WebShieldInstall.exe

Web Shield

Irrational Number Applications

This is the installer/setup program for a Yontoo adware component, a web browser plugin that injects unwanted ads in the browser. The application WebShieldInstall.exe, “WebShield Install” by Irrational Number Applications has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. This is a self-extracting archive and installer and has been known to bundle potentially unwanted software. It is also typically executed from the user's temporary directory.
Publisher:
Irrational Number Applications  (signed and verified)

Product:
Web Shield

Description:
WebShield Install

Version:
1.0.0.0

MD5:
431fb3fc6c7e34f30b2a22137ab6b360

SHA-1:
f332e83df14c934b7cf437ea979f791a21fe33c8

SHA-256:
3efe677e2b4a1c8b5503edcc84444c926b6d98e16a379854d3464df08ba6db75

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 5:08:29 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Yontoo (M)
17.2.13.2

File size:
3 MB (3,115,512 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.0

Copyright:
Copyright © Irrational Number Applications 2015

Original file name:
WebShieldInstall.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\{random}.tmp\webshieldinstall.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
Symantec Corporation

Valid from:
1/19/2015 9:00:00 PM

Valid to:
3/20/2016 8:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Irrational Number Applications, O=Irrational Number Applications, L=St. James, S=St. James, C=BB

Issuer:
CN=Symantec Class 3 SHA256 Code Signing CA, OU=Symantec Trust Network, O=Symantec Corporation, C=US

Serial number:
637F0A74512CF65B05B3A5A0241D6624

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
10/8/2015 10:44:09 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

Entry address:
0x2F844E

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:
3 MB (3,106,304 bytes)

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