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steelcutuninstall.exe

Steel Cut

This is the installer/setup program for a Yontoo adware component, a web browser plugin that injects unwanted ads in the browser. The application steelcutuninstall.exe by Steel Cut has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. 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 Steel Cut by Steel Cut.
Publisher:
Steel Cut  (signed and verified)

MD5:
a6b891865b5ac6df1c47cb67cc1ea3ab

SHA-1:
2a965f72f10b153113474157beb011c5252c1f34

SHA-256:
894049679c65023a4dc998fa2a1b1017ba7b64d30b3731c261be88671b711b3e

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Belongs to the Sambreel/Yontoo progam that inserts various forms of advertising in the user's web browser, installed with minimal or no user consent.

Analysis date:
5/7/2024 11:32:34 PM UTC  (a few moments ago)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Yontoo (M)
17.3.12.0

File size:
243.2 KB (249,080 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\steel cut\steelcutuninstall.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Steel Cut

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
1/10/2015 12:00:00 PM

Valid to:
1/11/2016 11:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Steel Cut, O=Steel Cut, 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:
0ABB826DEFFE019B3B61D91322DE992A

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/5/2009 10:52:01 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

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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Entropy:
7.8586

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
22.5 KB (23,040 bytes)

Program Uninstaller
Program name:
Steel Cut

Display publisher:
Steel Cut

Display version:
2015.10.23.071116

Uninstall string:
C:\Program Files (x86)\Steel Cut\SteelCutuninstall.exe


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