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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:
1.0.5624.35429

MD5:
986843520315878175bb88185fdfe469

SHA-1:
a81f2c091da73d373cf150154c59c2f0e50ed68f

SHA-256:
4fcf99f66af4710ab048e244870a7ecaeec4523b8164135f0bf75fe457c4e153

Scanner detections:
17 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Analysis date:
4/25/2024 9:31:49 PM 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-b638c0c1
v6.4.7.1.166

G Data
Win32.Adware.StrongSignal
15.5.25

IKARUS anti.virus
not-a-virus:AdWare.Agent
t3scan.1.9.2.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.204.16051

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

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Agent.dryrgl
0.30.24.1636

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

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.Agent.Win32.59195
2.0.0.2192

File size:
626.3 KB (641,296 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.5624.35429

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\ProgramData\0780f478-67ce-4ec3-98db-39a65f4618ce\plugins\8bak\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 7:41:12 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
12.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:KUIQe5rID5j4WhXC/bNTs/SLoamev++0H2KXZ5Nz2WtamDQMD:Kt4jzX4hTrLnnmzZdtFDQQ

Entry address:
0x38A42

Entry point:
E8, D5, 2F, 01, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, CC, CC, CC, CC, 8B, 54, 24, 0C, 8B, 4C, 24, 04, 85, D2, 74, 7F, 0F, B6, 44, 24, 08, 0F, BA, 25, 70, 7D, 49, 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, 68, 27, 49, 00, 01, 0F, 82, D0, 30, 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, 8B, CA, 83, E2, 03, C1, E9...
 
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Entropy:
6.6208

Code size:
459.5 KB (470,528 bytes)

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