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HoldPage.BOAS.exe

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Part of the Yontoo adware component, a web browser plugin that injects unwanted ads in the browser. The application HoldPage.BOAS.exe, “HoldPage.BOAS.exe” by middle pages has been detected as adware by 39 anti-malware scanners. It will plug into the web browser and display context-based advertisements by overwriting existing ads or by inserting new ones on various web pages.
Publisher:
middle pages  (signed and verified)

Description:
HoldPage.BOAS.exe

Version:
1.0.0.1

MD5:
a0c8f684b934dd7e542977caee6626bb

SHA-1:
167b61df636f435fc44af6e68c0e5871a8743d6c

SHA-256:
1666dc43ae76dc78d148ff26bc04ec60e98eed921d1e74a4eaf9aa162b511a69

Scanner detections:
39 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Injects advertising in the web browser in various formats.

Analysis date:
11/2/2024 7:26:16 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Adware.BrowseFox.AL
6289313

Agnitum Outpost
Win32.Sality.FA.Gen
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
Win32/Kashu.E
2014.10.13

Avira AntiVirus
TR/Trash.Gen
7.11.30.172

avast!
Win32:Adware-CCC [PUP]
141214-1

AVG
Win32/Sality
2015.0.3249

Baidu Antivirus
Virus.Win32.Sality.$Emu
4.0.3.141226

Bitdefender
Win32.Sality.3
1.0.20.1800

Bkav FE
W32.Sality.PE
1.3.0.4959

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Agent-29149
0.98/21411

Dr.Web
Trojan.BPlug.280
9.0.1.0360

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Adware.BrowseFox.AL
9.0.0.4668

ESET NOD32
Win32/BrowseFox.R potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/BrowseFox
12/26/2014

F-Prot
W32/Sality.gen2
v6.4.6.5.141

F-Secure
Adware.BrowseFox.AL
5.13.68

G Data
Win32.Sality
14.12.24

IKARUS anti.virus
AdWare.MPlug
t3scan.1.7.8.0

K7 AntiVirus
Virus
13.183.13642

Kaspersky
Packed.Win32.Krap
14.0.0.2738

McAfee
W32/Sality.gen.z
5600.6905

Microsoft Security Essentials
Threat.Undefined
1.185.3018.0

MicroWorld eScan
Win32.Sality.3
15.0.0.1080

NANO AntiVirus
Virus.Win32.Sality.bzkem
0.28.2.62483

Norman
Adware.BrowseFox.AL
04.12.2014 14:30:06

nProtect
Win32.Sality.3
14.10.12.01

Panda Antivirus
W32/Sality.AA
14.12.26.08

Qihoo 360 Security
HEUR/QVM10.1.Malware.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
W32.Sality.U
12.14.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.middlepages
15.1.12.11

Sophos
Mal/Sality-D
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
Trojan.Agent/Gen-Nullo[Short]
10154

Total Defense
Win32/Sality.AA
37.0.11224

Trend Micro House Call
PE_SALITY.ER
7.2.360

Trend Micro
PE_SALITY.ER
10.465.26

Vba32 AntiVirus
Virus.Win32.Sality.bakb
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4734158
33706

ViRobot
Win32.Sality.N
2011.4.7.4223

Zillya! Antivirus
Virus.Sality.Win32.20
2.0.0.1953

File size:
1.7 MB (1,791,216 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.1

Original file name:
HoldPage.BOAS.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\hold page\bin\holdpage.boas.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
middle pages

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
10/6/2014 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
10/2/2015 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=middle pages, O=middle pages, 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:
01FD540333A96486522A2EDFD3C2E0B3

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/26/2014 12:45:17 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:HMKHNDKEQkGmSK5sdktUSTlb/oLEchSatitfHB98gu3bEBz7Pm2ICLk0Ktd+qBk:su+Ecm1s6DTl/oLEchSatitvibabm2IS

Entry address:
0x107789

Entry point:
E8, CA, 72, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, 3B, 0D, B8, 3E, 58, 00, 75, 02, F3, C3, E9, 51, 73, 00, 00, 8B, 41, 04, 85, C0, 75, 05, B8, F0, C6, 55, 00, C3, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, 7D, 08, 00, 57, 8B, F9, 74, 2D, 56, FF, 75, 08, E8, 7A, 38, 00, 00, 8D, 70, 01, 56, E8, 1C, 06, 00, 00, 59, 59, 89, 47, 04, 85, C0, 74, 11, FF, 75, 08, 56, 50, E8, 17, 74, 00, 00, 83, C4, 0C, C6, 47, 08, 01, 5E, 5F, 5D, C2, 04, 00, 8B, FF, 56, 8B, F1, 80, 7E, 08, 00, 74, 09, FF, 76, 04, E8, FB, 09, 00, 00, 59, 83, 66, 04, 00, C6, 46...
 
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Entropy:
6.4176

Code size:
1.2 MB (1,263,104 bytes)

The executing file has been seen to make the following network communications in live environments.

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ee-in-f95.1e100.net  (173.194.65.95:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a23-212-108-183.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.212.108.183:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a23-201-103-154.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.201.103.154:80)

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