neurowiseun.exe

neurowise

Part of the Yontoo adware component, a web browser plugin that injects unwanted ads in the browser. The application neurowiseun.exe by neurowise has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. This is the uninstaller utility registered in the Windows Control Panel for the program neurowise by neurowise.
Publisher:
neurowise  (signed and verified)

Version:
1.0.0.0

MD5:
bbd55dee0332f5c03d2ba7be4e56da1e

SHA-1:
255fe0fe4e09e6da2a80e15df269ba294c8b3d0a

SHA-256:
34a63dcb74b9234e6e83bac19f7ee3bc71cfa7e6df16eaacc78b1ccb23cd56e1

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:
11/27/2024 3:38:23 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Yontoo (M)
17.3.12.0

File size:
625.2 KB (640,240 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.0

Original file name:
neurowise Uninstaller.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\Program Files\neurowise\neurowiseun.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
4/23/2015 7:00:00 AM

Valid to:
6/22/2016 6:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=neurowise, O=neurowise, 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:
44381E530504967961F48BDFACFAA048

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
11/26/2015 11:17:29 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

Entry address:
0x9A47E

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...
 
[+]

Entropy:
6.2388

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

Code size:
609.5 KB (624,128 bytes)

Program Uninstaller
Program name:
neurowise

Display publisher:
neurowise

Display version:
2014.08.31.035817

Uninstall string:
C:\Program Files (x86)\neurowise\neurowiseUn.exe OFS_


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