updatewebget.exe

webget

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

Version:
1.0.5396.28194

MD5:
d9cf9bc9516d71155af1263964764d27

SHA-1:
61a150f4db8ea1bb885bce14632363ea0ada7caf

SHA-256:
ddaa54b91f1f96fa57c03bcd89c4fad9a9786f40287c6df5810f10bab6d77383

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Analysis date:
11/23/2024 9:38:35 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
Adware.Yontoo (M)
17.3.2.15

File size:
510.2 KB (522,472 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.5396.28194

Original file name:
webget.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\Program Files\webget\updatewebget.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
10/8/2014 9:00:00 PM

Valid to:
4/22/2015 8:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=webget, O=webget, 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:
21478236B3E6F5751970D9189D172CA4

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
10/10/2014 8:39:53 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
6.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

Entry address:
0x7F432

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

Code size:
501.5 KB (513,536 bytes)

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