HulaToo.exe

HulaToo

Part of the Yontoo adware component, a web browser plugin that injects unwanted ads in the browser. The file HulaToo.exe by HulaToo has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. Additionally, the file is typically installed by a number of programs including HulaToo by Yontoo Technology, Inc. and Buzzdock by Alactro LLC, both potentially unwanted software. While running, it connects to the Internet address ip-184-168-221-64.ip.secureserver.net on port 80 using the HTTP protocol.
Publisher:
HulaToo  (signed and verified)

Version:
1.0.5309.39990

MD5:
c33f6f870d84a4119855efd637bd3631

SHA-1:
ea371892abfd76fe98f26bb916e68087b79b0986

SHA-256:
8948e674f0eca75abb8b727f39ff94f02eaaab83d89d1cd6bc42cd3b272b7b51

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 6:06:27 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Yontoo (M)
17.2.13.8

File size:
314.3 KB (321,816 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.5309.39990

Original file name:
HulaToo.exe

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\Program Files\hulatoo\bin\tmpf027.tmp

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
3/19/2014 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
3/20/2015 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=HulaToo, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=HulaToo, L=Santa Monica, 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:
089F9EDFF3BE5DAC5EE5E228073DBDC4

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
7/16/2014 1:13:16 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
8.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

Entry address:
0x4E59A

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

Code size:
305.5 KB (312,832 bytes)

The file HulaToo.exe has been discovered within the following programs.

Buzzdock  by Alactro LLC
This is a web browser extension that injects advertising. From the EULA: "Buzzdock is free to download and use. Buzzdock is supported by advertising, and users will see additional ads on websites where Buzzdock features operate.
www.buzzdock.com/faq-support
79% remove it
HulaToo  by Yontoo Technology, Inc.
HulaToo is a Yontoo (Sambreel Holdings) branded adware that injects advertising in the user's Internet browser by running as an extension and/or add-on. Ads are delivered in the form of banners and text-links (roll-overs) as well as some popup ads.
hulatoo.net/support
83% remove it
 
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The executing file has been seen to make the following network communication in live environments.

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ip-184-168-221-64.ip.secureserver.net  (184.168.221.64:80)

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