Installer.exe

Installer

Sea Bug

Part of the Yontoo adware component, a web browser plugin that injects unwanted ads in the browser. The file Installer.exe by Sea Bug has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. It is also typically executed from the user's temporary directory. While running, it connects to the Internet address www.ibbalance.com on port 443.
Publisher:
Sea Bug  (signed and verified)

Product:
Installer

Version:
1.0.0.0

MD5:
f84082da3bfd6efc7d4299f215f5ce1d

SHA-1:
6bd1cc83303150f6da32b426df5ada0fa8833fe1

SHA-256:
d370cbd3da7f73a72291e46cae8926fd96b724f896cee207bd723e6a8a7a2a32

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:
11/17/2024 9:27:32 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Yontoo (M)
17.1.5.17

File size:
200.6 KB (205,456 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.0

Copyright:
Copyright © 2014

Original file name:
Installer.exe

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\awh205.tmp

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
GoDaddy.com, Inc.

Valid from:
7/25/2014 10:59:04 PM

Valid to:
7/25/2015 10:59:04 PM

Subject:
CN=Sea Bug, O=Sea Bug, L=Orange, S=California, C=US

Issuer:
CN=Go Daddy Secure Certificate Authority - G2, OU=http://certs.godaddy.com/repository/, O="GoDaddy.com, Inc.", L=Scottsdale, S=Arizona, C=US

Serial number:
081CF04D6E5726

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
10/18/2014 11:03:29 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
8.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

Entry address:
0x30B56

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

Code size:
187 KB (191,488 bytes)

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

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to www.softologic.com  (174.37.181.31:80)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to www.ibbalance.com  (173.192.190.227:443)

TCP (HTTP):

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