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Maximum Maker

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

Version:
1.0.5733.8543

MD5:
4b218b8f4669d27b08d6a252248f4b99

SHA-1:
1979a76c19af5fd81f00b2310475438e7930a218

SHA-256:
3299c624168788855cde2ba25c84728a8b35f7829f5efacf20bedc7678734e3b

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 11:34:58 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
Adware.Yontoo (M)
17.3.14.5

File size:
1.3 MB (1,387,744 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.5733.8543

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\ProgramData\5863df14-27db-4d6c-816f-de72e29d6870\plugins\3\plugin.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Maximum Maker

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
6/18/2015 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
6/18/2016 4:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Maximum Maker, O=Maximum Maker, 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:
651671F09CB06782B6C1FB2E014BBB5E

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
9/12/2015 4:45:03 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
12.0

Entry address:
0x91771

Entry point:
E8, 12, A1, 01, 00, E9, 39, FE, FF, FF, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, 51, 8D, 4C, 24, 08, 2B, C8, 83, E1, 0F, 03, C1, 1B, C9, 0B, C1, 59, E9, 3A, A2, 01, 00, 51, 8D, 4C, 24, 08, 2B, C8, 83, E1, 07, 03, C1, 1B, C9, 0B, C1, 59, E9, 24, A2, 01, 00, CC, CC, CC, CC, 55, 8B, EC, 56, 8B, 75, 08, 57, 8B, 7D, 0C, 8B, 06, 83, F8, FE, 74, 0D, 8B, 4E, 04, 03, CF, 33, 0C, 38, E8, CF, BD, FF, FF, 8B, 46, 08, 8B, 4E, 0C, 03, CF, 33, 0C, 38, 5F, 5E, 5D, E9, BC, BD, FF, FF, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, 55...
 
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Entropy:
6.4896

Code size:
957.5 KB (980,480 bytes)

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