updateclockhand.exe

Clock Hand

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 Clock Hand will automatically keep the extension patched by downloaded new functionality which is auto-enabled by default. The application updateclockhand.exe by Clock Hand has been detected as adware by 10 anti-malware scanners. It runs as a separate (within the context of its own process) windows Service named “Util Clock Hand”. 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:
Clock Hand  (signed and verified)

Version:
1.0.5542.39717

MD5:
70be6719f25aa7b1b646cc11bb7cac37

SHA-1:
7b54ddf0456064575843553c0e18610e9ab46686

SHA-256:
6cab96041c516017553eacac0d50c31181ae59e609ab76fe9133f875f334bc84

Scanner detections:
10 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Analysis date:
4/19/2024 7:18:24 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/BrowseFox.Gen7
7.11.214.38

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3179

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.MSIL.BrowseFox
4.0.3.1536

ESET NOD32
MSIL/BrowseFox.G potentially unwanted (variant)
9.11277

F-Prot
W32/S-cbad3557
v6.4.7.1.166

K7 AntiVirus
Adware
13.200.15178

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.ClockHand.A
v2015.03.06.04

McAfee
BrowseFox-FWI
5600.6835

Qihoo 360 Security
Win32/Virus.Adware.708
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Service.Yontoo
15.3.6.5

File size:
393.7 KB (403,184 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.5542.39717

Original file name:
ClockHand2015030606.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\Program Files\clock hand\updateclockhand.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
1/10/2015 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
1/11/2016 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Clock Hand, O=Clock Hand, 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:
456A42223C623741F26F18A9D4223E47

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
3/6/2015 1:04:09 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
6.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:0JmWt6G1DwzLyKvXjW4WG7mRvOchhqDnfP:0TRGzuIeRmchhqjfP

Entry address:
0x62296

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, 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, 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...
 
[+]

Entropy:
6.4399

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

Code size:
385 KB (394,240 bytes)

Service
Display name:
Util Clock Hand

Type:
Win32OwnProcess


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