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Special Box

This is the installer/setup program for a Yontoo adware component, a web browser plugin that injects unwanted ads in the browser. The application specialboxuninstall.exe by Special Box has been detected as adware by 10 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) installer. This is the uninstaller utility registered in the Windows Control Panel for the program Special Box by Special Box. This file is typically installed with the program Special Box by Yontoo Technology, Inc. which is a potentially unwanted software program. 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:
Special Box  (signed and verified)

MD5:
56012d19b73f8e90fc2777cce5405eb6

SHA-1:
815449a04a5c287243425e8bbce1783b5b03fe74

SHA-256:
e49f3a4fe756963edfd3d06438d064604758764443c036a1cc55f551a99431c6

Scanner detections:
10 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Analysis date:
4/25/2024 6:10:16 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.BrowseFox
2015.03.29

AVG
BrowseFox
2016.0.3156

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.BrowseFox
4.0.3.15328

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Dr.Web
Trojan.Yontoo.1734
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/BrowseFox.C potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/BrowseFox.B.gen
v6.4.7.1.166

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Nsis.BrowseFox.dnxihk
0.30.8.659

Qihoo 360 Security
Win32/Virus.Adware.650
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
Threat.Yontoo.Installer
15.4.14.13

File size:
253.6 KB (259,648 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\special box\specialboxuninstall.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Special Box

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
2/23/2015 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
2/24/2016 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Special Box, O=Special Box, 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:
68F233DC671BBE554282D38DFEB31C19

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):
6144:xZ+11J9Uy/1RWBT547fx77sfNwZm/G/HcqO:C9Us1s154rx77sVp/G/8H

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)

Program Uninstaller
Program name:
Special Box

Display publisher:
Special Box

Display version:
2015.03.20.084823

Uninstall string:
C:\Program Files\Special Box\SpecialBoxuninstall.exe


The file specialboxuninstall.exe has been discovered within the following program.

Special Box  by Yontoo Technology, Inc.
Publisher's description - “The Software installs a group of web browsing features and functionalities that customize and enhance your interaction with the websites you visit by displaying text, graphics, or other interactive content in your browsers.”
specialboxsite.com/support
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