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surftastic.boashelper.exe

Surftastic

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

MD5:
c610d7d28660ed47bdda494cee6fe7d9

SHA-1:
fc2a37d787fc08af8913ff24d1cdee71ce91c157

SHA-256:
9c970272ef41ec5db90cdcfcea37d3b030938fdbac1b1c56083af2872738d98e

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:
12/23/2024 11:14:47 PM UTC  (a few moments ago)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Yontoo (M)
17.3.15.16

File size:
1.6 MB (1,649,576 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\surftastic\bin\surftastic.boashelper.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Surftastic

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
5/7/2014 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
5/8/2015 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Surftastic, O=Surftastic, STREET=10620 Treena Street Suite 230, L=San Diego, S=Ca, PostalCode=92131, C=US

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
1E51B1BC1DA0D725290BE84DCF88D4EB

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
11/29/2014 1:23:18 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

Entry address:
0xF6B5B

Entry point:
E8, CC, 84, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 53, 8B, 5D, 08, 83, FB, E0, 77, 6F, 56, 57, 83, 3D, 94, E1, 56, 00, 00, 75, 18, E8, F8, 77, 00, 00, 6A, 1E, E8, 42, 76, 00, 00, 68, FF, 00, 00, 00, E8, 81, 28, 00, 00, 59, 59, 85, DB, 74, 04, 8B, C3, EB, 03, 33, C0, 40, 50, 6A, 00, FF, 35, 94, E1, 56, 00, FF, 15, 2C, F2, 51, 00, 8B, F8, 85, FF, 75, 26, 6A, 0C, 5E, 39, 05, E0, E9, 56, 00, 74, 0D, 53, E8, 0F, 85, 00, 00, 59, 85, C0, 75, A9, EB, 07, E8, 47, 0C, 00, 00, 89, 30, E8, 40, 0C, 00, 00, 89...
 
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Code size:
1.1 MB (1,171,456 bytes)

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