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Search Vortex

Part of the Yontoo adware component, a web browser plugin that injects unwanted ads in the browser. The application plugin.exe by Search Vortex has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat.
Publisher:
Search Vortex  (signed and verified)

Version:
1.0.5686.33176

MD5:
7ffb91daf73a002ba3d30aebd4042eb3

SHA-1:
c3988623f57cdd1ccf4f613692de23a2ecf0faf7

SHA-256:
9ca908f6c65ad56e022de6f36318fc7c142b31b616095a8f3e1e537ef423f6a2

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Belongs to the Sambreel/Yontoo progam that inserts various forms of advertising in the user's web browser, installed with minimal or no user consent.

Analysis date:
5/6/2024 10:55:55 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
Adware.Yontoo (M)
17.3.15.5

File size:
301.2 KB (308,472 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.5686.33176

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\ProgramData\appmgr1.37.6341714\1\plugin.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Search Vortex

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
1/4/2015 10:00:00 PM

Valid to:
2/4/2016 9:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Search Vortex, O=Search Vortex, 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:
6378D12A74B139F75511F7798DF77B19

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
7/27/2015 10:26:00 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

Entry address:
0xF5F6

Entry point:
E8, F6, 75, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 8B, 55, 0C, A1, E0, 2C, 44, 00, 8B, 4D, 08, 23, 4D, 0C, F7, D2, 23, D0, 0B, D1, 89, 15, E0, 2C, 44, 00, 5D, C3, E8, 4F, 77, 00, 00, 85, C0, 74, 08, 6A, 16, E8, 6D, 77, 00, 00, 59, F6, 05, E0, 2C, 44, 00, 02, 74, 21, 6A, 17, E8, B4, 2A, 02, 00, 85, C0, 74, 05, 6A, 07, 59, CD, 29, 6A, 01, 68, 15, 00, 00, 40, 6A, 03, E8, 54, 2F, 00, 00, 83, C4, 0C, 6A, 03, E8, 63, 28, 00, 00, CC, A1, 58, 83, 44, 00, 56, 6A, 14, 5E, 85, C0, 75, 07, B8, 00, 02, 00, 00, EB, 06...
 
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Code size:
204 KB (208,896 bytes)

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