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yandex.exe

Yandex Installer

YANDEX LLC

The application yandex.exe by YANDEX has been detected as a potentially unwanted program 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. The file has been seen being downloaded from cache-kiev05.cdn.yandex.net.
Publisher:
YANDEX LLC  (signed and verified)

Product:
Yandex Installer

Version:
50.0.2661.30165

MD5:
ba5b9569f04c5b76131031ef5c331262

SHA-1:
2df63e3f79f99514ad342427bdc7f56c6f57d1ce

SHA-256:
b57316d9b8def253158a7e3cc9a158efe583b8074ec9e9064cb258058c26a786

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
11/1/2024 5:39:47 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Yandex (L)
16.8.9.10

File size:
453.3 KB (464,192 bytes)

Product version:
50.0.2661.30165

Copyright:
Copyright © 2012-2016 YANDEX LLC. All Rights Reserved.

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
YANDEX LLC

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
9/25/2015 1:44:52 PM

Valid to:
9/25/2017 1:44:52 PM

Subject:
E=pki@yandex-team.ru, CN=YANDEX LLC, O=YANDEX LLC, L=Moscow, S=Moscow, C=RU

Issuer:
CN=GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - G2, O=GlobalSign nv-sa, C=BE

Serial number:
11210FF6462B63D55AFBAA81F9C734A7AA94

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
7/5/2016 2:43:10 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
12.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:FspkrYgPivvomiDkq4LQcBmiALgXRUgEdBaNIYiO+pZFC/qEe:+pfbWDkrLtBmiAyHmMUFCyH

Entry address:
0x2526F

Entry point:
E8, AD, C8, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 10, 83, 7D, 10, 00, 0F, 84, 9B, 00, 00, 00, 53, 56, 57, FF, 75, 14, 8D, 4D, F0, E8, 1C, DE, FF, FF, 8B, 7D, 08, BE, FF, FF, FF, 7F, 85, FF, 74, 0E, 8B, 5D, 0C, 85, DB, 74, 07, 8B, 4D, 10, 3B, CE, 76, 12, E8, 85, 1F, 00, 00, C7, 00, 16, 00, 00, 00, E8, 23, D4, FF, FF, EB, 4D, 8B, 45, F0, 83, B8, A8, 00, 00, 00, 00, 75, 0F, 51, 53, 57, E8, D9, C9, 00, 00, 83, C4, 0C, 8B, F0, EB, 32, 2B, FB, 0F, B6, 04, 1F, 8D, 4D, F0, 51, 50, E8, BD, DF, FF, FF, 8D...
 
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Code size:
247.5 KB (253,440 bytes)

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

https://cache-kiev05.cdn.yandex.net/download.cdn.yandex.net/browser/ua/ru/.../Yandex.exe

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