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updategooternet.exe

gooternet

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

Version:
1.0.5408.40487

MD5:
5bf1aae7535b2550c5b1316ef5e698a1

SHA-1:
e8da552b7cb08b1788e9ce38224088b9d0a70037

SHA-256:
01b216b30c086b32e97f297e2a4ca2cce722a03805f471c85d5a9326139fc0e0

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Analysis date:
12/24/2024 1:15:18 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
Adware.Yontoo (M)
17.3.15.13

File size:
511.3 KB (523,552 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.5408.40487

Original file name:
gooternet.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\Program Files\gooternet\updategooternet.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
gooternet

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
3/18/2014 9:00:00 PM

Valid to:
3/19/2015 8:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=gooternet, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=gooternet, 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:
6833AE314355006DDCB1CFFFFA2C185E

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
10/23/2014 4:29:40 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
6.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

Entry address:
0x7F926

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

Code size:
502.5 KB (514,560 bytes)

Service
Display name:
Update gooternet

Type:
Win32OwnProcess


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