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setup.exe

PlurPush

This is the installer and setup program from the PlurPush 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 PlurPush has been detected as adware by 6 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:
PlurPush  (signed and verified)

MD5:
553b45d6acfa2a001a21a353d999c1e7

SHA-1:
fd0ce935f8a2905b56a49617050c8f7d3abe3946

SHA-256:
d2a0542015b7afc81532870f31d53d51d515d44a003b7296e6bac926dfb16fc2

Scanner detections:
6 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Analysis date:
4/25/2024 1:18:52 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Dr.Web
Adware.Searcher.2574
9.0.1.0363

ESET NOD32
Win32/BrowseFox
7.9104

Fortinet FortiGate
W32/BrowseFox.C
12/29/2013

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.PlurPush.F
14.8.8.0

Rising Antivirus
NS:PUA.SilenceInstaller!1.9DDF
23.00.65.131227

VIPRE Antivirus
Yontoo
23798

File size:
835.8 KB (855,848 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:
PlurPush

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
9/18/2013 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
9/19/2015 4:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=PlurPush, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=PlurPush, 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:
30ACE095C6EE9F3C39428EB86ECAFADF

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/5/2009 2:50:41 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:lkIA28bAFPCAhDRiYwR+Q+UiZ7aHGq28Hc:828MgAdRiOE+7amq28Hc

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, 3F, 42, 00, E8, F1, 2B, 00, 00, A3, 84, 3E, 42, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 30, F4, 41, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, 54, 91, 40, 00, 68, 80, 36, 42, 00, E8, A4, 28, 00, 00, FF, 15, AC, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, 90, 42, 00, 50, 57, E8, 92, 28, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.9883

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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