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skisearchun.exe

Ski Search

Part of the Yontoo adware component, a web browser plugin that injects unwanted ads in the browser. The application skisearchun.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. This is the uninstaller utility registered in the Windows Control Panel for the program Ski Search by Ski Search.
Publisher:
Ski Search  (signed and verified)

Version:
1.0.0.0

MD5:
a5c8b438a3f80b9bd572b9e5e81efc42

SHA-1:
c6ecee4b96f14ad1a5fe5f6039546deedc05fd05

SHA-256:
50e1dac8d8fdc0ae8585f5941ad3a608a9758eb306142fc1579462828981f446

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 12:16:18 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Yontoo (M)
17.3.3.1

File size:
560.2 KB (573,680 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.0

Original file name:
Ski Search Uninstaller.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\Program Files\ski search\skisearchun.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Ski Search

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
1/11/2015 3:00:00 AM

Valid to:
1/12/2016 2:59:59 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:
8/4/2015 9:07:37 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
8.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

Entry address:
0x8A1D5

Entry point:
FF, 25, 00, 20, 40, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 04, 00, 03, 00, 00, 00, 30, 00, 00, 80, 0E, 00, 00, 00, 10, 13, 00, 80, 10, 00, 00, 00, 8A, 13, 00, 80, 18, 00, 00, 00, 4A, 16, 00, 80, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 04, 00, 02, 00, 00, 00, 60, 00, 00, 80, 03, 00, 00, 00, AC, 01, 00, 80, 04, 00, 00, 00, 38...
 
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Entropy:
6.2027

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C# / Basic .NET

Code size:
544.5 KB (557,568 bytes)

Program Uninstaller
Program name:
Ski Search

Display publisher:
Ski Search

Display version:
2015.06.08.172456

Uninstall string:
C:\Program Files (x86)\Ski Search\SkiSearchUn.exe OFS_


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