home

utilnettock.exe

NetTock

Part of the Yontoo adware component, a web browser plugin that injects unwanted ads in the browser. The application utilnettock.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:
1.0.5497.6093

MD5:
151f17f6c474bedc3f5922b21da0bca8

SHA-1:
a395496489de4253a0c32c27c92e8e54b6218e8d

SHA-256:
017853bc32db361cbb8c3bc6eff63728889597c5c1fff5628b01e2a9050b0896

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:
12/24/2024 11:25:18 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Yontoo (M)
17.3.8.3

File size:
517.2 KB (529,640 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.5497.6093

Original file name:
NetTock2015011911.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\Program Files\nettock\bin\utilnettock.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
NetTock

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
1/5/2015 12:00:00 AM

Valid to:
2/4/2016 11:59:59 PM

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:
1/19/2015 11:23:13 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
6.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

Entry address:
0x8109A

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:
5.9264

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

Code size:
508.5 KB (520,704 bytes)

Remove utilnettock.exe - Powered by Reason Core Security
herdProtect is a second line of defense malware removal platform powered by 68 anti-malware engines in the cloud. Since no single anti-malware program is perfect 100% of the time, herdProtect utilizes a 'herd' of multiple engines to guarantee the widest coverage and the earliest possible detection.