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podowebuninstall.exe

PodoWeb

This is the installer/setup program for a Yontoo adware component, a web browser plugin that injects unwanted ads in the browser. The application podowebuninstall.exe by PodoWeb has been detected as adware by 4 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) installer. This is the uninstaller utility registered in the Windows Control Panel for the program PodoWeb by PodoWeb. 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:
PodoWeb  (signed and verified)

MD5:
b7c50d1db90cab32f41888d5ff56a7dc

SHA-1:
f5be6e082cae0ead68cc779e6212731df97de69a

SHA-256:
741d7857912e5991f8d6e8b8cf6d709f0739d9cd1d45dcba3d1f0d44274c6304

Scanner detections:
4 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
This is the installer/uninstaller for the Yontoo branded (podoweb) adware program. The main protgram is desigend to deliver advertisements to the user's web browser through injection.

Analysis date:
4/16/2024 8:34:14 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3365

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.BrowseFox
4.0.3.1491

ESET NOD32
Win32/BrowseFox.C potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

Reason Heuristics
Adware.Yontoo.PodoWeb.Q
14.9.1.3

File size:
253.6 KB (259,712 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\podoweb\podowebuninstall.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
PodoWeb

Authority:
DigiCert Inc

Valid from:
6/9/2014 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
6/17/2015 2:00:00 PM

Subject:
CN=PodoWeb, O=PodoWeb, L=Santa Monica, S=California, C=US

Issuer:
CN=DigiCert Assured ID Code Signing CA-1, OU=www.digicert.com, O=DigiCert Inc, C=US

Serial number:
0A93446D6247875E905539F949588C94

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/6/2009 12:52:01 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:SZ+11yAKky/1RWBT5mpjN814u6wZm/G/HcQK:w/ks1s15mZNp/G/87

Entry address:
0x30CB

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 60, 91, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 30, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 7C, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 38, 6F, 44, 00, E8, F1, 2B, 00, 00, A3, 84, 6E, 44, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 30, 9C, 42, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, 54, 91, 40, 00, 68, 80, 2E, 44, 00, E8, A4, 28, 00, 00, FF, 15, AC, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, F0, 46, 00, 50, 57, E8, 92, 28, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.8651

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
22.5 KB (23,040 bytes)

Program Uninstaller
Program name:
PodoWeb

Display publisher:
PodoWeb

Display version:
2014.08.31.195817

Uninstall string:
C:\Program Files (x86)\PodoWeb\PodoWebuninstall.exe


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