setup.exe

Caramava

This is the installer and setup program from the Caramava 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 Caramava has been detected as adware by 15 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:
Caramava  (signed and verified)

MD5:
fdb87b95bc550ed0c14f12cbd2b8cb81

SHA-1:
fd3b098cdcbb2f2ee7472a44518943ab7f0e6b5e

SHA-256:
acf8d50609c44a55b488167f423a60182f6cd93c74cb97e4bde1dcdcd7b11446

Scanner detections:
15 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Analysis date:
4/20/2024 10:40:48 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/BrowseFox.Gen2
7.11.144.234

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.Agent
4.0.3.14423

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.Altbrowse.AK
18153

Dr.Web
Trojan.BPlug.37
9.0.1.0113

ESET NOD32
Win32/BrowseFox (variant)
8.9710

G Data
Win32.Application.BrowseFox
14.4.24

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Agent
14.0.0.3973

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Caramava.A
v2014.04.23.08

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Agent.cuenda
0.28.0.59492

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.Caramava.F
14.4.23.6

Rising Antivirus
NS:PUF.SilenceInstaller!1.9DDF
23.00.65.14421

Sophos
Generic PUA AP
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
Adware.BrowseFox/Variant
10648

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GE.32BD883C
7.2.113

VIPRE Antivirus
Yontoo
28530

File size:
2 MB (2,082,824 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:

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
2/4/2014 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
2/5/2015 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Caramava, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=Caramava, L=Santa Monica, 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:
00E90CD7C8459392168639C13BC804AE

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/5/2009 11:52:01 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:0oF8g7meRf6Uz0gjEncLaqpMubHZHCcRoyK6XDGol8q:7ug7mafbz0YezmVHJRoy95Oq

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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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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