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utilgiantgalaxy.exe

Giant Galaxy

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

Version:
1.0.5769.7789

MD5:
4cb2c8aadaf95e8b54e297076268b131

SHA-1:
a1456e4179560a67603ecf6f067898eac211e0cd

SHA-256:
544adf35d46aed8d4be2e70b20ebc3ada7ef0199e222a3f4c23a8b480b888f0e

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:
11/5/2024 10:44:18 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Yontoo (M)
17.3.2.14

File size:
455.7 KB (466,632 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.5769.7789

Original file name:
GiantGalaxy2015101812.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\Program Files\giant galaxy\bin\utilgiantgalaxy.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Giant Galaxy

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
6/4/2015 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
6/4/2016 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Giant Galaxy, O=Giant Galaxy, 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:
388FFB7BD7D5CC69F5C7C4DE22E78997

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
10/18/2015 2:19:39 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
11.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

Entry address:
0x71B0E

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

Code size:
447 KB (457,728 bytes)

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