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PowerfulBrowse

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 PowerfulBrowse will automatically keep the extension patched by downloaded new functionality which is auto-enabled by default. The application updatepowerfulbrowse.exe by PowerfulBrowse 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 PowerfulBrowse”.
Publisher:
PowerfulBrowse  (signed and verified)

Version:
1.0.5360.32520

MD5:
0ec84c88d18a4030e1893c9c67165626

SHA-1:
dca65d3c164e61fa2c67a32830e3441b2aa93142

SHA-256:
4a1794731557b128ce348eaaba9d26988fce663e22511f33c61771c76b9f9062

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Analysis date:
12/24/2024 11:41:36 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
Adware.Yontoo (M)
17.1.15.7

File size:
315.8 KB (323,368 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.5360.32520

Original file name:
PowerfulBrowse.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
PowerfulBrowse

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
3/28/2014 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
3/29/2015 4:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=PowerfulBrowse, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, 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:
0D18FDCF326B0F33033260BCD44C1918

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
9/4/2014 12:04:14 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
8.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

Entry address:
0x4EBCE

Entry point:
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Entropy:
6.0895

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

Code size:
307 KB (314,368 bytes)

Service
Display name:
Update PowerfulBrowse

Type:
Win32OwnProcess


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