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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 plugincontainer.exe by Strong Signal has been detected as adware by 18 anti-malware scanners. It runs as a separate (within the context of its own process) windows Service named “Service Mgr StrongSignal”. 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:
1.0.5568.13691

MD5:
f5607be0162ae630b0d714c0356d6299

SHA-1:
dc78bbff663040cde36b684b960405b84944f095

SHA-256:
df2cfee176d4fb69d24f47bbc20a7144c8504d1adbcec78d6d33cf956ef56644

Scanner detections:
18 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Analysis date:
4/18/2024 8:51:12 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.BrowseFox
2015.03.26

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/BrowseFox.Gen
3.6.1.96

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3154

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.BrowseFox
4.0.3.15331

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Browsefox-700
0.98/21511

Dr.Web
Trojan.Yontoo.1735
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/BrowseFox.AN potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

G Data
Win32.Adware.StrongSignal
15.3.25

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of plugincontainer.bak (Adware)
2015.7.5.8

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.BrowseFox
t3scan.1.8.6.0

K7 AntiVirus
Adware
13.202.15386

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Yontoo.dptxhx
0.30.8.659

Qihoo 360 Security
HEUR/QVM10.1.Malware.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Service.Yontoo
15.3.31.11

Sophos
Generic PUA FJ
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4741131
38552

File size:
624.2 KB (639,224 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.5568.13691

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\ProgramData\0780f478-67ce-4ec3-98db-39a65f4618ce\plugincontainer.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Strong Signal

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

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

Valid to:
12/12/2015 11:59:59 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:
3/31/2015 3:36:32 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
12.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:nrssJUV+YeebAJsiBnBoHhz5/39i26diVXP0XMy9lYXzsxC93p7RQxgZ4sw:nWpeebAJsOn0J9tl6wXPlH32gZ4sw

Entry address:
0x2C68A

Entry point:
E8, 0C, F8, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, 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, 50, 8E, 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, 70, 37, 49, 00, 01, 0F, 82, 3F, 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...
 
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Entropy:
6.5341

Code size:
476.5 KB (487,936 bytes)

Service
Display name:
Service Mgr StrongSignal

Type:
Win32OwnProcess

Depends on:
RPCSS


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