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HigherAurum.exe

Higher Aurum

Part of the Yontoo adware component, a web browser plugin that injects unwanted ads in the browser. The file HigherAurum.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)

Version:
1.0.5391.24756

MD5:
98a9ea51f1751e5e79cfbb00a9d3ee32

SHA-1:
f97b14b0c62bc4c2cffcf28ffa62304d345e7177

SHA-256:
a8bd72e6125b603da3e620d4bca8846bca80cf6290b5cd09a8ba08075f48736c

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:
4/23/2024 4:01:05 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Yontoo (M)
17.3.11.4

File size:
510.3 KB (522,528 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.5391.24756

Original file name:
HigherAurum.exe

Common path:
C:\Program Files\higher aurum\bin\tmp62ab.tmp

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Higher Aurum

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
9/18/2013 9:00:00 PM

Valid to:
9/19/2015 8:59:59 PM

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:
10/5/2014 6:45:17 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
6.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

Entry address:
0x7F3DA

Entry point:
FF, 25, 00, 20, 40, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 02, 00, 00, 00, 5E, 00, 00, 00, 1C, F4, 07, 00, 1C, D6, 07, 00, 52, 53, 44, 53, 3E, E3, D7, 9F, D0, 71, 26, 43, 8E, 46, 57, 1A, A0, EF, E0, 41, 01, 00, 00, 00, 44, 3A, 5C, 55, 74, 69, 6C, 69, 74, 69, 65, 73, 5C, 67, 73, 6B, 70, 34, 30, 33, 63, 2E, 70, 35, 7A, 5C, 44, 65, 73, 6B, 74, 6F, 70, 5C, 44, 65, 73, 6B...
 
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Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C# / Basic .NET

Code size:
501.5 KB (513,536 bytes)

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