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pidginsetup.exe

KBM2 Installer

Best Download Manager

Part of the Yontoo adware component, a web browser plugin that injects unwanted ads in the browser. The application pidginsetup.exe by Best Download Manager has been detected as adware by 5 anti-malware scanners. The file has been seen being downloaded from api.kbm2.com. While running, it connects to the Internet address api.yontoo.com on port 80 using the HTTP protocol.
Publisher:
Best Download Manager   (signed by Best Download Manager)

Product:
KBM2 Installer

Version:
2.5.1.0

MD5:
47e617e7bf5b6c211a34bad38a058599

SHA-1:
d135ff66f328527bd88370dcd821530a37d43479

SHA-256:
4a83c0d8c03bac5763449a9e02b26c462fd3071de7d6e66bdc17fe2087882d30

Scanner detections:
5 / 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:
4/19/2024 10:09:42 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AVG
AdInject.Bdmngr
2015.0.3570

Dr.Web
Adware.Plugin.85
9.0.1.039

ESET NOD32
Win32/KBM (variant)
8.8970

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.BestDownloadManager.L
14.8.8.0

VIPRE Antivirus
sterkly LLC
22754

File size:
590.1 KB (604,296 bytes)

Product version:
2.5.1.0

Copyright:
(c) Best Download Manager . All rights reserved.

Original file name:
KBM2.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\pidginsetup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Best Download Manager

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
7/24/2013 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
7/25/2015 4:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Best Download Manager, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=Best Download Manager, L=Carlsbad, 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:
5F3BBF9CAABCE7C81AB69ABF7371A064

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
8/7/2013 12:25:15 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:8gq6uX5c0RzWguzZylIAllGVytvHdKme7IZopYRzl5QHV:8R610ZluglqytYmesZoYZ5Q1

Entry address:
0x3A3C0

Entry point:
E8, 0E, 6F, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, 3B, 0D, D0, 0B, 47, 00, 75, 02, F3, C3, E9, 95, 6F, 00, 00, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 56, 8B, 75, 14, 85, F6, 75, 04, 33, C0, EB, 61, 83, 7D, 08, 00, 75, 13, E8, D9, 35, 00, 00, 6A, 16, 5E, 89, 30, E8, 6C, 75, 00, 00, 8B, C6, EB, 48, 83, 7D, 10, 00, 74, 16, 39, 75, 0C, 72, 11, 56, FF, 75, 10, FF, 75, 08, E8, 66, 70, 00, 00, 83, C4, 0C, EB, C7, FF, 75, 0C, 6A, 00, FF, 75, 08, E8, B4, 31, 00, 00, 83, C4, 0C, 83, 7D, 10, 00, 74, BB, 39, 75, 0C, 73, 0E, E8, 8F, 35, 00, 00, 6A...
 
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Entropy:
6.4041

Code size:
342.5 KB (350,720 bytes)

The file pidginsetup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://api.kbm2.com/downloadLauncher.ashx?cid=349

The executing file has been seen to make the following network communications in live environments.

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to wac.edgecastcdn.net  (72.21.81.13:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to service.yontoo.com  (8.25.35.148:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to api.yontoo.com  (8.25.35.15:80)

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