setup.exe

fassurun

This is the installer and setup program from the fassurun 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 by fassurun has been detected as adware by 15 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.
Publisher:
fassurun  (signed and verified)

MD5:
5009a5dbc176deb0273633c87d7bc43a

SHA-1:
a383880e84512a1934b2fd391836431b556c1f61

SHA-256:
9eee2041ba9071a61a47b8fe65a504559e827fbe36bde606bb293b8f293b258f

Scanner detections:
15 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Analysis date:
12/25/2024 1:11:49 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.Altbrowse.AK
17556

Dr.Web
Trojan.BPlug.6
9.0.1.0355

ESET NOD32
Win32/BrowseFox
7.9252

Fortinet FortiGate
Adware/Agent
12/21/2013

IKARUS anti.virus
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Agent
t3scan.2.2.29

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.175.10735

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Agent
14.0.0.4514

McAfee
Artemis!5009A5DBC176
5600.7275

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Agent.cqsznp
0.28.0.57029

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.fassurun.F
14.8.7.21

Rising Antivirus
NS:PUF.SilenceInstaller!1.9DDF
23.00.65.131219

Sophos
Generic PUA EA
4.96

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V1119
7.2.355

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.Agent
3.12.24.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Yontoo
25108

File size:
816 KB (835,544 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\content.ie5\{random}\setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
8/21/2013 3:00:00 AM

Valid to:
8/21/2015 2:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=fassurun, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=fassurun, 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:
6EA3A2D62F7379560AF4974E60282338

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/6/2009 12:52:01 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:bS54BWbm6F8BVAhDRiYwR+Q+ANqOM9A54BWbm6l8s:EW+F8DAdRiOQNqZ9mW+l8s

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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Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
22.5 KB (23,040 bytes)

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

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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