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HigherAurum2014112500.exe

Higher Aurum

Part of the Yontoo adware component, a web browser plugin that injects unwanted ads in the browser. The file HigherAurum2014112500.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:
1.0.5441.29445

MD5:
28d5699ebc05d795cb105a50167fe98f

SHA-1:
6e685a7441f6c5813ff795844738e846c5735804

SHA-256:
de90d4b1ec6d7be03c5a9c9a307757d75e55bdfcbb0cc3ce40a690a116e266f8

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:
4/18/2024 10:20:12 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Yontoo.HigherAurum (M)
15.12.16.1

File size:
413.3 KB (423,200 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.5441.29445

Original file name:
HigherAurum2014112500.exe

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\Program Files\higher aurum\bin\tmp67e6.tmp

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Higher Aurum

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
9/18/2013 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
9/19/2015 7:59:59 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:
11/24/2014 7:21:30 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
11.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:pmfMGvK5nmEQacOKHq6Y4PZNGrQIeLfkELYEuO+JAa7Q6f+RU9JYrGpGHEx:IfM+BfHqeGpeLfkVM2N7QbvaX

Entry address:
0x6714E

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, 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, 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...
 
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Entropy:
5.8940

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C# / Basic .NET

Code size:
404.5 KB (414,208 bytes)

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