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updater.exe

Web United

Part of the Yontoo adware component, a web browser plugin that injects unwanted ads in the browser. The application updater.exe by Web United has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat.
Publisher:
Web United  (signed and verified)

Version:
1.0.5563.8281

MD5:
eb069a9531da23de03bc8bfde2efc2f7

SHA-1:
b6b4b6e6c5a8310d806d33e87723e3ab4932d6d9

SHA-256:
6eec8acb0ca0d5e87d41a5ee9aef7211fe48dfc36518ff0f3d80cacaa0fe18a5

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Belongs to the Sambreel/Yontoo progam that inserts various forms of advertising in the user's web browser, installed with minimal or no user consent.

Analysis date:
12/22/2024 11:34:40 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Yontoo (M)
17.3.4.14

File size:
546.7 KB (559,856 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.5563.8281

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\common files\dbf593b3-8a1d-418e-aa4d-3a3ecb7e1709\updater.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Web United

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
12/12/2014 9:00:00 AM

Valid to:
12/13/2015 8:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Web United, O=Web United, 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:
067F6E1F1D47FD4673122535E58BAC13

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
3/26/2015 8:36:10 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
12.0

Entry address:
0x1F092

Entry point:
E8, F4, EC, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, CC, CC, CC, CC, 8B, 54, 24, 0C, 8B, 4C, 24, 04, 85, D2, 74, 7F, 0F, B6, 44, 24, 08, 0F, BA, 25, C0, 30, 48, 00, 01, 73, 0D, 8B, 4C, 24, 0C, 57, 8B, 7C, 24, 08, F3, AA, EB, 5D, 8B, 54, 24, 0C, 81, FA, 80, 00, 00, 00, 7C, 0E, 0F, BA, 25, 94, 08, 48, 00, 01, 0F, 82, 2F, EE, 00, 00, 57, 8B, F9, 83, FA, 04, 72, 31, F7, D9, 83, E1, 03, 74, 0C, 2B, D1, 88, 07, 83, C7, 01, 83, E9, 01, 75, F6, 8B, C8, C1, E0, 08, 03, C1, 8B, C8, C1, E0, 10, 03, C1, 8B, CA, 83, E2, 03, C1, E9...
 
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Entropy:
6.5333

Code size:
411 KB (420,864 bytes)

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