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setup.exe

Zippy Zarp

This is the installer and setup program from the Zippy Zarp 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 Zippy Zarp 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:
Zippy Zarp  (signed and verified)

MD5:
4ebc699d55c1c71a64c869e6e520a914

SHA-1:
40ad1209ac80b1294f057b090600d87ca76558aa

SHA-256:
c74be2a9167057044f16448706163a5482f5bdc9eba1eabd097159c3d3659378

Scanner detections:
18 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Analysis date:
4/26/2024 7:54:12 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/BrowseFox.Gen2
7.11.148.58

AVG
BrowseFox.F
2015.0.3476

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.Agent
4.0.3.14513

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.Altbrowse.AK
18237

Dr.Web
Trojan.BPlug.17
9.0.1.0133

ESET NOD32
Win32/BrowseFox (variant)
8.9771

Fortinet FortiGate
Adware/Agent
5/13/2014

G Data
Win32.Application.BrowseFox
14.5.24

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

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Agent
14.0.0.3874

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.ZippyZarp.A
v2014.05.13.02

McAfee
Artemis!4EBC699D55C1
5600.7132

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Agent.crkvek
0.28.0.59608

Reason Heuristics
Threat.Yontoo.Installer
15.4.14.13

Rising Antivirus
NS:PUF.SilenceInstaller!1.9DDF
23.00.65.14511

Sophos
Generic PUA MF
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
Adware.BrowseFox/Variant
10609

VIPRE Antivirus
Yontoo
28984

File size:
2 MB (2,088,608 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:
Zippy Zarp

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
11/27/2013 7:00:00 AM

Valid to:
11/28/2014 6:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Zippy Zarp, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=Zippy Zarp, 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:
1ADD2A8F1E9EFBECF78EBF3B3C82B38E

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/6/2009 5:52:01 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:vF8Q2TcW8RNz0gG9N3AuPqIMDRH2KPdKbll82:vu7SRNz07pAuPqIqcO2

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:
7.9976

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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