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utilsteelcut.exe

Steel Cut

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

Version:
1.0.5808.18301

MD5:
a656e05b23d1c8a842ea1c6b3f6cfad4

SHA-1:
85e0472751b752f997710a192a98586160a362d0

SHA-256:
bb90ffcc336b8651e02dc73baa459e2e842e33d896c63504e16e4378adcaf0b5

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 5:01:55 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Yontoo (M)
17.3.16.2

File size:
633.7 KB (648,944 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.5808.18301

Original file name:
SteelCut2015112618.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\steel cut\bin\utilsteelcut.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Steel Cut

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
1/11/2015 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
1/12/2016 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Steel Cut, O=Steel Cut, 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:
0ABB826DEFFE019B3B61D91322DE992A

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
11/26/2015 7:10:12 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
11.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

Entry address:
0x9E24A

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

Code size:
625 KB (640,000 bytes)

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