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squaretrace.expext.exe

SquareTrace

Part of the Yontoo adware component, a web browser plugin that injects unwanted ads in the browser. The application squaretrace.expext.exe by SquareTrace has been detected as adware by 23 anti-malware scanners. 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:
SquareTrace  (signed and verified)

Version:
1.0.6242.39491

MD5:
3190b1f77afc31819a076be215242faf

SHA-1:
0fc2390f27e05906cc058b73f78b55531cb7eaf3

SHA-256:
1ec2d192b347a2a0be804f0bc9453db1d79903c67ea1f70824ffae64c548647c

Scanner detections:
23 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Analysis date:
4/19/2024 5:20:51 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.173090
676

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.BrowseFox
2015.04.10

AVG
Adware AdPlugin
2016.0.3154

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.BrowseFox
4.0.3.15331

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.173090
1.0.20.450

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Agent-38512
0.98/21511

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.BrowseFox.AK
21595

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.173090
8.15.03.31.03

ESET NOD32
Win32/BrowseFox.AA potentially unwanted (variant)
9.11453

F-Prot
W32/S-43570a6e
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor
11.2015-31-03_3

G Data
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.173090
15.3.25

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of dealkeeper.expext.exe (Adware)
2015.7.5.0

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.202.15432

McAfee
Program.BrowseFox-FVA
5600.6810

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.173090
16.0.0.270

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.BrowseFox.dlbjxp
0.30.8.659

Panda Antivirus
Generic Suspicious
15.07.05.12

Reason Heuristics
Adware.Yontoo.SquareTrace
15.4.14.13

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.MSIL.Agent
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
38950

Zillya! Antivirus
Trojan.Katusha.Win32.37082
2.0.0.2122

File size:
99.2 KB (101,616 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.6242.39491

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\squaretrace\bin\squaretrace.expext.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
SquareTrace

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
1/5/2015 12:00:00 AM

Valid to:
3/5/2016 11:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=SquareTrace, O=SquareTrace, 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:
5A93A4B02B9D89D8F513615FE2635EC5

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
3/31/2015 7:33:32 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
1536:2v6Gs16A0wApfI+8G2dBKCKXfPWk6EHIkmnMBcuzh1KgS3a:D1uw24dKXf+k6cJh1KgS3a

Entry address:
0x563E

Entry point:
E8, AB, 3C, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, 7D, 08, 00, 74, 2D, FF, 75, 08, 6A, 00, FF, 35, 64, 7F, 41, 00, FF, 15, 4C, 20, 41, 00, 85, C0, 75, 18, 56, E8, 2F, 08, 00, 00, 8B, F0, FF, 15, 68, 20, 41, 00, 50, E8, DF, 07, 00, 00, 59, 89, 06, 5E, 5D, C3, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, 8B, 54, 24, 0C, 8B, 4C, 24, 04, 85, D2, 74, 69, 33, C0, 8A, 44, 24, 08, 84, C0, 75, 16, 81, FA, 80, 00, 00, 00, 72, 0E, 83, 3D, C0, 91, 41, 00, 00, 74, 05, E9, CD, 3C, 00, 00, 57, 8B...
 
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Entropy:
6.4322

Code size:
65.5 KB (67,072 bytes)

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