plugin.exe

Assist Point

Part of the Yontoo adware component, a web browser plugin that injects unwanted ads in the browser. The application plugin.exe by Assist Point 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:
Assist Point  (signed and verified)

Version:
1.0.5619.12035

MD5:
68d9e177f2972db7c22f6499db3f2fa4

SHA-1:
62397073e2d28bcb74df383e2575087e214d1923

SHA-256:
8d77d51c061ac7c39ef5a7c670cfd36eec21f4b84d04e115ae1eb07284e83c17

Scanner detections:
10 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Analysis date:
4/26/2024 6:02:11 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.BrowseFox
2015.05.23

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/BrowseFox.Gen
8.3.1.6

AVG
BrowseFox
2016.0.3101

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Dr.Web
Trojan.Yontoo.1781
9.0.1.05190

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.204.16000

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.AssistPoint.A
v2015.05.22.03

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Yontoo.AssistPoint
15.5.22.11

Sophos
PUA 'Browse Fox'
5.14

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.5061968
40432

File size:
648.8 KB (664,336 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.5619.12035

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\ProgramData\c716fd70-872c-4aaa-a07f-e248365d7f56\plugins\5bak\plugin.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
3/6/2015 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
3/6/2016 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Assist Point, O=Assist Point, 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:
58FC58A52C291B337067DC6AA50B8FB3

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
5/21/2015 3:41:24 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
12.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:OpdssXD/CrSEnzBqHpnaZa1AEnlIkw2N34ekvZpCSSF9yO9E:OUKCrSEzBw0QnzrN/4ZDSF9yJ

Entry address:
0x47BC2

Entry point:
E8, 69, 23, 01, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 56, 8B, 75, 08, 83, 3C, F5, 40, 85, 49, 00, 00, 75, 13, 56, E8, 71, 00, 00, 00, 59, 85, C0, 75, 08, 6A, 11, E8, 6B, E7, FF, FF, 59, FF, 34, F5, 40, 85, 49, 00, FF, 15, 34, F2, 47, 00, 5E, 5D, C3, 56, 57, BE, 40, 85, 49, 00, 8B, FE, 53, 8B, 1F, 85, DB, 74, 17, 83, 7F, 04, 01, 74, 11, 53, FF, 15, 84, F0, 47, 00, 53, E8, 34, AD, FF, FF, 83, 27, 00, 59, 83, C7, 08, 81, FF, 60, 86, 49, 00, 7C, D8, 5B, 83, 3E, 00, 74, 0E, 83, 7E, 04, 01, 75, 08, FF, 36, FF, 15...
 
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Code size:
504 KB (516,096 bytes)

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