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updateneurowise.exe

neurowise

Part of the Yontoo web browser plugin (delivers advertisements to the web browser in the form of injected banners, text-links, popups, etc.) the updater mechanism for neurowise will automatically keep the extension patched by downloaded new functionality which is auto-enabled by default. The application updateneurowise.exe by neurowise has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. It runs as a separate (within the context of its own process) windows Service named “Update neurowise”.
Publisher:
neurowise  (signed and verified)

Version:
1.0.5396.4084

MD5:
71eabf35c4dcec08ee224e905851d5c7

SHA-1:
b482bd8eca6b15148ab6d18e451ba6e9b23bea87

SHA-256:
a9c8c15a41fe1b1736a2855187c12177c91bd120cbe20896811006fc74df7bf9

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Part of the Yontoo adware web browser extension update process.

Analysis date:
11/23/2024 9:35:51 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
Adware.Yontoo (M)
17.3.4.15

File size:
510.3 KB (522,528 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.5396.4084

Original file name:
neurowise.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\Program Files\neurowise\updateneurowise.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
neurowise

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
4/29/2014 4:30:00 AM

Valid to:
4/30/2015 4:29:59 AM

Subject:
CN=neurowise, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=neurowise, 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:
6D39162AD22EF7230D6D19FE64DA8198

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
10/10/2014 1:46:12 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
6.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

Entry address:
0x7F3E2

Entry point:
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Entropy:
5.9162

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

Code size:
501.5 KB (513,536 bytes)

Service
Display name:
Update neurowise

Type:
Win32OwnProcess


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