setup.exe

VideoCodec

clipqube

This is the installer and setup program from the clipqube 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, “VideoCodec Setup ” by clipqube has been detected as adware by 2 anti-malware scanners. This is a setup and installation application and has been known to bundle potentially unwanted software.
Publisher:
Video Codec   (signed by clipqube)

Product:
VideoCodec

Description:
VideoCodec Setup

Version:
1.9.2.11

MD5:
e7f11d1d7f010ee46cb5e662ad4958d5

SHA-1:
d8f89bffa2d5f5d8f308ccc6bc0552d5ec17bbaf

SHA-256:
c078f8574d0cdd3885bdbf3f0f27cd4e13f2b24a13328f275c1a32b012c41088

Scanner detections:
2 / 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 2:25:42 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.2086
9.0.1.0173

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.clipqube.F
14.6.22.20

File size:
716.2 KB (733,368 bytes)

Product version:
1.9.2.11

Copyright:
Copyright © (VideoCodec_1.9.2)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\{random}.tmp\setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
11/17/2013 10:00:00 PM

Valid to:
11/18/2014 9:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=clipqube, O=clipqube, L=Tel Aviv, S=Israel, C=IL

Issuer:
CN=Thawte Code Signing CA - G2, O="Thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
1196F308FE61A4FC96B83D564942BBB4

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
2/4/2013 4:24:57 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:RSxG0bzX/d4BL8+iDnDsMksGIeQ3PAk0bdJI0iTdVvBrzVxNQahwS5ohR:8xGMzA8VD7IkqdHiJXWahbqR

Entry address:
0x113BC

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, A4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, C4, 89, 45, C0, 89, 45, A4, 89, 45, D0, 89, 45, C8, 89, 45, CC, 89, 45, D4, 89, 45, D8, 89, 45, EC, B8, 2C, 00, 41, 00, E8, E8, 51, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, 9E, 1A, 41, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 5A, 1A, 41, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 48, 5B, 41, 00, E8, 16, D8, FF, FF, E8, 65, D3, FF, FF, 80, 3D, DC, 2A, 41, 00, 00, 74, 0C, E8, 2B, D9, FF, FF, 33, C0, E8, 80, 32, FF, FF, 8D, 55, EC, 33, C0, E8, E2, A3, FF, FF, 8B, 55, EC, B8, 50, 86...
 
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Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
63.5 KB (65,024 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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