ss21.exe

Monkey Code Lab

This adware is a web browser extension that will inject advertising in the browser in the form of unwanted banners and text-links which may link to malware sites and install unwanted software. The application ss21.exe by Monkey Code Lab has been detected as adware by 10 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Nullsoft Install System installer. It is also typically executed from the user's temporary directory. It is distributed as part of the Brightcircle group of browser-extensions.
Publisher:
Monkey Code Lab  (signed and verified)

Description:
Gvope

Version:
15.20.5.25

MD5:
5af559820c6508be762a2841dfaebcc8

SHA-1:
7fa8fce0bc50bfccc4a47c8ed21afe5bf558b37e

SHA-256:
1c9a050530efd1c2e530faf478ed828284b86aed6701b8dfd4dc8d340533db5c

Scanner detections:
10 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
May modify the web browser's settings including changing the homepage and search provider in addition to delivering ads (by injecting banner and text-links directly in the webpage). Distributed through the Brightcircle investments brand.

Analysis date:
4/25/2024 11:20:49 PM UTC  (a few moments ago)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/CrossRider.pm
7.11.169.66

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3364

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.ScrambleWrapper
t3scan.1.7.5.0

Kaspersky
Trojan.NSIS.GoogUpdate
14.0.0.3315

Malwarebytes
v2014.09.01.10

McAfee
Artemis!5AF559820C65
5600.7020

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Chgt.D
14.09.01.10

Qihoo 360 Security
Win32/Trojan.cf5
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.MonkeyCodeLab.E
14.9.8.1

Sophos
Generic PUA HP
4.98

File size:
8.6 MB (9,035,016 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Nullsoft Install System

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\{random}.tmp\ss21.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
7/27/2014 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
7/28/2015 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Monkey Code Lab, O=Monkey Code Lab, STREET=Athinodorou 3, STREET=Dasoupoli Strovolos, L=Nicosia, S=Cyprus, PostalCode=2025, C=CY

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
70960DD13BD9997E55808BF80536533D

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/4/2012 7:54:47 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.22

CTPH (ssdeep):
196608:7ZDq+RVpHaxgt237qJhFxNDIgqcUJtIyzCx:hUxgt2rqJbKi

Entry address:
0x4327

Entry point:
55, 89, E5, 57, 56, 53, 81, EC, AC, 01, 00, 00, FF, 15, 74, B3, 7C, 00, C7, 04, 24, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, 58, B4, 7C, 00, 53, C7, 04, 24, 00, 00, 00, 00, FF, 15, 98, B4, 7C, 00, 56, A3, 7C, 23, 7C, 00, C7, 04, 24, 08, 00, 00, 00, E8, 8D, 3B, 00, 00, A3, D8, 23, 7C, 00, 8D, 85, 84, FE, FF, FF, 57, C7, 44, 24, 10, 00, 00, 00, 00, C7, 44, 24, 0C, 60, 01, 00, 00, 89, 44, 24, 08, C7, 44, 24, 04, 00, 00, 00, 00, C7, 04, 24, 01, B3, 40, 00, FF, 15, AC, B4, 7C, 00, 83, EC, 14, C7, 44, 24, 04, 02, B3, 40, 00, C7...
 
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Entropy:
7.9988  (probably packed)

Code size:
33 KB (33,792 bytes)

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