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updatepodoweb.exe

PodoWeb

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

Version:
1.0.5392.32406

MD5:
ff27af7a5abb2c0cec164bd37016b6b5

SHA-1:
9d33ad5e75284175d3d116de4976d621d6d07833

SHA-256:
d1f31a239ad524841673da0f630173786eb9ba1bba00859e90902bd97b46bfac

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Analysis date:
11/23/2024 9:44:08 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
Adware.Yontoo (M)
17.2.17.22

File size:
510.3 KB (522,520 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.5392.32406

Original file name:
PodoWeb.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\podoweb\updatepodoweb.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
PodoWeb

Authority:
DigiCert Inc

Valid from:
6/9/2014 3:00:00 AM

Valid to:
6/17/2015 3:00:00 PM

Subject:
CN=PodoWeb, O=PodoWeb, L=Santa Monica, S=California, C=US

Issuer:
CN=DigiCert Assured ID Code Signing CA-1, OU=www.digicert.com, O=DigiCert Inc, C=US

Serial number:
0A93446D6247875E905539F949588C94

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
10/7/2014 5:00:24 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
6.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

Entry address:
0x7F402

Entry point:
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Entropy:
5.9134

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

Code size:
501.5 KB (513,536 bytes)

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