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albrechto

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 albrechto will automatically keep the extension patched by downloaded new functionality which is auto-enabled by default. The application updatealbrechto.exe by albrechto 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 albrechto”.
Publisher:
albrechto  (signed and verified)

Version:
1.0.5391.11321

MD5:
1c23f1dfa107a9781c1713edc95fee04

SHA-1:
c3976ea4c93b03f88be1311917483e2d2492d306

SHA-256:
efa892666460c5eb95b2009ddff25a6efe329fa92754bd7bc2cd9b38b750eb05

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Analysis date:
12/24/2024 11:57:16 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
Adware.Yontoo (M)
17.3.13.12

File size:
510.3 KB (522,528 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.5391.11321

Original file name:
albrechto.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\Program Files\albrechto\updatealbrechto.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
albrechto

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
9/19/2013 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
9/20/2015 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=albrechto, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=albrechto, 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:
0AAC8B95EA7A39BA646CDEAEEB8F189B

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
10/5/2014 3:17:27 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
6.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

Entry address:
0x7F4E2

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, 02, 00, 00, 00, 5C, 00, 00, 00, 24, F5, 07, 00, 24, D7, 07, 00, 52, 53, 44, 53, 22, 07, 22, 3F, 72, 94, 8E, 4C, B3, A7, E5, 9C, B5, 7B, 8A, BE, 01, 00, 00, 00, 44, 3A, 5C, 55, 74, 69, 6C, 69, 74, 69, 65, 73, 5C, 77, 79, 6C, 69, 34, 75, 35, 70, 2E, 77, 33, 6A, 5C, 44, 65, 73, 6B, 74, 6F, 70, 5C, 44, 65, 73, 6B...
 
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Entropy:
5.9186

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

Code size:
501.5 KB (513,536 bytes)

Service
Display name:
Update albrechto

Type:
Win32OwnProcess


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