dnkubo
0.30.24.3283

Norman
Adware.BrowseFox.AP
11.20151119

nProtect
Adware.BrowseFox.BP
15.08.28.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/CI.A
15.11.19.07

Qihoo 360 Security
Win32/Virus.WebToolbar.cce
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
PUA.Tessview.Gen
11.15.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Yontoo.TessView (M)
15.11.19.7

Rising Antivirus
PE:Adware.BrowseFox!6.1D8B[F1]
23.00.65.151117

Sophos
Browse Fox (PUA)
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
Adware.BrowseFox/Variant
9498

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F0C2C00C615
7.2.323

Trend Micro
TROJ_GEN.F0C2C00BD15
10.465.19

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.MSIL.Agent
3.12.26.4

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
43294

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.Agent.Win32.39847
2.0.0.2379

File size:
262.8 KB (269,088 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.7

Copyright:
(c) neurowise. All rights reserved.

File type:
Dynamic link library (Win32 DLL)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
2/4/2014 3:00:00 AM

Valid to:
2/5/2015 2:59:59 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:
1/31/2015 2:34:00 PM

OS version:
6.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:EnKe0iPE70XLVqUMU1SWBh+lBF63Qv+i2vmZKTqxHTF0BcEB:EnKe0XILVsISW9+VSmZ7Gme

Entry address:
0xF515

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, 7D, 0C, 01, 75, 05, E8, EA, 7E, 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, B8, 21, 03, 10, E8, 4C, 02, 00, 00, 33, C0, 40, 8B, 75, 0C, 85, F6, 75, 0C, 39, 35, 2C, 77, 03, 10, 0F, 84, E4, 00, 00, 00, 83, 65, FC, 00, 83, FE, 01, 74, 05, 83, FE, 02, 75, 35, 8B, 0D, C4, 93, 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:
6.0719

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
159 KB (162,816 bytes)

Internet Explorer BHO
Display name:
neurowise 1.0.0.7

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


The file neurowisebho.dll has been discovered within the following programs.

Buzzdock  by Alactro LLC
This is a web browser extension that injects advertising. From the EULA: "Buzzdock is free to download and use. Buzzdock is supported by advertising, and users will see additional ads on websites where Buzzdock features operate.
www.buzzdock.com/faq-support
79% remove it
neurowise  by Yontoo Technology, Inc.
neurowise is an advertising supported (adware) extension that runs in the context of the user's web browser as well as a process in the background.
neurowise.info/support
84% remove it
 
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