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viewplaysetup.exe

ViewPlay

This is the installer and setup program from the ViewPlay branded Yontoo adware web browser extension. This adware injects various forms of advertisements in the user's web browser based on the HTML content and URLs viewed. Ad include banners, in-line context text links, coupons, and search. The program will install an auto-updating Windows service that will update the software with additional features. The application viewplaysetup.exe by ViewPlay has been detected as adware by 3 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) installer.
Publisher:
ViewPlay  (signed and verified)

MD5:
8cea36c4dda15080d0f0c8ee5284b6bd

SHA-1:
28cbb1c64eac318fd93a3816c3a9715524b8ce4a

SHA-256:
0e4df6d39ebe621af9e71bf223e255e941f67e38d927e275829fbae7009580b2

Scanner detections:
3 / 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:
11/30/2024 8:22:04 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.Downloader
14.04.08

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.ViewPlay.N
14.4.8.13

Rising Antivirus
NS:PUF.SilenceInstaller!1.9DDF
23.00.65.14406

File size:
226.3 KB (231,752 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\content.ie5\{random}\viewplaysetup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
ViewPlay

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
11/26/2013 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
11/27/2014 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=ViewPlay, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=ViewPlay, 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:
0F9F45EC13C318E3C0F42DA156EA0A92

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/5/2009 5:52:01 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:HZ+119KIxuVQFB36qygsR/1RWBT5AYZm/G/Hco:AZsyB36ksF1s15AB/G/8o

Entry address:
0x30CB

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 60, 91, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 30, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 7C, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 38, 6F, 44, 00, E8, F1, 2B, 00, 00, A3, 84, 6E, 44, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 30, 9C, 42, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, 54, 91, 40, 00, 68, 80, 2E, 44, 00, E8, A4, 28, 00, 00, FF, 15, AC, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, F0, 46, 00, 50, 57, E8, 92, 28, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.9149

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
22.5 KB (23,040 bytes)

The file viewplaysetup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://install-cdn.viewplay.net/sd?is=ix

The executing file has been seen to make the following network communications in live environments.

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to wac.edgecastcdn.net  (72.21.81.13:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to service.yontoo.com  (8.25.35.148:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to api.yontoo.com  (8.25.35.15:80)

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