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podowebuninstaller.exe

PodoWeb

This is the installer/setup program for a Yontoo adware component, a web browser plugin that injects unwanted ads in the browser. The application podowebuninstaller.exe by PodoWeb has been detected as adware by 12 anti-malware scanners. This is a self-extracting archive and installer and has been known to bundle potentially unwanted software. 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. The file has been seen being downloaded from install.podoweb.net.
Publisher:
PodoWeb  (signed and verified)

Version:
1.0.0.0

MD5:
2109c0a04e14a83472f469136d573308

SHA-1:
03b3b33f482cc4a301e22d382d12ddcaf9e90b78

SHA-256:
0d8a9e6e9dd32293c179073fc3e200aebd36d6536985a03e4417cfe2087ef29c

Scanner detections:
12 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Injects advertising in the web browser in various formats.

Analysis date:
11/14/2024 9:28:51 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Adware.SwiftBrowse.CO
5827185

AhnLab V3 Security
Win-PUP/BrowseFox.Gen
2014.11.23

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3282

Bitdefender
Adware.SwiftBrowse.CO
1.0.20.1630

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Adware.SwiftBrowse.CO
9.0.0.4570

ESET NOD32
Win64/BrowseFox.AQ potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

F-Secure
Adware.SwiftBrowse.CO
11.2014-22-11_7

G Data
Adware.SwiftBrowse.CO
14.11.24

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.MSIL.BrowseFox
t3scan.1.8.3.0

MicroWorld eScan
Adware.SwiftBrowse.CO
15.0.0.978

nProtect
Adware.SwiftBrowse.CO
14.11.21.01

Reason Heuristics
PUP.PodoWeb.S
14.11.22.14

File size:
543.7 KB (556,784 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.0

Original file name:
PodoWeb Uninstaller.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\podowebuninstaller.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
PodoWeb

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
10/7/2014 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
10/8/2015 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=PodoWeb, O=PodoWeb, L=Santa Monica, 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:
00D53DF9C14BCAA20E79F402AA9DD4F5

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
11/20/2014 11:27:38 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
8.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:qPzDqjpohOKWVEwg5hGAv190/34iBUoTGupgh/v9r9f:BqWeIv4m5jpgh3xl

Entry address:
0x85F3A

Entry point:
FF, 25, 00, 20, 40, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00...
 
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Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C# / Basic .NET

Code size:
528 KB (540,672 bytes)

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

http://install.podoweb.net/ud

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