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neurowise

Part of the Yontoo adware component, a web browser plugin that injects unwanted ads in the browser. The application utilneurowise.exe by neurowise has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. This file is typically installed with the program neurowise by Yontoo Technology, Inc. which is a potentially unwanted software program.
Publisher:
neurowise  (signed and verified)

Version:
1.0.5360.24829

MD5:
3c8329bd80fd653802185dfab03d5018

SHA-1:
52d2d43e93eae342874af5a619687e4d75593b8d

SHA-256:
603d6b97df54022d1a4e62ac81d6655f23570c673357524e12e66003fa901ee7

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:
12/24/2024 12:59:57 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Yontoo (M)
17.3.14.6

File size:
315.8 KB (323,360 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.5360.24829

Original file name:
neurowise.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\Program Files\neurowise\bin\utilneurowise.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
neurowise

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
4/29/2014 7:00:00 AM

Valid to:
4/30/2015 6:59:59 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:
9/4/2014 9:47:55 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
8.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

Entry address:
0x4EB9A

Entry point:
FF, 25, 00, 20, 40, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 02, 00, 10, 00, 00, 00, 20, 00, 00, 80, 18, 00...
 
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Entropy:
6.0951

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

Code size:
307 KB (314,368 bytes)

The file utilneurowise.exe has been discovered within the following program.

neurowise  by Yontoo Technology, Inc.
neurowise is an advertising supported (adware) extension that runs in the context of the user's web browser as well as a process in the background.
neurowise.info/support
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