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steelcutun.exe

Steel Cut

Part of the Yontoo adware component, a web browser plugin that injects unwanted ads in the browser. The application steelcutun.exe by Steel Cut 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 Steel Cut by Steel Cut.
Publisher:
Steel Cut  (signed and verified)

Version:
1.0.0.0

MD5:
10d8d65e3dedc1423e2ee4814ed9134a

SHA-1:
38d963467882a8550338eccf895779df9f89d603

SHA-256:
e624974ba89c2807eb0068100d86d5ff1f0ab68b7a42f11bc4676550bb524331

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 4:44:32 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Yontoo (M)
17.3.10.23

File size:
562.7 KB (576,240 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.0

Original file name:
Steel Cut Uninstaller.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
Turkish (Turkey)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\steel cut\steelcutun.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Steel Cut

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

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

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

Subject:
CN=Steel Cut, O=Steel Cut, 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:
0ABB826DEFFE019B3B61D91322DE992A

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
9/7/2015 12:20:14 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

Entry address:
0x8AA9E

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

Code size:
547 KB (560,128 bytes)

Program Uninstaller
Program name:
Steel Cut

Display publisher:
Steel Cut

Display version:
2015.09.17.173502

Uninstall string:
C:\Program Files\Steel Cut\SteelCutUn.exe DL_


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