sqtybo.exe

TVGenie

Western Web Applications, LLC

This is part of an adware program designed to inject advertising in the web browser (banners, text-links) as well as modify the normal behavior of the browser as well as modify the computer’s system settings that control applications to run on startup. Part of the Injekt brand of unwanted programs. The application sqtybo.exe by Western Web Applications has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. It runs as a separate (within the context of its own process) windows Service named “SQTYbO”.
Publisher:
Western Web Applications, LLC  (signed and verified)

Product:
TVGenie

Description:
TVGenie Service

Version:
1.0.0.0

MD5:
23f03b946ff1d9061cb3dd0358fccb81

SHA-1:
aa9ad23459e42a45bfc3d65206164572abe0fa93

SHA-256:
3543a2521c3530534bc03d8125d563d68e80cdaafb5b1be6c2176a11d9c09045

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Injects display ads (banner ads), in-text ads, interstitial ads, or other types of ads in the web browser as well as alters the browsers settings (home page, search, DNS, and security protocols).

Analysis date:
9/16/2024 5:57:37 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Injekt (M)
16.10.12.7

File size:
2.2 MB (2,319,688 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.0

Copyright:
Copyright © Western Web Applications, LLC 2014

Original file name:
TVGenieService.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\ProgramData\yhwtrorj\sqtybo.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
6/3/2014 4:30:00 AM

Valid to:
6/4/2015 4:29:59 AM

Subject:
CN="Western Web Applications, LLC", O="Western Web Applications, LLC", L=Del Mar, 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:
2846A7B6FF6C3C84D2AC5AD12B664347

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
8/29/2014 4:46:49 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:lAD7wat9Y+SaOnZUkf9qbND7LL7Y9kV/oYfh9k:ifwiJK39qZ3LL7mio

Entry address:
0x2360CE

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, 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, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00...
 
[+]

Entropy:
7.9993

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

Code size:
2.2 MB (2,310,656 bytes)

Service
Display name:
SQTYbO

Type:
Win32OwnProcess

Depends on:
Winmgmt CryptSvc


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