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holdpageuninstaller.exe

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This is the installer/setup program for a Yontoo adware component, a web browser plugin that injects unwanted ads in the browser. The application holdpageuninstaller.exe by middle pages has been detected as adware by 15 anti-malware scanners. This is a setup and installation application and has been known to bundle potentially unwanted software. This file is typically installed with the program Hold Page by Yontoo Technology, Inc. which is a potentially unwanted software program. 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)

Version:
1.0.0.0

MD5:
38f3ece17e59afeab115b8484b874290

SHA-1:
5679a73edcfc44b95c0d5b768dde5d30b646e65a

SHA-256:
01c050459e9065cd0fcb4cba71da85b095df4c81801aa19864cdfaf6d11c0a2c

Scanner detections:
15 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Analysis date:
11/23/2024 5:09:38 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Adware.BrowseFox.AL
6339784

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/BrowseFox.Gen4
7.11.200.132

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3231

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.MSIL.BrowseFox
4.0.3.15112

Bitdefender
Adware.BrowseFox.AL
1.0.20.60

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Adware.BrowseFox.AL
9.0.0.4799

ESET NOD32
MSIL/BrowseFox.G potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/S-9c5ae894
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Adware.BrowseFox.AL
5.13.68

G Data
Adware.BrowseFox.AL
15.1.24

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.MSIL.BrowseFox
t3scan.1.8.6.0

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.HoldPage.A
v2015.01.12.08

MicroWorld eScan
Adware.BrowseFox.AL
16.0.0.36

nProtect
Adware.BrowseFox.AL
15.01.12.01

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4741131
36504

File size:
543.2 KB (556,272 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.0

Original file name:
Hold Page Uninstaller.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
middle pages

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
10/7/2014 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
10/3/2015 1:59:59 AM

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:
1/5/2015 8:29:00 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
8.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:xPzDqjbMY+gRo+aR30AA190uaJQg4P+EIspghkv2Uj:iza/zApgh2Vj

Entry address:
0x85D9F

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, 04, 00, 03, 00, 00, 00, 30, 00, 00, 80, 0E, 00, 00, 00, 10, 13, 00...
 
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Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C# / Basic .NET

Code size:
527.5 KB (540,160 bytes)

The file holdpageuninstaller.exe has been discovered within the following programs.

Buzzdock  by Alactro LLC
This is a web browser extension that injects advertising. From the EULA: "Buzzdock is free to download and use. Buzzdock is supported by advertising, and users will see additional ads on websites where Buzzdock features operate.
www.buzzdock.com/faq-support
79% remove it
Hold Page  by Yontoo Technology, Inc.
Hold Page is an adware program that installs as a web browser plugin to inject and display advertisements.
holdingmypage.com/support
87% remove it
 
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The file holdpageuninstaller.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://install.holdingmypage.com/ud

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