Brass Search
What is Brass Search?
Brass Search is a web browser extension that injects display advertising in the user's browser. Ads are displayed in the form of banners and contextual text-links and are both injected in white space areas of the HTML page or over existing ads of the underlying web site. These ads are typically for PC optimization utilities, other bundled malware or other types of malvertising.
The software collects a bunch of information about the user per the EULA: "When Accessing and Using the Software. When using the Software, various types of Individual user information is collected, stored, shared with other parties, supplemented, used and sold for business and marketing purposes, such as maintaining and improving the Software, providing the Sofiware features, displaying relevant advertisements and content, conducting research, providing analytics services, and other purposes described In this policy. This user Information Includes Information about your computer system, such as IP address, unique identifier number, hardware, software, configuration, operating system, browser, other connected devices, applications, usage patterns, capability, and performance. It also includes information about your internet use, browsing activity, demographics, location, and Interests, such as websites visited, pages viewed, search queries entered, and specific content displayed or accessed, including advertisements, items In your online shopping carts, and other products or services of interest to you."
About (from Yontoo Technology)
Brass Search - Search made simpler. We may use and share with third parties the information we collect from and receive about users to provide the Software to you, to monetize and improve the Software, to personalize your experience by delivering relevant content, advertising, and marketing messages, and to provide you... Read more
Overview
- Malware detected in the program
- Integrates into the web browser
- Installs a Windows Service
- Typically distributed through a pay-per-install bundle
- Injects advertisements unassociated with the underlying web page
- This program has a poor reputation
- The experts agree, you should remove it!
Warning, multiple anti-virus scanners have detected possible malware in Brass Search.
BrassSearchBHO.dll (f2de2832a91539031a04d87c1f8495f7) has been flagged by the following 24 scanners: |
Anti-Virus software | Version | Detection |
Lavasoft Ad-Aware |
537 |
Adware.BrowseFox.AT |
ALYac |
1.0.1.4 |
Adware.BrowseFox.AT |
AVG |
2016.0.3015 |
BrowseFox.F |
Avira |
7.11.200.132 |
Adware/BrowseFox.aoi |
Baidu-International |
4.0.3.15817 |
Adware.Win32.BrowseFox.bO |
Bitdefender |
1.0.20.1145 |
Adware.BrowseFox.AT |
Comodo Security |
20690 |
Application.Win32.BrowseFox.JM |
Dr.Web |
9.0.0.0229 |
Trojan.BPlug.142 |
Emsisoft Anti-Malware |
8.15.08.17.02 |
Adware.BrowseFox.AT |
ESET-NOD32 |
9.11003 |
a variant of Win32/BrowseFox.O |
F-Prot |
v6.4.7.1.166 |
W32/S-aba79093 |
F-Secure |
11.2015-17-08_2 |
Adware.BrowseFox.AT |
G Data |
15.8.24 |
Adware.BrowseFox.AT |
Jiangmin |
KV150817 |
AdWare/Kranet.ao |
K7 AntiVirus |
13.191.14617 |
Trojan |
K7GW |
13.191.14613 |
Trojan ( 0040f9921 ) |
Malwarebytes |
v2015.08.17.02 |
PUP.Optional.BrassSearch.A |
McAfee |
5600.6671 |
Artemis!F2DE2832A915 |
McAfee-GW-Edition |
7.6671 |
Artemis |
MicroWorld-eScan |
16.0.0.687 |
Adware.BrowseFox.AT |
NANO AntiVirus |
0.30.0.64448 |
Trojan.Win32.BPlug.ddwtte |
nProtect |
15.01.12.01 |
Adware.BrowseFox.AT |
Sophos |
4.98 |
Generic PUA ME |
Vba32 AntiVirus |
3.12.26.3 |
AdWare.Kranet |
updateBrassSearch.exe (d900e3a0c1bddb584a710826c6fba22f) has been flagged by the following 11 scanners: |
Anti-Virus software | Software version | Detection |
avast! |
8.0.1489.320 |
Win32:BrowseFox-CK [PUP] |
AVG |
14.0.0.4040 |
Generic.E30 |
Avira |
7.11.181.214 |
Adware/BrowseFox.aoi |
AVware |
1.5.0.21 |
Adware.BrowseFox |
Baidu-International |
3.5.1.41473 |
Adware.MSIL.BrowseFox.bH |
ESET-NOD32 |
10630 |
a variant of MSIL/BrowseFox.H |
Malwarebytes |
1.75.0.1 |
PUP.Optional.BrassSearch.A |
McAfee |
6.0.5.614 |
Artemis!D900E3A0C1BD |
McAfee-GW-Edition |
v2014.2 |
Artemis |
Sophos |
4.98.0 |
Generic PUA DN |
VIPRE Antivirus |
34302 |
Adware.BrowseFox |
View all 35 all detections
Brass Search has been found to be bundled with 3rd party software. If you have not purposefully installed this, you should be safe uninstalling it.
