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websparkle.purbrowse.dll

WebSparkle

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

Version:
1.0.5485.6138

MD5:
95d59e37af75ad2247c39e7217025963

SHA-1:
fc7e526e545a8665b050bd80dbc8dc853b492719

SHA-256:
24b0e85f95a44500567560b9d24ff3109c15b8c972ae1eea395aad42bd55d4cc

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 4:34:58 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
Adware.Yontoo (M)
17.3.8.20

File size:
934.8 KB (957,216 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.5485.6138

Original file name:
WebSparkle.PurBrowse2015010711.dll

File type:
Dynamic link library (Win32 DLL)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\websparkle\bin\plugins\websparkle.purbrowse.dll

Digital Signature
Signed by:
WebSparkle

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
8/13/2013 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
8/14/2015 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=WebSparkle, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=WebSparkle, L=San Diego, 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:
36202DE0CBDFE10F57978E3766DB2ED4

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
1/7/2015 12:24:41 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
6.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

Entry address:
0xE992E

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

Code size:
926.5 KB (948,736 bytes)

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