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platamoosesetup.exe

platamoose

This is the installer and setup program from the platamoose branded Yontoo adware web browser extension. This adware injects various forms of advertisements in the user's web browser based on the HTML content and URLs viewed. Ad include banners, in-line context text links, coupons, and search. The program will install an auto-updating Windows service that will update the software with additional features. The application platamoosesetup.exe by platamoose has been detected as adware by 28 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) installer. It will plug into the web browser and display context-based advertisements by overwriting existing ads or by inserting new ones on various web pages.
Publisher:
platamoose  (signed and verified)

MD5:
9ef3469daf4634d1d20b28fba37c32c9

SHA-1:
3c8751e4622ec1cd460545a483cef58fe4fec14f

SHA-256:
205c07799a0581c5fdeda90fcde8272e064dda59ec228bdc2e60bcce1f441f99

Scanner detections:
28 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Injects advertising in the web browser in various formats.

Analysis date:
11/1/2024 11:25:41 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Adware.BrowseFox.BN
684

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.SwiftBrowse
2015.01.21

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/BrowseFox.Gen
7.11.203.204

avast!
NSIS:BrowseFox-D [PUP]
2014.9-150322

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3162

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.BrowseFox
4.0.3.15322

Bitdefender
Adware.BrowseFox.BN
1.0.20.405

Dr.Web
Trojan.BPlug.181
9.0.1.081

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Adware.BrowseFox.BN
8.15.03.22.08

ESET NOD32
Win32/BrowseFox
9.11049

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/BrowseFox
3/22/2015

F-Prot
W32/S-b5aa130f
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Adware.BrowseFox.BN
11.2015-22-03_1

G Data
Adware.BrowseFox.BN
15.3.24

IKARUS anti.virus
AdWare.SwiftBrowse
t3scan.1.8.6.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.191.14703

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.BPlug
v2015.03.22.08

McAfee
Artemis!9EF3469DAF46
5600.6818

MicroWorld eScan
Adware.BrowseFox.BN
16.0.0.243

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.BPlug.dfsehz
0.30.0.64812

nProtect
Adware.BrowseFox.BN
15.01.19.01

Qihoo 360 Security
HEUR/QVM42.0.Malware.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.Yontoo
15.3.22.20

Rising Antivirus
NS:PUF.SilenceInstaller!1.9DDF
23.00.65.15320

Sophos
Generic PUA DM
4.98

Trend Micro House Call
Suspicious_GEN.F47V0115
7.2.81

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.MSIL.Swift
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
36842

File size:
569.8 KB (583,456 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\inetcache\content.ie5\4hac9h4m\platamoosesetup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
platamoose

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
10/6/2014 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
10/7/2015 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=platamoose, O=platamoose, 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:
04C98359B6F3562E6A98D30D88402AA6

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/5/2009 5:52:01 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:gFCSUEQD1s15Ap/G/8/3D0Fw/tN8dkmLtpHHHrh7cNLfrhCX0vSH32:g8vN6j8/z0FmcLbH1Uzh20vim

Entry address:
0x30CB

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 60, 91, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 30, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 7C, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 38, 6F, 44, 00, E8, F1, 2B, 00, 00, A3, 84, 6E, 44, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 30, 9C, 42, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, 54, 91, 40, 00, 68, 80, 2E, 44, 00, E8, A4, 28, 00, 00, FF, 15, AC, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, F0, 46, 00, 50, 57, E8, 92, 28, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.9816

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
22.5 KB (23,040 bytes)

The file platamoosesetup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://i.verrsin.net/inst/software/4D54E257-8DA9-4D1F-993C-99D996A00F9A/.../platamooseSetup.exe

The executing file has been seen to make the following network communications in live environments.

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to wac.edgecastcdn.net  (72.21.81.13:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to service.yontoo.com  (8.25.35.148:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to api.yontoo.com  (8.25.35.15:80)

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