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WebSpadesBrowserFilter.exe

WebSpades

Installed as part of the Yontoo WebSpades branded web browser extension, the BrowserFilter component is responsible for injecting advertising in the browser based on the context of the HTML being rendered. Ads are injected in the browser in the form of inline text, coupons, multi-site searching and additional offers. The application WebSpadesBrowserFilter.exe by WebSpades has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat.
Publisher:
WebSpades  (signed and verified)

Version:
0.0.0.0

MD5:
3aaa9e1c32e0e6b0aa3c10ca43f6bf25

SHA-1:
3935abe25af3b354e7db60b2bcea137348dba6cc

SHA-256:
fff46c007a96e36a790ab4003213963865a95cc45cefc848bd963d606ddf0fd8

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Part of the Yontoo ad injection web browser add-on.

Analysis date:
4/10/2025 12:34:14 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
Adware.Yontoo (M)
17.3.16.0

File size:
41.3 KB (42,272 bytes)

Product version:
0.0.0.0

Original file name:
WebSpadesBrowserFilter.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\Program Files\webspades\webspadesbrowserfilter.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
WebSpades

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
2/4/2014 5:30:00 AM

Valid to:
2/5/2015 5:29:59 AM

Subject:
CN=WebSpades, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=WebSpades, 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:
67B477151E4851C39D3B7BD0A019E603

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
5/14/2014 3:17:42 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
8.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

Entry address:
0xA036

Entry point:
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Entropy:
6.0364

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

Code size:
32.5 KB (33,280 bytes)

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