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AdvanceElite.FirstRun.exe

FirstRun

TasticSurf

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

Product:
FirstRun

Version:
1.0.0.0

MD5:
81fa6e9713d730836981cdefcdef935e

SHA-1:
237015342d46911ffc1375eeed6876e056a48eb8

SHA-256:
5d940fd9f9ded77b5d81cd21269f04cfd22aab0b877a669db58cba119d9290eb

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:
11/23/2024 10:28:03 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
Adware.Yontoo (M)
17.1.8.14

File size:
1.5 MB (1,596,704 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.0

Copyright:
Copyright © 2014

Original file name:
AdvanceElite.FirstRun.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\advanceelite\advanceelite.firstrun.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
TasticSurf

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
11/27/2013 5:00:00 AM

Valid to:
11/28/2014 4:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=TasticSurf, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=TasticSurf, 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:
7A9A017A31DB5E88B561FEDAF60E6163

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
11/2/2014 6:33:49 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
6.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

Entry address:
0x185936

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

Code size:
1.5 MB (1,587,712 bytes)

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