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higheraurum.brt.helper.exe.pendingoverwrite

Higher Aurum

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

Version:
1.0.0.0

MD5:
8732898c3b2e3e3a8be8d1b3948ffad9

SHA-1:
08aa5d17f37ec54c821201822ed79bacda83bc40

SHA-256:
f8c0ff69a041f6332918d671baf6df020a8f5a8df56ae5c5642d179dd4cb3937

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:
12/24/2024 12:11:23 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Yontoo (M)
17.3.3.3

File size:
157.3 KB (161,056 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.0

Original file name:
HigherAurum.BRT.Helper.exe

Common path:
C:\Program Files\higher aurum\bin\higheraurum.brt.helper.exe.pendingoverwrite

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Higher Aurum

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
9/18/2013 6:00:00 PM

Valid to:
9/19/2015 5:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Higher Aurum, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=Higher Aurum, 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:
7AC9C1A4A445736B879230C2743EB72C

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
9/19/2014 2:40:37 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
8.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

Entry address:
0x2712E

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

Code size:
148.5 KB (152,064 bytes)

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