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yawtixuninstall.exe

Yawtix

This is the installer/setup program for a Yontoo adware component, a web browser plugin that injects unwanted ads in the browser. The application yawtixuninstall.exe by Yawtix has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. The program is a setup application that uses the NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) installer.
Publisher:
Yawtix  (signed and verified)

MD5:
a836eac4dd8fadfa87174c05f23b364b

SHA-1:
485a7e7e556d1ff1151e1624f81402490302f8f6

SHA-256:
2a8cf0a372bbeb723d6038ca227e1498d40953d9b5f3a7f6c44a3f33febd10e0

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
This is the installer/uninstaller for the Yontoo branded (yawtix) adware program. The main protgram is desigend to deliver advertisements to the user's web browser through injection.

Analysis date:
11/27/2024 2:06:03 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
Adware.Yontoo (M)
17.3.10.16

File size:
253.3 KB (259,344 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\yawtix\yawtixuninstall.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Yawtix

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
4/22/2014 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
4/23/2015 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Yawtix, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=Yawtix, L=Santa Monica, 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:
2E42C67BCB3B665946270E2F15BC3A2B

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/5/2009 11:52:01 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

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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Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
22.5 KB (23,040 bytes)

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