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marketresearchhelperuntemp.exe

marketresearchhelper

Part of the Yontoo adware component, a web browser plugin that injects unwanted ads in the browser. The application marketresearchhelperuntemp.exe by marketresearchhelper has been detected as adware by 6 anti-malware scanners. It will plug into the web browser and display context-based advertisements by overwriting existing ads or by inserting new ones on various web pages. It is also typically executed from the user's temporary directory.
Publisher:
marketresearchhelper  (signed and verified)

Version:
1.0.0.0

MD5:
3d5cfed43f147096c16ba41d176e1b46

SHA-1:
2ed9a97a53bd714c3bb4f160aef7e0c8a3c7a497

SHA-256:
fe7bc8ab6d3031e3b801d7760a5a32610b88cd3fb819bde755c8ba532ac62b9d

Scanner detections:
6 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Injects advertising in the web browser in various formats.

Analysis date:
4/26/2024 12:30:43 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AVG
Adware Agent.T
2014.0.4025

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.MSIL.BrowseFox
4.0.3.14928

Dr.Web
Trojan.BPlug.95
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
probably MSIL/BrowseFox.G potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

Reason Heuristics
PUP.marketresearchhelper.AA
14.9.28.5

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4741131
32938

File size:
530.8 KB (543,536 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.0

Original file name:
MarketResearchHelper Uninstaller.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\marketresearchhelperuntemp.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
marketresearchhelper

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
10/6/2013 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
10/7/2014 4:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=marketresearchhelper, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=marketresearchhelper, 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:
688762C9A09401488B09D9F72D24894B

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/23/2014 10:55:15 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
8.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:bAH/GdiQrTdEtmfyjDuFdXdPTlOSRK7D50ErO8TXhQuU9aCSoUNwrBbBIoqJol:bARQA2FTTlB47D5fapU+fqWl

Entry address:
0x82B42

Entry point:
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Entropy:
6.0917

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

Code size:
515 KB (527,360 bytes)

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