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BringStar

Part of the Yontoo adware component, a web browser plugin that injects unwanted ads in the browser. The application maintainer.exe by BringStar has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. It runs as a separate (within the context of its own process) windows Service named “MaintainerSvc2.32.2244710”.
Publisher:
BringStar  (signed and verified)

Version:
1.0.5425.24437

MD5:
38b386e78bf9803a17c2b958afaf48b8

SHA-1:
77a748fa1e690800f39b21844d6069e0853d520c

SHA-256:
3d342596ead85a37068cd382450b91092b8e6e9deacbcf21a0aed1b93021fb1d

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:
11/5/2024 1:51:27 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Yontoo (M)
17.3.9.5

File size:
120.8 KB (123,680 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.5425.24437

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\ProgramData\fe44cd89-140c-486e-a18b-eb21caf5b4b9\maintainer.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
BringStar

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
1/8/2014 9:00:00 PM

Valid to:
1/9/2015 8:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=BringStar, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=BringStar, 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:
0690B649CE1A1DFAAC570B0AAE6E5D30

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
11/8/2014 6:34:41 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

Entry address:
0x8A72

Entry point:
E8, 95, 57, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 81, EC, 28, 03, 00, 00, A1, 68, B2, 41, 00, 33, C5, 89, 45, FC, 83, 7D, 08, FF, 57, 74, 09, FF, 75, 08, E8, 79, 45, 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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Code size:
68.5 KB (70,144 bytes)

Service
Display name:
MaintainerSvc2.32.2244710

Type:
Win32OwnProcess

Depends on:
RPCSS


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