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updatefortunitas.exe

Fortunitas

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 Fortunitas will automatically keep the extension patched by downloaded new functionality which is auto-enabled by default. The application updatefortunitas.exe by Fortunitas has been detected as adware by 12 anti-malware scanners. It runs as a separate (within the context of its own process) windows Service named “Update Fortunitas”. This file is typically installed with the program Fortunitas 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.

File name:

Publisher:

Fortunitas (signed and verified)

Version:

1.0.5358.29262

MD5:

4d3ab73d49c311165810bf6c46211c30

SHA-1:

9e4482161c10212f71ea0d7f5471c2e2bc1f9b9c

SHA-256:

4eb15f5f688d0ff6eba2dc0c541f3ee3f373b0a180d4437164f317052ad9c453

Scanner detections:

12 / 68

Status:

Adware

Explanation:

Part of the Yontoo adware web browser extension update process.

Analysis date:

4/26/2024 12:13:40 PM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Avira AntiVirus

APPL/BrowseFox.Gen

7.11.170.174

AVG

Fortu

2015.0.3361

Baidu Antivirus

Adware.Win32.BrowseFox

4.0.3.1494

ESET NOD32

Win32/BrowseFox (variant)

8.10361

IKARUS anti.virus

PUA.BrowseFox

t3scan.1.7.5.0

Kaspersky

not-a-virus:HEUR:AdWare.MSIL.Kranet

14.0.0.3302

Malwarebytes

PUP.Optional.Fortunitas.A

v2014.09.04.03

McAfee

Artemis!4D3AB73D49C3

5600.7017

nProtect

Trojan-Clicker/W32.Agent.323360.J

14.09.03.01

Reason Heuristics

Adware.Yontoo.Fortunitas.Q

14.9.4.15

Sophos

Generic PUA JO

4.98

VIPRE Antivirus

Yontoo

32778

File size:

315.8 KB (323,360 bytes)

Product version:

1.0.5358.29262

Original file name:

Fortunitas.exe

File type:

Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:

Language Neutral

Common path:

C:\Program Files\fortunitas\updatefortunitas.exe

Digital Signature

Signed by:

Fortunitas

Authority:

VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:

11/27/2013 12:00:00 AM

Valid to:

11/27/2014 11:59:59 PM

Subject:

CN=Fortunitas, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=Fortunitas, 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:

2F2F8BE6BBAEA40C49A9E24B7BE035FB

File PE Metadata

Compilation timestamp:

9/2/2014 6:15:38 PM

OS version:

4.0

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows Console

Linker version:

8.0

.NET CLR dependent:

Yes

CTPH (ssdeep):

6144:vgHfAzUq6dSqj35271VTd7n4eBzUELC+EIqO2TTO5gQKo3LLwF+XblHjp:vgHfVtw9L9zcMpDp

Entry address:

0x4EBB6

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, 02, 00, 10, 00, 00, 00, 20, 00, 00, 80, 18, 00, 00, 00, E0, 02, 00, 80, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 01, 00, 01, 00, 00, 00, 38, 00... 
[+]

Entropy:

6.0919

Developed / compiled with:

Microsoft Visual C# / Basic .NET

Code size:

307 KB (314,368 bytes)

Service

Display name:

Update Fortunitas

Type:

Win32OwnProcess

The file updatefortunitas.exe has been discovered within the following programs.

Buzzdock by Alactro LLC

This is a web browser extension that injects advertising. From the EULA: "Buzzdock is free to download and use. Buzzdock is supported by advertising, and users will see additional ads on websites where Buzzdock features operate.

www.buzzdock.com/faq-support

79% remove it

Fortunitas by Yontoo Technology, Inc.

Fortunitas is a potentially unwanted web browser extension that is ad-supported and will display various popup and banner ads as well as modify the user's web browser search and home page settings.

fortunitas.net/support

81% remove it

The executing file has been seen to make the following network communication in live environments.

TCP (HTTP):

Connects to a23-215-61-42.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com (23.215.61.42:80)

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