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searchvortex.expext.exe

Search Vortex

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

Version:
1.0.6242.39491

MD5:
96c8600bdd03b25f0920cd8ecd844d6c

SHA-1:
0c2c8ce44e585b1458abf676dfb77deba07f2745

SHA-256:
765eb2f29c08b4f2f21a49c1442b906726a379483e073da3f3a45a86dcd188f7

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 2:54:32 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
Adware.Yontoo (M)
17.3.15.12

File size:
99.2 KB (101,624 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.6242.39491

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\search vortex\bin\searchvortex.expext.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Search Vortex

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
1/4/2015 10:00:00 PM

Valid to:
2/4/2016 9:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Search Vortex, O=Search Vortex, 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:
6378D12A74B139F75511F7798DF77B19

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
4/23/2015 3:08:26 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

Entry address:
0x563E

Entry point:
E8, AB, 3C, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, 7D, 08, 00, 74, 2D, FF, 75, 08, 6A, 00, FF, 35, 64, 7F, 41, 00, FF, 15, 4C, 20, 41, 00, 85, C0, 75, 18, 56, E8, 2F, 08, 00, 00, 8B, F0, FF, 15, 68, 20, 41, 00, 50, E8, DF, 07, 00, 00, 59, 89, 06, 5E, 5D, C3, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, 8B, 54, 24, 0C, 8B, 4C, 24, 04, 85, D2, 74, 69, 33, C0, 8A, 44, 24, 08, 84, C0, 75, 16, 81, FA, 80, 00, 00, 00, 72, 0E, 83, 3D, C0, 91, 41, 00, 00, 74, 05, E9, CD, 3C, 00, 00, 57, 8B...
 
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Code size:
65.5 KB (67,072 bytes)

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