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setup.exe

clipqube

This is the installer and setup program from the clipqube branded Yontoo adware web browser extension. This adware injects various forms of advertisements in the user's web browser based on the HTML content and URLs viewed. Ad include banners, in-line context text links, coupons, and search. The program will install an auto-updating background service that will update the software with additional features. The application setup.exe, “Video Codec Setup ” by clipqube has been detected as adware by 2 anti-malware scanners. This is a self-extracting archive and installer and has been known to bundle potentially unwanted software.
Publisher:
Video Codec   (signed by clipqube)

Product:
Video Codec

Description:
Video Codec Setup

Version:
1.9.0.49

MD5:
f36412ceefec01ca0a98cfa33de37d9a

SHA-1:
2b97e2fad00809eca131f8008998a2d6d6233c77

SHA-256:
1014cdb845cbf50836f034418452e19cac089decd979a33ffeae7a87424debbf

Scanner detections:
2 / 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:
4/12/2025 7:05:33 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.2086
9.0.1.0339

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Yontoo.clipqube.Installer (M)
15.12.5.16

File size:
712.1 KB (729,144 bytes)

Product version:
1.9.0.49

Copyright:
Copyright © (VideoCodec_1.9.0)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\{random}.tmp\setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
clipqube

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
11/17/2013 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
11/18/2014 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=clipqube, O=clipqube, L=Tel Aviv, S=Israel, C=IL

Issuer:
CN=Thawte Code Signing CA - G2, O="Thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
1196F308FE61A4FC96B83D564942BBB4

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
2/4/2013 1:24:57 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:fSxG0kzX/d4BL8+iD2gMplusGIeQ3PAk0bdJI0iTdVvBrzVxNQahwS5oVU:6xGjzA8WnIkqdHiJXWahbCU

Entry address:
0x113BC

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, A4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, C4, 89, 45, C0, 89, 45, A4, 89, 45, D0, 89, 45, C8, 89, 45, CC, 89, 45, D4, 89, 45, D8, 89, 45, EC, B8, 2C, 00, 41, 00, E8, E8, 51, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, 9E, 1A, 41, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 5A, 1A, 41, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 48, 5B, 41, 00, E8, 16, D8, FF, FF, E8, 65, D3, FF, FF, 80, 3D, DC, 2A, 41, 00, 00, 74, 0C, E8, 2B, D9, FF, FF, 33, C0, E8, 80, 32, FF, FF, 8D, 55, EC, 33, C0, E8, E2, A3, FF, FF, 8B, 55, EC, B8, 50, 86...
 
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Entropy:
7.9176

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
63.5 KB (65,024 bytes)

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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