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betweenlinesuninstaller.exe

Between Lines

This is the installer/setup program for a Yontoo adware component, a web browser plugin that injects unwanted ads in the browser. The application betweenlinesuninstaller.exe by Between Lines has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. This is a setup and installation application and has been known to bundle potentially unwanted software. The file has been seen being downloaded from install.betweenlinesnow.com.
Publisher:
Between Lines  (signed and verified)

Version:
1.0.0.0

MD5:
5a95018d3b5bd7abee39c9cf8b5bf23c

SHA-1:
ee9d29ab8ccb295063333b80edc7c981443ad313

SHA-256:
081c8520f9df30e01b530542b156bd9799266da67de7cbb9f5641817edc54ae9

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:
12/26/2024 4:21:59 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Yontoo.BetweenL.Installer (M)
16.7.6.18

File size:
542.7 KB (555,768 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.0

Original file name:
Between Lines Uninstaller.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\betweenlinesuninstaller.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Between Lines

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
2/23/2015 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
2/24/2016 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Between Lines, O=Between Lines, 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:
0BAD3D665CB44E6E0042FF4A69E2ACFE

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
4/5/2015 1:36:25 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
8.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:NPzDmjIClGWct2yNyYV2WECJAm3Tb6dfdPHyHiD4sbFn9uU9aCSo6NzrtbEH7viS:NPzDmjICGtIYV4wP385Djp6hEvoS

Entry address:
0x85AE6

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, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00...
 
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Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C# / Basic .NET

Code size:
527 KB (539,648 bytes)

The file betweenlinesuninstaller.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://install.betweenlinesnow.com/ud

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