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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 plugincontainer.exe by Match Pal has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat.
Publisher:
Match Pal  (signed and verified)

Version:
1.0.5525.17215

MD5:
8a48a5d960c121a93aa80adee5d42bf3

SHA-1:
5286f448b62709e3ca3fea3a6f68f65b498be58d

SHA-256:
fb5ac3dce701d486439d686711bc4fa21377b16cb08137cc48b0b1f0a87ce341

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:
4/19/2024 7:21:38 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Yontoo (M)
17.3.4.19

File size:
563.7 KB (577,264 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.5525.17215

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Match Pal

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
12/22/2014 9:00:00 AM

Valid to:
12/23/2015 8:59:59 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:
2/17/2015 2:33:56 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
12.0

Entry address:
0x2840F

Entry point:
E8, 67, F8, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, 8B, 54, 24, 0C, 8B, 4C, 24, 04, 85, D2, 74, 7F, 0F, B6, 44, 24, 08, 0F, BA, 25, E0, 97, 48, 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, 94, 48, 48, 00, 01, 0F, 82, 9F, F9, 00, 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...
 
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Entropy:
6.5389

Code size:
429.5 KB (439,808 bytes)

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