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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 23 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:
wisen wizard  (signed and verified)

MD5:
6853749731e92d4cee4d9b64a5de7964

SHA-1:
e23828b34bca89a8b2a656e8dbc9e5f927a82a65

SHA-256:
5467d76cb011e7ea6e83e3ac404231cdf29f90cb26b830672f973542adc48784

Scanner detections:
23 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Analysis date:
4/25/2024 6:16:42 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Agent
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/BrowseFox.Gen2
7.11.144.32

avast!
Win32:PUP-gen [PUP]
2014.9-140418

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.Agent
4.0.3.14418

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.Altbrowse.AK
18124

Dr.Web
Trojan.BPlug.40
9.0.1.0108

ESET NOD32
Win32/BrowseFox (variant)
8.9692

Fortinet FortiGate
Adware/Agent
4/18/2014

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
13.176.11806

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Agent
14.0.0.3998

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Wisenwizard.A
v2014.04.18.11

McAfee
Artemis!6853749731E9
5600.7157

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Agent.cqvnby
0.28.0.59288

Quick Heal
AdWare.Agent.ahbx (Not a Virus)
4.14.12.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.wisenwizard.F
14.4.18.11

Rising Antivirus
NS:PUF.SilenceInstaller!1.9DDF
23.00.65.14416

Sophos
Generic PUA CF
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
Adware.BrowseFox/Variant
10658

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V0417
7.2.108

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.Agent
3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus
Yontoo
28346

File size:
762.4 KB (780,712 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:
wisen wizard

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
11/27/2013 3:00:00 AM

Valid to:
11/28/2014 2:59:59 AM

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:
12/6/2009 1:52:01 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:b6qpaYjq+wNH1s15AB/G/8RLjoAs0fuUiA3H5mibfOsD2jq+wNH1s15Ass/G/8GV:bfph8H6F8RLjoA2JDsW8H6l8GV

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:
7.9857

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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