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skisearch.expext.exe

Ski Search

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

Version:
1.0.6242.39491

MD5:
7c9a1d2d001aea28d10a025a5b85eeda

SHA-1:
07320e0708780b6328765cd05ccebddf26fdb498

SHA-256:
7b9e731264de31185190bf6653cd24d6031d5ac3323fb1e203d4b23b549e23d3

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:
12/24/2024 11:23:11 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
Adware.Yontoo (M)
17.3.9.22

File size:
112.7 KB (115,440 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.6242.39491

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\ski search\bin\skisearch.expext.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Ski Search

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
1/11/2015 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
1/12/2016 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Ski Search, O=Ski Search, 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:
713F78733FA0D620BA8404F1BD989A22

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
11/26/2015 8:33:24 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

Entry address:
0x74C7

Entry point:
E8, AE, 47, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 20, 8B, 45, 08, 56, 57, 6A, 08, 59, BE, AC, 43, 41, 00, 8D, 7D, E0, F3, A5, 89, 45, F8, 8B, 45, 0C, 5F, 89, 45, FC, 5E, 85, C0, 74, 0C, F6, 00, 08, 74, 07, C7, 45, F4, 00, 40, 99, 01, 8D, 45, F4, 50, FF, 75, F0, FF, 75, E4, FF, 75, E0, FF, 15, CC, 40, 41, 00, C9, C2, 08, 00, B8, BF, C7, 40, 00, A3, D0, 9A, 41, 00, C7, 05, D4, 9A, 41, 00, B5, BE, 40, 00, C7, 05, D8, 9A, 41, 00, 69, BE, 40, 00, C7, 05, DC, 9A, 41, 00, A2, BE, 40, 00, C7, 05...
 
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Entropy:
6.4078

Code size:
74.5 KB (76,288 bytes)

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