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pathmaxxun.exe

PathMaxx

Part of the Yontoo adware component, a web browser plugin that injects unwanted ads in the browser. The application pathmaxxun.exe by PathMaxx has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. This is the uninstaller utility registered in the Windows Control Panel for the program PathMaxx by PathMaxx.
Publisher:
PathMaxx  (signed and verified)

Version:
1.0.0.0

MD5:
79450ba178a91c1bf82f6b7adedeb163

SHA-1:
4c7c3f587fb1e237c3dc9ef1470af268b67d2b60

SHA-256:
aa03b3e5f57edbbfd0cd567b45342c2bf2c5d8785c33af8c69a9a59f2e59d14a

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:
4/30/2024 10:49:30 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Yontoo (M)
17.3.11.13

File size:
567.7 KB (581,352 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.0

Original file name:
PathMaxx Uninstaller.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\pathmaxx\pathmaxxun.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
PathMaxx

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
1/5/2015 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
2/5/2016 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=PathMaxx, O=PathMaxx, 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:
3CAC0125EB44E6C176167E51DA703CCA

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
3/23/2015 3:01:28 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
8.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

Entry address:
0x8BEA0

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

Code size:
552 KB (565,248 bytes)

Program Uninstaller
Program name:
PathMaxx

Display publisher:
PathMaxx

Display version:
2015.01.11.112245

Uninstall string:
C:\Program Files (x86)\PathMaxx\PathMaxxUn.exe OFS_


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