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setup.exe

secretsauce

This is the installer and setup program from the secretsauce 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 secretsauce has been detected as adware by 18 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:
secretsauce  (signed and verified)

MD5:
2e09a69d9bbdec0aa2c1db3af9c480ff

SHA-1:
32e27707272e68d2d7aa31b086198e1bacf31859

SHA-256:
69b6b76db693cff58e63fa8f42283d4dc149caf350bf7b01681992ba2ecf7d00

Scanner detections:
18 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Analysis date:
4/19/2024 8:54:53 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AVG
MalSign.Secsau
2014.0.3620

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.Altbrowse.AK
17450

Dr.Web
Adware.Plugin.138
9.0.1.0354

ESET NOD32
Win32/BrowseFox
7.9178

Fortinet FortiGate
Adware/Agent
12/20/2013

IKARUS anti.virus
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Agent
t3scan.2.2.29

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.174.10509

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Agent
14.0.0.4594

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.SecretSauce.A
v2013.12.20.06

McAfee
Artemis!2E09A69D9BBD
5600.7276

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Agent.cqvnby
0.28.0.56692

Norman
Agent.AZNFO
11.20131220

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.secretsauce.F
14.8.7.20

Rising Antivirus
NS:PUF.SilenceInstaller!1.9DDF
23.00.65.131218

Sophos
Generic PUA DC
4.96

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V1208
7.2.354

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.Agent
3.12.24.3

XVirus List
Win32.Detected
2.8.7

File size:
851.5 KB (871,928 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:
secretsauce

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
10/7/2013 3:00:00 AM

Valid to:
10/8/2014 2:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=secretsauce, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=secretsauce, 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:
4AE20FA715A6AD31570AF66DF284144A

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):
24576:+xlQtYMQ6F8jIieXAhDRiYwR+Q+FRjXtYMQ6l8W:Sqy2F8jKXAdRiOrLy2l8W

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 file setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://wpc.0952.edgecastcdn.net/800952/.../setup.exe

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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