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Steel Cut

Part of the Yontoo adware component, a web browser plugin that injects unwanted ads in the browser. The application plugin.exe by Steel Cut has been detected as adware by 10 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:
Steel Cut  (signed and verified)

Version:
1.0.5719.6911

MD5:
5f7ddd08aad69d1abf4151e1f2ef478e

SHA-1:
21154defc09a56f532e4635d1b9c4271379fcb86

SHA-256:
8ad3e0a18dc175bdd2661d9e697ccfc60b8b8e961bb638340d7940b334431ae2

Scanner detections:
10 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Analysis date:
4/25/2024 1:39:44 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.BrowseFox
2015.08.30

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/BrowseFox.Gen7
8.3.2.2

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3001

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.BrowseFox
4.0.3.15830

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.BrowseFox.ACY
23112

Dr.Web
Trojan.Yontoo.1734
9.0.1.0242

IKARUS anti.virus
AdWare.BrowseFox
t3scan.1.9.5.0

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Agent.dvodkw
0.30.24.3283

Reason Heuristics
Adware.Yontoo.SteelCut (M)
15.8.30.21

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.BrowseFox.Win32.61904
2.0.0.2379

File size:
302.2 KB (309,488 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.5719.6911

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\ProgramData\appmgr1.26.3056825\1\plugin.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Steel Cut

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
1/10/2015 10:00:00 PM

Valid to:
1/11/2016 9:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Steel Cut, O=Steel Cut, 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:
0ABB826DEFFE019B3B61D91322DE992A

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
8/29/2015 7:50:31 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:lzEopwh2Oxdy+FSwFwfpbuBkGWS/UXjuGNvUmI5rmaeTGE:yokDxd7YwFwfpCVUXy8G5y7iE

Entry address:
0xF7E6

Entry point:
E8, A6, 75, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 8B, 55, 0C, A1, 20, 3D, 44, 00, 8B, 4D, 08, 23, 4D, 0C, F7, D2, 23, D0, 0B, D1, 89, 15, 20, 3D, 44, 00, 5D, C3, E8, FF, 76, 00, 00, 85, C0, 74, 08, 6A, 16, E8, 1D, 77, 00, 00, 59, F6, 05, 20, 3D, 44, 00, 02, 74, 21, 6A, 17, E8, 74, 2A, 02, 00, 85, C0, 74, 05, 6A, 07, 59, CD, 29, 6A, 01, 68, 15, 00, 00, 40, 6A, 03, E8, 14, 2F, 00, 00, 83, C4, 0C, 6A, 03, E8, 23, 28, 00, 00, CC, A1, 98, 93, 44, 00, 56, 6A, 14, 5E, 85, C0, 75, 07, B8, 00, 02, 00, 00, EB, 06...
 
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Code size:
204.5 KB (209,408 bytes)

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