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Strong Signal

Part of the Yontoo adware component, a web browser plugin that injects unwanted ads in the browser. The application plugin.exe by Strong Signal has been detected as adware by 17 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.
Publisher:
Strong Signal  (signed and verified)

Version:
1.0.5624.24621

MD5:
54919f71e4be73560ebe66f3ea68f52d

SHA-1:
0a65a0a82b8e3c352054dbf5e15dde48aaf6d06b

SHA-256:
774a437b29b6c09ff0b5729ab1458bdfd5572df0f52870dff5b7e75ad8ea165d

Scanner detections:
17 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Analysis date:
4/20/2024 1:37:49 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.BrowseFox
2015.05.28

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/BrowseFox.Gen
8.3.1.6

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3096

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Dr.Web
Trojan.Yontoo.1735
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/BrowseFox.AT potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/S-5675d9ac
v6.4.7.1.166

G Data
Win32.Adware.StrongSignal
15.5.25

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.204.16051

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.StrongSignal.SID.A
v2015.05.27.11

McAfee
Program.BrowseFox-FYC
17.6.569.0

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Yontoo.drxrip
0.30.24.1636

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
15.05.27.11

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Yontoo.StrongSignal
15.5.27.23

Rising Antivirus
PE:AdWare.Win32.BrowseFox.h!1075357759
23.00.65.15525

Sophos
PUA 'Browse Fox'
5.14

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4741131
40552

File size:
474.8 KB (486,160 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.5624.24621

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\ProgramData\0780f478-67ce-4ec3-98db-39a65f4618ce\plugins\6bak\plugin.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Strong Signal

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
12/11/2014 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
12/12/2015 4:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Strong Signal, O=Strong Signal, 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:
5047EE0477D4F273DFC93DB8A749B9E0

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
5/26/2015 1:40:50 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
12.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:/liZeJw4t0QskHa/OBqlswNX8rZL0gDntanTUkG:/4Zl4tykNBe/AZLHjtQTFG

Entry address:
0x2474B

Entry point:
E8, 38, 19, 01, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, 8B, 54, 24, 0C, 8B, 4C, 24, 04, 85, D2, 74, 7F, 0F, B6, 44, 24, 08, 0F, BA, 25, 50, 4A, 47, 00, 01, 73, 0D, 8B, 4C, 24, 0C, 57, 8B, 7C, 24, 08, F3, AA, EB, 5D, 8B, 54, 24, 0C, 81, FA, 80, 00, 00, 00, 7C, 0E, 0F, BA, 25, 78, F7, 46, 00, 01, 0F, 82, 2C, 1A, 01, 00, 57, 8B, F9, 83, FA, 04, 72, 31, F7, D9, 83, E1, 03, 74, 0C, 2B, D1, 88, 07, 83, C7, 01, 83, E9, 01, 75, F6, 8B, C8, C1, E0, 08, 03, C1, 8B, C8, C1, E0, 10, 03, C1...
 
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Entropy:
6.5389

Code size:
356.5 KB (365,056 bytes)

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