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Positive Finds

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

Version:
1.0.5651.42911

MD5:
bfa49a72571b67a74a4069642d8faa99

SHA-1:
7661957791b44b1f8582ffb09113faca9ee840d7

SHA-256:
6f0534fc5aaa493315fb5c72a26575d0c0cf247b0e551a4db81028ce65ffc4b0

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:
12/22/2024 9:27:33 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
Adware.Yontoo (M)
17.3.16.5

File size:
719.3 KB (736,528 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.5651.42911

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\ProgramData\d2d4a9d3-f3f1-4c52-8d3f-dddc91fe0602\plugins\8bak\plugin.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Positive Finds

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
11/5/2014 5:30:00 AM

Valid to:
11/6/2015 5:29:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Positive Finds, O=Positive Finds, 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:
36C47A2CBAB882A650F1E1B7D4BE3A45

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/23/2015 12:20:39 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
12.0

Entry address:
0x395D0

Entry point:
E8, 77, 2F, 01, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, 8B, 54, 24, 0C, 8B, 4C, 24, 04, 85, D2, 74, 7F, 0F, B6, 44, 24, 08, 0F, BA, 25, 70, ED, 4A, 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, 68, 97, 4A, 00, 01, 0F, 82, 70, 30, 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...
 
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Entropy:
6.5409

Code size:
462.5 KB (473,600 bytes)

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