updateadanak.exe

Adanak

Part of the Yontoo web browser plugin (delivers advertisements to the web browser in the form of injected banners, text-links, popups, etc.) the updater mechanism for Adanak will automatically keep the extension patched by downloaded new functionality which is auto-enabled by default. The application updateadanak.exe by Adanak 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 “Update Adanak”.
Publisher:
Adanak  (signed and verified)

Version:
1.0.6010.15033

MD5:
657fe87bae156d927e0d741af874f442

SHA-1:
5a539015884d7ebcff4fd8b382af816ab6f34b0f

SHA-256:
babdc9f2fcbd45c35c51e66cf9a8e441bdee8538ab99eb0530c157ea176e6ac8

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Part of the Yontoo adware web browser extension update process.

Analysis date:
12/25/2024 5:02:23 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Yontoo.Adanak (M)
16.6.19.8

File size:
635.2 KB (650,472 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.6010.15033

Original file name:
Adanak2016061516.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\Program Files\adanak\updateadanak.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
4/23/2015 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
6/22/2016 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Adanak, O=Adanak, L=Santa Monica, 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:
0C16ABA3C547AD068A6AA5F218316288

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/15/2016 6:21:16 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
11.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:mcpNle7ssYIscVXTrOPzhSjPTxpJjzL9A:BpNLDYq7hIPTBzL9A

Entry address:
0x9E976

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:
626.5 KB (641,536 bytes)

Service
Display name:
Update Adanak

Type:
Win32OwnProcess


The executing file has been seen to make the following network communications in live environments.

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a23-40-225-183.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.40.225.183:80)

TCP (HTTP):

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a23-58-152-219.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.58.152.219:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a96-16-98-81.deploy.akamaitechnologies.com  (96.16.98.81:80)

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