higheraurumun.exe

Higher Aurum

Part of the Yontoo adware component, a web browser plugin that injects unwanted ads in the browser. The application higheraurumun.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:
1.0.0.0

MD5:
72e94af873a6bfe4ea37a6ae1f54cb0e

SHA-1:
3e749cc5a96d754edfd8eecaf06ee6cbc4748b52

SHA-256:
afd4ad5f95a368636997537756b3a37ebcf648d208aed842890231f2251573d3

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:
4/24/2024 9:21:27 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Yontoo (M)
17.2.19.9

File size:
538.8 KB (551,712 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.0

Original file name:
Higher Aurum Uninstaller.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\Program Files\higher aurum\higheraurumun.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
9/19/2013 3:00:00 AM

Valid to:
9/20/2015 2:59:59 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:
2/25/2015 10:34:24 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
8.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

Entry address:
0x84A3A

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

Code size:
523 KB (535,552 bytes)

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