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HigherAurum.exe

Higher Aurum

Part of the Yontoo adware component, a web browser plugin that injects unwanted ads in the browser. The file HigherAurum.exe 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:
1.0.5405.28751

MD5:
25a935c939cbbd4f2d53b53728537d56

SHA-1:
9b3dfbeb2fde5e3bb8daffa4d73158cf07e78f52

SHA-256:
661ca8c8624548e45324d45b99ca5f51e5f5c720f68ffb06aa84b35162760f80

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:
11/26/2024 11:06:10 PM UTC  (a few moments ago)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Yontoo (M)
17.3.11.4

File size:
511.8 KB (524,064 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.5405.28751

Original file name:
HigherAurum.exe

Common path:
C:\Program Files\higher aurum\bin\tmp5801.tmp

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Higher Aurum

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

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

Valid to:
9/19/2015 8:59:59 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:
10/19/2014 8:58:38 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
6.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

Entry address:
0x7FA6A

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, 02, 00, 00, 00, 5E, 00, 00, 00, AC, FA, 07, 00, AC, DC, 07, 00, 52, 53, 44, 53, F5, F6, 4A, 51, 8A, 4A, 10, 4C, BE, 2F, D1, AE, 83, 4B, BB, E1, 01, 00, 00, 00, 44, 3A, 5C, 55, 74, 69, 6C, 69, 74, 69, 65, 73, 5C, 61, 70, 76, 77, 6A, 31, 34, 6F, 2E, 32, 6E, 73, 5C, 44, 65, 73, 6B, 74, 6F, 70, 5C, 44, 65, 73, 6B...
 
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Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C# / Basic .NET

Code size:
503 KB (515,072 bytes)

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