Installer.exe

Installer

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. This is a setup and installation application and has been known to bundle potentially unwanted software. It is also typically executed from an Internet Explorer cache folder. 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:
023a4e740c0ad5bcfc29ab3473dad8d0

SHA-1:
fceda4800df87b4dc79335ed514ab3cc92bb285a

SHA-256:
a80fc66535b92aabb829f2db6edeff607045d21cd1acf6fde73a20dd5e9438ea

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:
12/24/2024 5:34:42 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Yontoo (M)
17.1.24.2

File size:
200.6 KB (205,456 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\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\content.ie5\{random}\installer.exe

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:
10/20/2014 9:03:31 PM

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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