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Match Pal

Part of the Yontoo adware component, a web browser plugin that injects unwanted ads in the browser. The application plugin.exe by Match Pal has been detected as adware by 16 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:
Match Pal  (signed and verified)

Version:
1.0.5541.8240

MD5:
274a3722c2abf2a7777acbcd58d1ccab

SHA-1:
aded7ca85d01de996f30308b6302b51882779dfd

SHA-256:
83d232aed889d23db082ae3ce641c85c496bbe64fe1bceb8f8c304c518f74e15

Scanner detections:
16 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Analysis date:
4/26/2024 11:13:01 PM UTC  (a few moments ago)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Adware.BrowseFox.BY
701

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.Generic
2015.03.06

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/BrowseFox.Gen
7.11.214.2

AVG
Adware AdPlugin
2016.0.3179

Bitdefender
Adware.BrowseFox.BY
1.0.20.325

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Adware.BrowseFox.BY
8.15.03.06.12

ESET NOD32
Win32/BrowseFox.AF potentially unwanted application
9.7.0.302.0

F-Secure
Adware.BrowseFox.BY
11.2015-06-03_6

G Data
Adware.BrowseFox.BY
15.3.25

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.200.15176

MicroWorld eScan
Adware.BrowseFox.BY
16.0.0.195

nProtect
Adware.BrowseFox.BY
15.03.05.01

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Yontoo
15.3.4.13

Sophos
PUA 'Positive Finds' (of type Adware)
5.11

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
38050

File size:
457.7 KB (468,720 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.5541.8240

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\ProgramData\947e9795-442e-46c4-9869-2da3405d8e82\plugins\3\plugin.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Match Pal

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
12/22/2014 3:00:00 AM

Valid to:
12/23/2015 2:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Match Pal, O=Match Pal, L=Los Angeles, 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:
688030F7F80E707312A7C683AA21A12E

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
3/4/2015 3:34:52 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
12.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:FKfuLnwXbjAcX+PUilaIgyZTk+qg56tjxc9O:FQX/pkUAnJJMtjxc9O

Entry address:
0x2553E

Entry point:
E8, CB, F4, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 56, FC, 8B, 75, 0C, 8B, 4E, 08, 33, CE, E8, 68, D0, FF, FF, 6A, 00, 56, FF, 76, 14, FF, 76, 0C, 6A, 00, FF, 75, 10, FF, 76, 10, FF, 75, 08, E8, AE, 47, 00, 00, 83, C4, 20, 5E, 5D, C3, 55, 8B, EC, 51, 53, FC, 8B, 45, 0C, 8B, 48, 08, 33, 4D, 0C, E8, 35, D0, FF, FF, 8B, 45, 08, 8B, 40, 04, 83, E0, 66, 74, 11, 8B, 45, 0C, C7, 40, 24, 01, 00, 00, 00, 33, C0, 40, EB, 6C, EB, 6A, 6A, 01, 8B, 45, 0C, FF, 70, 18, 8B, 45, 0C, FF, 70, 14, 8B, 45, 0C, FF, 70, 0C, 6A...
 
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Entropy:
6.5701

Code size:
348.5 KB (356,864 bytes)

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