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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:
1.0.5731.22922

MD5:
ce2113454f2d0e698cb5779e81dfe8e7

SHA-1:
5893212a24447365233498d441a86f01bc4ed342

SHA-256:
cd51405aa4bf108aef85f858d51e8edaa1f2e19aa18b9bcdd6b472bb4d4b7bd3

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 11:27:24 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
Adware.Yontoo (M)
17.3.13.6

File size:
750.2 KB (768,224 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.5731.22922

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\ProgramData\5863df14-27db-4d6c-816f-de72e29d6870\plugins\12\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:
9/10/2015 12:44:15 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
12.0

Entry address:
0x38A25

Entry point:
E8, BE, 0D, 01, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, CC, 8B, 54, 24, 0C, 8B, 4C, 24, 04, 85, D2, 74, 7F, 0F, B6, 44, 24, 08, 0F, BA, 25, 10, 7E, 4B, 00, 01, 73, 0D, 8B, 4C, 24, 0C, 57, 8B, 7C, 24, 08, F3, AA, EB, 5D, 8B, 54, 24, 0C, 81, FA, 80, 00, 00, 00, 7C, 0E, 0F, BA, 25, 78, 27, 4B, 00, 01, 0F, 82, BC, 0E, 01, 00, 57, 8B, F9, 83, FA, 04, 72, 31, F7, D9, 83, E1, 03, 74, 0C, 2B, D1, 88, 07, 83, C7, 01, 83, E9, 01, 75, F6, 8B, C8, C1, E0, 08, 03, C1, 8B, C8, C1, E0, 10, 03, C1, 8B, CA, 83, E2, 03, C1, E9, 02, 74, 06...
 
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Entropy:
6.3213

Code size:
440.5 KB (451,072 bytes)

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