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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 browser.yandex.by.
Publisher:
YANDEX LLC  (signed and verified)

Product:
Yandex Installer

Version:
51.0.2704.3342

MD5:
1368755cd457267865312d8a2aabeb90

SHA-1:
51994afe74f1c96db308acb7308cfd0958768b1f

SHA-256:
f8fd8dd5e3ff4758268f3c02f3df3dfcd2e293e71f721057db716c7cda2295c1

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
12/29/2024 6:23:32 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Yandex (L)
16.7.31.6

File size:
545.8 KB (558,912 bytes)

Product version:
51.0.2704.3342

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

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\yandex.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
YANDEX LLC

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
9/25/2015 12:44:52 PM

Valid to:
9/25/2017 12:44:52 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:
7/7/2016 12:06:29 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
14.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:N2FONX3LhEUt+g4wRvNvEFUL28WOORs/o0kES:N2FONnL9PvES28WnYo0d

Entry address:
0x2B459

Entry point:
E8, 8F, 09, 00, 00, E9, 80, FE, FF, FF, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, B9, 01, 00, 00, 00, F2, 0F, 10, 2D, A8, 46, 45, 00, EB, 1C, B9, 02, 00, 00, 00, F2, 0F, 10, 2D, B0, 46, 45, 00, EB, 0D, B9, 03, 00, 00, 00, F2, 0F, 10, 2D, A8, 46, 45, 00, 66, 0F, 7E, C0, 25, FF, FF, FF, 7F, 3D, 00, 00, 80, 7F, 0F, 83, 4C, 01, 00, 00, F3, 0F, 5A, C0, 83, F9, 02, 75, 18, F2, 0F, 10, 15, C8, 46, 45, 00, 66, 0F, 2F, C2, 76, 0A, BA, 10, 00, 00, 00, E8, 3D, 01, 00, 00, 66, 0F, 2F, C5, 0F, 83, 21, 01, 00...
 
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Code size:
315.5 KB (323,072 bytes)

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

https://browser.yandex.by/.../?from=teaser_main_neyb_tower-protect3_&banner_id=1931836869&reqid=1468774373488-256595-imgs30-160-ATOMS-distr_portal&banerid=020109301468774373488256595301:578bb7f8395a8200175844bf&host=teaser&zih=1&lite=1

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