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powerfulbrowseun.exe

PowerfulBrowse

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

Version:
1.0.0.0

MD5:
293e86a23ad4bd46049932864a5352af

SHA-1:
a4661767fec0e7565eedbe2dbc8fca789e897250

SHA-256:
2e160c2cdc1f2cdabdf3e45a1ea2028209ea07e7b8a56f5f3947863781733bac

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:
12/25/2024 12:25:07 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Yontoo.Powerful (M)
16.7.8.19

File size:
535.2 KB (548,088 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.0

Original file name:
PowerfulBrowse Uninstaller.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\Program Files\powerfulbrowse\powerfulbrowseun.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
PowerfulBrowse

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
3/18/2015 8:00:00 AM

Valid to:
5/17/2016 7:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=PowerfulBrowse, O=PowerfulBrowse, 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:
5BD9F675D1AB6190F2C5638516563F26

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
4/21/2016 7:42:04 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:M83ZW51Z2wV0VdtvBQ5HG14YUf4RQr5zNHR:vVefY24RQr5zNHR

Entry address:
0x83C5E

Entry point:
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Entropy:
5.9897

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

Code size:
519.5 KB (531,968 bytes)

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