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buzzdocksetup.exe

Buzzdock

Alactro LLC

This is the installer/setup program for a Yontoo adware component, a web browser plugin that injects unwanted ads in the browser. The application buzzdocksetup.exe by Alactro 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. While running, it connects to the Internet address api.yontoo.com on port 80 using the HTTP protocol.
Publisher:
Alactro LLC  (signed and verified)

Product:
Buzzdock

Description:
Installer

Version:
2012.8.2.1438

MD5:
ba406dc3bc902683bef5ba6533a1c102

SHA-1:
3dc4f9d4685964608af86b5186c2e577dd98fe82

SHA-256:
84403362515a9775baedba37b065d2f3d3beff597aec1f82f61d471663baf95f

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:
4/25/2024 2:40:41 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Yontoo.Alactro.Installer (M)
16.5.23.15

File size:
894.9 KB (916,328 bytes)

Product version:
2.0.0

Copyright:
Copyright (c) 2012 Alactro LLC. All rights reserved.

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Alactro LLC

Authority:
GoDaddy.com, Inc.

Valid from:
5/16/2012 1:31:43 AM

Valid to:
5/27/2013 2:43:23 AM

Subject:
CN=Alactro LLC, O=Alactro LLC, L=Carlsbad, S=CA, C=US

Issuer:
SERIALNUMBER=07969287, CN=Go Daddy Secure Certification Authority, OU=http://certificates.godaddy.com/repository, O="GoDaddy.com, Inc.", L=Scottsdale, S=Arizona, C=US

Serial number:
046CAA7E02C7FB

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
3/11/2011 8:25:32 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
8.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:1bfU+oAIt39F6le7lYNpuVdafewAB+RI0CuG:aPAMtzlYNpuD71+RI0CuG

Entry address:
0x1627

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 81, EC, 58, 0B, 00, 00, 53, 56, 33, DB, 57, 66, 89, 9D, A8, F4, FF, FF, 89, 5D, FC, FF, 15, 74, 30, 40, 00, A3, 00, 40, 40, 00, FF, 15, 70, 30, 40, 00, 89, 45, F8, 8D, 85, B8, FC, FF, FF, 50, C7, 85, B8, FC, FF, FF, 14, 01, 00, 00, FF, 15, 6C, 30, 40, 00, 85, C0, 75, 21, FF, 15, 14, 30, 40, 00, 50, 68, 30, 34, 40, 00, E8, 40, FA, FF, FF, 59, C7, 05, 04, 40, 40, 00, FF, 00, 00, 00, E9, C5, 01, 00, 00, 68, 1C, 34, 40, 00, 68, 0C, 34, 40, 00, FF, 15, 68, 30, 40, 00, 50, FF, 15, 64, 30, 40, 00, 3B...
 
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Entropy:
7.9613

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
7.5 KB (7,680 bytes)

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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