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setup.exe

outobox

This is the installer and setup program from the outobox 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 outobox has been detected as adware by 17 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:
outobox  (signed and verified)

MD5:
f991841620c9d597a0a56fa2e250b993

SHA-1:
e980072c430200dbe6567f7b60516824611e4a3e

SHA-256:
52a95599ebbd5472a258709d6df6ba36d6178bc44f69ae55c176f1dc8a938677

Scanner detections:
17 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Analysis date:
12/25/2024 12:51:01 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AVG
MalSign.Outobox
2015.0.3592

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.Altbrowse.AK
17625

Dr.Web
Trojan.BPlug.10
9.0.1.017

ESET NOD32
Win32/BrowseFox
8.9302

Fortinet FortiGate
Adware/Agent
1/17/2014

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

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.175.10867

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Agent
14.0.0.4453

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Outobox.A
v2014.01.17.09

McAfee
Artemis!466FC3EFF6E0
5600.7248

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Agent.cqsznp
0.28.0.57029

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.outobox.F
14.8.7.20

Rising Antivirus
NS:PUF.SilenceInstaller!1.9DDF
23.00.65.14115

Sophos
Generic PUA NB
4.96

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V0116
7.2.17

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.Agent
3.12.24.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Adware.Agent
25502

File size:
865.3 KB (886,032 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Common path:
C:\Documents and Settings\{user}\Local settings\temporary internet files\content.ie5\{random}\setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
outobox

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
10/6/2013 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
10/7/2014 4:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=outobox, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=outobox, 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:
603472DEF1C8B65B2E93E06C16768DB7

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/5/2009 2:52:01 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:Wa17Y0b0wUu6F8PNAhDRiYwR+Q+iJu7xJYCKytB0wUu6l8s:t1b0wUDF8VAdRiOgIXnKWB0wUDl8s

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:
7.9892

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.

http://wpc.0952.edgecastcdn.net/800952/.../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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