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Sea Bug

This is the installer/setup program for a Yontoo adware component, a web browser plugin that injects unwanted ads in the browser. The application 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:
09f9a4104b9ac4974ee307718922295d

SHA-1:
9cd554e15b0be8c5d349e1001d875780c4e4287c

SHA-256:
4f13f7f6b93636050f3eadf290d8240b6502635746e84764ed63bcf43d3b514c

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 9:40:56 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Yontoo (M)
16.12.6.5

File size:
201.1 KB (205,968 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.0

Copyright:
Copyright © 2014

Original file name:
Installer.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\{random}.tmp\installer.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Sea Bug

Authority:
GoDaddy.com, Inc.

Valid from:
7/25/2014 1:59:04 PM

Valid to:
7/25/2015 1:59:04 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:
11/3/2014 7:17:40 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
8.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:wfI0oQ4CMr2TvzCR0DTbTrZYydNUHXtfHk:wxo/1CTve6DpJdahE

Entry address:
0x30D1E

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, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
6.6004

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

Code size:
187.5 KB (192,000 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)

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