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Strong Signal

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

Version:
1.0.5589.42540

MD5:
004b2ff22750dad0339508ff751c0073

SHA-1:
afa2ae2c3398c987ae00ffef64a4199a046f148b

SHA-256:
fdfadb07363c626212b42084d006786a65ea69875f51ba0d4dfad33b9e1961aa

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 10:37:09 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
Adware.Yontoo (M)
17.3.16.5

File size:
467.3 KB (478,480 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.5589.42540

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\ProgramData\0780f478-67ce-4ec3-98db-39a65f4618ce\plugins\3bak\plugin.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Strong Signal

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
12/11/2014 10:00:00 PM

Valid to:
12/12/2015 9:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Strong Signal, O=Strong Signal, 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:
5047EE0477D4F273DFC93DB8A749B9E0

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
4/22/2015 3:38:15 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
12.0

Entry address:
0x26DCE

Entry point:
E8, EB, F4, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 56, FC, 8B, 75, 0C, 8B, 4E, 08, 33, CE, E8, 68, D0, FF, FF, 6A, 00, 56, FF, 76, 14, FF, 76, 0C, 6A, 00, FF, 75, 10, FF, 76, 10, FF, 75, 08, E8, BF, 47, 00, 00, 83, C4, 20, 5E, 5D, C3, 55, 8B, EC, 51, 53, FC, 8B, 45, 0C, 8B, 48, 08, 33, 4D, 0C, E8, 35, D0, FF, FF, 8B, 45, 08, 8B, 40, 04, 83, E0, 66, 74, 11, 8B, 45, 0C, C7, 40, 24, 01, 00, 00, 00, 33, C0, 40, EB, 6C, EB, 6A, 6A, 01, 8B, 45, 0C, FF, 70, 18, 8B, 45, 0C, FF, 70, 14, 8B, 45, 0C, FF, 70, 0C, 6A...
 
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Code size:
355.5 KB (364,032 bytes)

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