podoweb.purbrowse.exe

PodoWeb

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

MD5:
8b69256c2e4eec65cc57b298f6e2603f

SHA-1:
9b01a202c405a975e10be425049641a44cd2b474

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:
11/27/2024 1:47:24 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Yontoo (M)
17.3.7.22

File size:
287.3 KB (294,168 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\podoweb\bin\podoweb.purbrowse.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
DigiCert Inc

Valid from:
6/8/2014 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
6/17/2015 8:00:00 AM

Subject:
CN=PodoWeb, O=PodoWeb, L=Santa Monica, S=California, C=US

Issuer:
CN=DigiCert Assured ID Code Signing CA-1, OU=www.digicert.com, O=DigiCert Inc, C=US

Serial number:
0A93446D6247875E905539F949588C94

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
9/9/2014 5:54:02 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
10.0

Entry address:
0x20DEE

Entry point:
E8, 45, 84, 00, 00, E9, 95, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 8B, 45, 08, 33, C9, 3B, 04, CD, 88, 34, 44, 00, 74, 13, 41, 83, F9, 2D, 72, F1, 8D, 48, ED, 83, F9, 11, 77, 0E, 6A, 0D, 58, 5D, C3, 8B, 04, CD, 8C, 34, 44, 00, 5D, C3, 05, 44, FF, FF, FF, 6A, 0E, 59, 3B, C8, 1B, C0, 23, C1, 83, C0, 08, 5D, C3, E8, F4, 51, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 06, B8, F0, 35, 44, 00, C3, 83, C0, 08, C3, E8, E1, 51, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 06, B8, F4, 35, 44, 00, C3, 83, C0, 0C, C3, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 56, E8, E2, FF, FF, FF, 8B, 4D, 08...
 
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Code size:
209 KB (214,016 bytes)

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