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App Bud

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

Version:
1.0.5437.29466

MD5:
e3b7cd4ba303cb5d8f76fd37564f394a

SHA-1:
c06d8b3e9416397e60af9e8fafaafe6378c18663

SHA-256:
9811310aa52b652df3b878e76e012aa80a43ea64e4a3ecd8352e2834a936abd9

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Analysis date:
12/24/2024 11:25:14 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Yontoo (M)
17.3.14.6

File size:
413.2 KB (423,152 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.5437.29466

Original file name:
AppBud2014112100.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\Program Files\app bud\updateappbud.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
App Bud

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
7/29/2014 5:30:00 AM

Valid to:
7/30/2015 5:29:59 AM

Subject:
CN=App Bud, O=App Bud, 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:
0A0CA50CF2224C71789EEF06C8E73F38

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
11/21/2014 5:52:13 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
11.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

Entry address:
0x670BE

Entry point:
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[+]

Entropy:
5.8912

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

Code size:
404.5 KB (414,208 bytes)

Service
Display name:
Update App Bud

Type:
Win32OwnProcess


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