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plurpush_setup.exe

PlurPush

This is the installer/setup program for a Yontoo adware component, a web browser plugin that injects unwanted ads in the browser. The application plurpush_setup.exe by PlurPush has been detected as adware by 22 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. It is also typically executed from the user's temporary directory. The file has been seen being downloaded from install-cdn.plurpush.net. While running, it connects to the Internet address api.yontoo.com on port 80 using the HTTP protocol.

File name:

plurpush_setup.exe

Publisher:

PlurPush (signed and verified)

MD5:

088d06982c192595e4cfc7a573ee9f3c

SHA-1:

decdac44488e84e79c7daa717dbb18fb728f927a

SHA-256:

47da55b17ec69d38de8cd6e7bf391432df6fb8ef7bd3a186acafd262c3036296

Scanner detections:

22 / 68

Status:

Adware

Explanation:

Injects advertising in the web browser in various formats.

Analysis date:

1/15/2025 4:35:43 AM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Agnitum Outpost

PUA.Agent

7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security

PUP/Win32.PlurPush

14.06.20

avast!

Win32:Malware-gen

2014.9-140620

AVG

MalSign.Generic

2015.0.3437

Comodo Security

Application.Win32.Altbrowse.AK

18076

Dr.Web

Trojan.BPlug.22

9.0.1.0171

ESET NOD32

Win32/BrowseFox (variant)

8.9656

Fortinet FortiGate

Adware/Agent

6/20/2014

G Data

Win32.Trojan.Agent.9JU6KD

14.6.24

IKARUS anti.virus

not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Agent

t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus

Unwanted-Program

13.176.11711

Kaspersky

not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Agent

14.0.0.3681

Malwarebytes

PUP.Optional.PlurPush.A

v2014.06.20.08

McAfee

Artemis!088D06982C19

5600.7093

NANO AntiVirus

Riskware.Win32.Agent.cuenda

0.28.0.59048

Reason Heuristics

PUP.Installer.PlurPush.O

14.8.8.0

Rising Antivirus

NS:PUF.SilenceInstaller!1.9DDF

23.00.65.14618

Sophos

Generic PUA NO

4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware

Adware.BrowseFox/Variant

10531

Trend Micro House Call

TROJ_GEN.F47V0403

7.2.171

Vba32 AntiVirus

AdWare.Agent

3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus

Yontoo

28164

File size:

2.2 MB (2,280,256 bytes)

File type:

Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:

NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Common path:

C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\{random}.tmp\plurpush_setup.exe

Digital Signature

Signed by:

PlurPush

Authority:

VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:

9/18/2013 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:

9/19/2015 6:59:59 PM

Subject:

CN=PlurPush, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=PlurPush, 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:

30ACE095C6EE9F3C39428EB86ECAFADF

File PE Metadata

Compilation timestamp:

12/5/2009 4:52:01 PM

OS version:

4.0

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):

49152:6WF8M2AdRiOoic0qKz0gpeeJb90ayrwZTYKPF6U7nEwSh8Wl8Ha:6WupWR/ol0Nz01aeayrLX4vWO6

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:

7.9979

Packer / compiler:

Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:

22.5 KB (23,040 bytes)

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

http://install-cdn.plurpush.net/setup.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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