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setup.exe

PlurPush

This is the installer and setup program from the PlurPush branded Yontoo adware web browser extension. This adware injects various forms of advertisements in the user's web browser based on the HTML content and URLs viewed. Ad include banners, in-line context text links, coupons, and search. The program will install an auto-updating background service that will update the software with additional features. The application setup.exe by PlurPush has been detected as adware by 21 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) installer. 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:
PlurPush  (signed and verified)

MD5:
c9b241ca8e7c283d8a62107a3266f64e

SHA-1:
25878085a38420e911c5a8e87f51b23c67ddde6b

SHA-256:
0a09984bdaad1e7cf89065c77a6d321ca5119d41e9544057860eb9b1cdd592fa

Scanner detections:
21 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Analysis date:
4/19/2024 6:37:45 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.PlurPush
14.04.23

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/BrowseFox.Gen2
7.11.144.252

AVG
MalSign.Generic
2015.0.3495

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.Altbrowse.AK
18155

Dr.Web
Trojan.BPlug.22
9.0.1.0113

ESET NOD32
Win32/BrowseFox (variant)
8.9712

Fortinet FortiGate
Adware/Agent
4/23/2014

G Data
Win32.Application.BrowseFox
14.4.24

IKARUS anti.virus
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Agent
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.176.11861

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Agent
14.0.0.3972

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.PlurPush.A
v2014.04.23.03

McAfee
Artemis!009E8E59A34F
5600.7151

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Agent.cuenda
0.28.0.59492

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.PlurPush.F
14.8.8.0

Rising Antivirus
NS:PUF.SilenceInstaller!1.9DDF
23.00.65.14421

Sophos
Generic PUA NJ
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
Adware.BrowseFox/Variant
10648

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GE.97593336
7.2.113

VIPRE Antivirus
Yontoo
28538

File size:
2 MB (2,058,208 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\content.ie5\{random}\setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
PlurPush

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
9/19/2013 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
9/20/2015 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=PlurPush, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=PlurPush, 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:
30ACE095C6EE9F3C39428EB86ECAFADF

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/5/2009 11:52:01 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:v7w1AF8MLK7Cpz0gTT8wwyE1gtEz8A1YvwZcHagXb+v3RmAl8H7:zQAuMKmpz0kT8wQsEfYvuc6gXb+vYAOb

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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Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
22.5 KB (23,040 bytes)

The executing file has been seen to make the following network communications in live environments.

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to wac.edgecastcdn.net  (72.21.81.13:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to service.yontoo.com  (8.25.35.148:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to api.yontoo.com  (8.25.35.15:80)

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