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setup.exe

wisen wizard

This is the installer and setup program from the wisen wizard 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 wisen wizard has been detected as adware by 16 anti-malware scanners. This is a setup and installation application and has been known to bundle potentially unwanted software. 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:
wisen wizard  (signed and verified)

MD5:
a8b794fea57f4c503b5bcd1541c79771

SHA-1:
8d9924a18d0ef02ede241d491d2dd65f5ad449de

SHA-256:
7ac597ab31b3e0c347b8f4fa92ba218ebbcdd8d8ae9dfe2bd5d0b16712131418

Scanner detections:
16 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Analysis date:
4/23/2024 7:05:13 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Agent
7.1.1

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.Altbrowse.AK
17819

Dr.Web
Trojan.BPlug.9
9.0.1.051

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Generic.Viking.4EC4BF31
8.14.02.20.05

ESET NOD32
Win32/BrowseFox
8.9449

Fortinet FortiGate
Adware/Agent
2/20/2014

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

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Agent
14.0.0.4281

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Wisenwizard.A
v2014.02.20.05

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Agent.cqvnby
0.28.0.57630

Quick Heal
AdWare.Agent.ahbx (Not a Virus)
2.14.12.00

Rising Antivirus
NS:PUF.SilenceInstaller!1.9DDF
23.00.65.14218

Sophos
Generic PUA JO
4.97

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GE.0FF6647E
7.2.51

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.Agent
3.12.24.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Adware.Agent
26676

File size:
2.1 MB (2,158,232 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
wisen wizard

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
11/27/2013 12:00:00 AM

Valid to:
11/27/2014 11:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=wisen wizard, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=wisen wizard, 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:
60C10E74C549776A696451A95399F2D5

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/5/2009 10:52:01 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:oWF8ROAdRiOOiFz0giC2vIsr9uLv8n9z27tt2QJJtcOmWl8i:oWuAWR/Lz0m2192vqytt2UmWOi

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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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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