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HigherAurum.BOAS.exe

Higher Aurum

Part of the Yontoo adware component, a web browser plugin that injects unwanted ads in the browser. The application HigherAurum.BOAS.exe, “HigherAurum.BOAS.exe” by Higher Aurum has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat.
Publisher:
Higher Aurum  (signed and verified)

Description:
HigherAurum.BOAS.exe

Version:
1.0.0.1

MD5:
e19e56d266db0cd9f05d0f86aee5bf6b

SHA-1:
edbbfc8431966dcd60228516938b8bc0c8d2d7e5

SHA-256:
9f9e9537f1ec075a90515c9a6f149bbbb4ec71e3062dbef8336f8d615851ac5f

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:
4/26/2024 1:16:47 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Yontoo.HigherAurum (M)
16.1.13.7

File size:
1.7 MB (1,791,264 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.1

Original file name:
HigherAurum.BOAS.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\higher aurum\bin\higheraurum.boas.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Higher Aurum

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
9/19/2013 5:30:00 AM

Valid to:
9/20/2015 5:29:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Higher Aurum, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=Higher Aurum, L=San Diego, 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:
7AC9C1A4A445736B879230C2743EB72C

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
3/16/2015 10:25:50 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:VZH0oLajHke+0qN2hTgsOALb4gAeUxv/ARyGvwVlo7b0uO+Vm2IC5GxuisJmtWS:7LWjf+L2pMA/4gAeUxv/ARyGTbk0m2Ip

Entry address:
0x107789

Entry point:
E8, CA, 72, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, 3B, 0D, B8, 3E, 58, 00, 75, 02, F3, C3, E9, 51, 73, 00, 00, 8B, 41, 04, 85, C0, 75, 05, B8, E8, C6, 55, 00, C3, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, 7D, 08, 00, 57, 8B, F9, 74, 2D, 56, FF, 75, 08, E8, 7A, 38, 00, 00, 8D, 70, 01, 56, E8, 1C, 06, 00, 00, 59, 59, 89, 47, 04, 85, C0, 74, 11, FF, 75, 08, 56, 50, E8, 17, 74, 00, 00, 83, C4, 0C, C6, 47, 08, 01, 5E, 5F, 5D, C2, 04, 00, 8B, FF, 56, 8B, F1, 80, 7E, 08, 00, 74, 09, FF, 76, 04, E8, FB, 09, 00, 00, 59, 83, 66, 04, 00, C6, 46...
 
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Entropy:
6.4179

Code size:
1.2 MB (1,263,104 bytes)

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