updatenettock.exe

NetTock

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 NetTock will automatically keep the extension patched by downloaded new functionality which is auto-enabled by default. The application updatenettock.exe by NetTock has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat.
Publisher:
NetTock  (signed and verified)

Version:
1.0.5507.42128

MD5:
65b62b16b91b1ccde50853f36138ad4e

SHA-1:
9755d5a3aac0fb99811dcbe28e2302ffa15fb016

SHA-256:
62339bcc1470b27f27c09bb3b07abc2014032a0b444aeb1fab91b9f78e5712a8

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Analysis date:
12/24/2024 11:20:17 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Yontoo (M)
17.3.2.11

File size:
661.2 KB (677,096 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.5507.42128

Original file name:
NetTock2015013007.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\Program Files\nettock\updatenettock.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
1/5/2015 5:30:00 AM

Valid to:
2/5/2016 5:29:59 AM

Subject:
CN=NetTock, O=NetTock, 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:
4D49867FFC30B64BB7F111042A883510

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
1/30/2015 12:54:21 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
6.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

Entry address:
0xA515A

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...
 
[+]

Entropy:
6.0051

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

Code size:
652.5 KB (668,160 bytes)

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