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scantack.purbrowse.exe

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

MD5:
984c64761c51e1ac29644a6bb167923f

SHA-1:
4d9ed87c916540d372e4f7fa9fd31c8f3ee771d0

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 5:48:28 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Yontoo.ScanTack (M)
16.2.8.15

File size:
233.8 KB (239,392 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\scantack\bin\scantack.purbrowse.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Scan Tack

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
1/22/2014 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
1/23/2015 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Scan Tack, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=Scan Tack, 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:
44D91A3142283CE62B23F23C84838B0D

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
4/8/2014 4:22:26 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:RMOSroc5juHF9NHxjN/jIBtv9TB86PW6P:eOSEc5jAF9NHxjNEBtv9Ty6b

Entry address:
0x1C71E

Entry point:
E8, 46, 69, 00, 00, E9, 95, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 20, 8B, 45, 08, 56, 57, 6A, 08, 59, BE, 74, A3, 42, 00, 8D, 7D, E0, F3, A5, 89, 45, F8, 8B, 45, 0C, 5F, 89, 45, FC, 5E, 85, C0, 74, 0C, F6, 00, 08, 74, 07, C7, 45, F4, 00, 40, 99, 01, 8D, 45, F4, 50, FF, 75, F0, FF, 75, E4, FF, 75, E0, FF, 15, 10, A1, 42, 00, C9, C2, 08, 00, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, 8B, 4C, 24, 04, F7, C1, 03, 00, 00, 00, 74, 24, 8A, 01, 83, C1, 01, 84, C0, 74, 4E, F7, C1, 03, 00, 00, 00, 75, EF, 05...
 
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Code size:
164 KB (167,936 bytes)

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