Program details
Displayed publisher: Brass Search
URL: brass-search.net/support
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Brass Search
Uninstaller: C:\Program Files\Brass Search\BrassSearchuninstall.exe
Estimated size: 1.5 MB
Files installed by Brass Search
Program module: | BrassSearchbho.dll |
Name: | Brass Search |
Path: | C:\Program Files\Brass Search\BrassSearchbho.dll |
MD5: | ad568ba44dfd08cc2586ccbf2030832e |
Additional files:
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BrassSearchbho.dll - Brass Search
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7za.exe (by Igor Pavlov) - 7-Zip (7-Zip Standalone Console)
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BrassSearchUn.exe
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BrassSearchUninstall.exe
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updateBrassSearch.exe
Behaviors exhibited
Internet Explorer BHO
- BrassSearchbho.dll is installed in Internet Explorer as a BHO (Browser Helper Object) under the name 'Brass Search 1.0.0.6' with the class of {ec315e50-4e75-45a2-b59d-896a1742bab9}.
Service
- updateBrassSearch.exe runs as a service named 'Update Brass Search' (Update Brass Search).
How do I remove Brass Search?
You can uninstall Brass Search from your computer by using the Add/Remove Program feature in the Window's Control Panel.
- On the Start menu (for Windows 8, right-click the screen's bottom-left corner), click Control Panel, and then, under Programs, do one of the following:
- Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click Uninstall a Program.
- Windows XP: Click Add or Remove Programs.
- When you find the program Brass Search, click it, and then do one of the following:
- Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click Uninstall.
- Windows XP: Click the Remove or Change/Remove tab (to the right of the program).
- Follow the prompts. A progress bar shows you how long it will take to remove Brass Search.
- If for some reason uninstallation fails, please install Microsoft's uninstall fixer utility which will help fix problems with programs that can't be uninstalled at support.microsoft.com.
How do I reset my web browser?
If your web browser homepage and search settings have been modfied by Brass Search you can restore them to their previous default settings.
Microsoft Internet Explorer
- Open Internet Explorer and click the Tools button, and then click Internet options.
- Click the Advanced tab, and then click Reset. Select the Delete personal settings check box if you would also like to remove search providers, Accelerators and home pages. When Internet Explorer finishes applying default settings, click Close, and then click OK.
- The changes will take effect the next time you open IE.
Mozilla Firefox
- At the top of the Firefox window, click the Firefox button, go over to the Help sub-menu and select Troubleshooting Information.
- To continue, click Reset Firefox in the confirmation window that opens. It will close and be reset.
- When it's done, a window will list the information that was imported. Click Finish and Firefox will open.
Google Chrome
- Open Chrome and click the Chrome menu on the browser toolbar.
- Select Settings. In the "Search" section, click Manage search engine. Check if (Default) is displayed next to your preferred search engine. If not, mouse over it and click Make default. Mouse over any other suspicious search engine entries that are not familiar and click X to remove them.
- When the "Show Home button" checkbox is selected, a web address appears below it. If you want the Homepage button to open up a different webpage, click Change to enter a link.
- Restart Google Chrome.
OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 58%
Win XP 8%
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HOW IT RUNS
Windows Service? Yes
(Installs a service)
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 88%
Keep it 12%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 |
66.67% |
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Windows 10 |
25.00% |
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Windows XP |
8.33% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
Windows 7 Ultimate |
33.33% |
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Windows 7 Home Premium |
16.67% |
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Windows 8 |
8.33% |
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Windows 7 Professional |
8.33% |
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Windows 7 Home Basic |
8.33% |
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Windows 8.1 |
8.33% |
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Geography
50.00% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
United States |
50.00% |
IQ |
5.56% |
Iran |
5.56% |
Malaysia |
5.56% |
PS |
5.56% |
United Kingdom |
5.56% |
Greece |
5.56% |
Indonesia |
5.56% |
ME |
5.56% |
Philippines |
5.56% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
ASUS |
22.22% |
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Lenovo |
22.22% |
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Sony |
11.11% |
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Dell |
11.11% |
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Hewlett-Packard |
11.11% |
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Samsung |
11.11% |
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Acer |
11.11% |
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Common models |
Gateway NE56R |
11.11% |
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FUJITSU LIFEBOOK AH530 |
11.11% |
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Dell Dell System Vostro... |
11.11% |
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SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO.,L... |
11.11% |
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Sony VPCF11M1E |
11.11% |
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LENOVO 20296 |
11.11% |
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About Yontoo Technology
Yontoo, a subsidiary/alias of ad-hijacker Sambreel, is a publisher of ad-supported web browser extensions designed to inject and display advertisements within the browser.
Publisher URL: www.yontoo.com