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maintainer.exe

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Part of the Yontoo adware component, a web browser plugin that injects unwanted ads in the browser. The application maintainer.exe by fassurun 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 “MaintainerSvc4.05.1741159”.
Publisher:
fassurun  (signed and verified)

Version:
1.0.5705.16989

MD5:
b11b3b67fd1d8493559d8fa29c34a6da

SHA-1:
78e613b63988e80f52d874831794d4d96c88a5a0

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:
12/23/2024 11:13:35 PM UTC  (a few moments ago)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Yontoo (M)
17.1.10.22

File size:
125.3 KB (128,280 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.5705.16989

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Documents and Settings\{user}\Application data\1881ba94-fe1b-4454-bcb5-cea19f481d05\maintainer.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
fassurun

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
8/20/2013 9:00:00 PM

Valid to:
8/20/2015 8:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=fassurun, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=fassurun, 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:
6EA3A2D62F7379560AF4974E60282338

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
8/15/2015 1:26:22 PM

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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Code size:
72.5 KB (74,240 bytes)

Service
Display name:
MaintainerSvc4.05.1741159

Type:
Win32OwnProcess

Depends on:
RPCSS


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