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ConstaSurf

Part of the Yontoo adware component, a web browser plugin that injects unwanted ads in the browser. The file maintainer.bak by ConstaSurf has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat.
Publisher:
ConstaSurf  (signed and verified)

Version:
1.0.5663.33563

MD5:
74777d76ab0e24397daf30225c4188da

SHA-1:
d3e39e8c2a32a2fee6b4b99cd13897121c3d0c88

SHA-256:
59fd5c18a86d9c6a00689b900bccff99fa4beb766ca9bfbb7e8b0a46a78cff7c

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 1:10:05 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Yontoo (M)
17.3.11.7

File size:
125.2 KB (128,240 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.5663.33563

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\ProgramData\8a64b500-91d9-42f2-8d4d-776c5ec0ee9c\maintainer.bak

Digital Signature
Signed by:
ConstaSurf

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
3/16/2015 7:00:00 AM

Valid to:
4/15/2016 6:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=ConstaSurf, O=ConstaSurf, L=Santa Monica, 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:
284E019C78604C0DEBC01C1E082C455D

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
7/5/2015 8:38:49 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

Entry address:
0x9872

Entry point:
E8, 75, 62, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 81, EC, 28, 03, 00, 00, A1, 68, C2, 41, 00, 33, C5, 89, 45, FC, 83, 7D, 08, FF, 57, 74, 09, FF, 75, 08, E8, 59, 50, 00, 00, 59, 83, A5, E0, FC, FF, FF, 00, 6A, 4C, 8D, 85, E4, FC, FF, FF, 6A, 00, 50, E8, 7A, F3, FF, FF, 8D, 85, E0, FC, FF, FF, 89, 85, D8, FC, FF, FF, 8D, 85, 30, FD, FF, FF, 83, C4, 0C, 89, 85, DC, FC, FF, FF, 89, 85, E0, FD, FF, FF, 89, 8D, DC, FD, FF, FF, 89, 95, D8, FD, FF, FF, 89, 9D, D4, FD, FF, FF, 89, B5, D0, FD, FF, FF, 89, BD, CC...
 
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Entropy:
6.2063

Code size:
72.5 KB (74,240 bytes)

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