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AdvanceElite

Part of the Yontoo web browser plugin (delivers advertisements to the web browser in the form of injected banners, text-links, popups, etc.) the updater mechanism for AdvanceElite will automatically keep the extension patched by downloaded new functionality which is auto-enabled by default. The application updateadvanceelite.exe by AdvanceElite has been detected as adware by 13 anti-malware scanners. It runs as a separate (within the context of its own process) windows Service named “Update AdvanceElite”. This file is typically installed with the program AdvanceElite 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:
AdvanceElite  (signed and verified)

Version:
1.0.5409.35134

MD5:
8a15b68920f13e49e0a234f5259ec02b

SHA-1:
9f17fb30eb72f770f860e722ef6dbf5b45d8f385

Scanner detections:
13 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Part of the Yontoo adware web browser extension update process.

Analysis date:
4/25/2024 1:28:23 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Adware.SwiftBrowse.CC
834

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3312

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.MSIL.BrowseFox
4.0.3.141024

Bitdefender
Adware.SwiftBrowse.CC
1.0.20.1485

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Adware.SwiftBrowse.CC
8.14.10.24.03

ESET NOD32
MSIL/BrowseFox (variant)
8.10612

F-Secure
Adware.SwiftBrowse.CC
11.2014-24-10_6

G Data
Adware.SwiftBrowse.CC
14.10.24

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.AdvanceElite.A
v2014.10.24.03

MicroWorld eScan
Adware.SwiftBrowse.CC
15.0.0.891

nProtect
Adware.SwiftBrowse.CC
14.10.23.01

Reason Heuristics
Adware.Yontoo.Service.S
14.10.24.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Yontoo
34200

File size:
511.7 KB (524,016 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.5409.35134

Original file name:
AdvanceElite.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\Program Files\advanceelite\updateadvanceelite.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
AdvanceElite

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
9/1/2014 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
9/2/2015 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=AdvanceElite, O=AdvanceElite, 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:
4E2E56B75E7E0844E10D5BE52CDF0E39

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
10/23/2014 11:31:12 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
6.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:CqFufmMN8gE8IY9nDa6IcDAGafQWTkV0KD2u5cKqUmcQFmNWXWrOQlUd21PPlu5+:CqY+qxIY9+lK0KqcaDQlrk5BA4zd5k+4

Entry address:
0x7F962

Entry point:
FF, 25, 00, 20, 40, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 02, 00, 00, 00, 5F, 00, 00, 00, A4, F9, 07, 00, A4, DB, 07, 00, 52, 53, 44, 53, 68, 14, 79, 23, D3, 44, DC, 4B, 84, 5D, 79, 48, 28, 39, 56, 22, 01, 00, 00, 00, 44, 3A, 5C, 55, 74, 69, 6C, 69, 74, 69, 65, 73, 5C, 67, 62, 71, 67, 71, 74, 69, 7A, 2E, 6D, 31, 70, 5C, 44, 65, 73, 6B, 74, 6F, 70, 5C, 44, 65, 73, 6B...
 
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Entropy:
5.9332

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C# / Basic .NET

Code size:
503 KB (515,072 bytes)

Service
Display name:
Update AdvanceElite

Type:
Win32OwnProcess


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

AdvanceElite  by Yontoo Technology, Inc.
This is an adware program.
advanceelite.com/support
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