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Higher Aurum

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 Higher Aurum will automatically keep the extension patched by downloaded new functionality which is auto-enabled by default. The application updatehigheraurum.exe by Higher Aurum has been detected as adware by 6 anti-malware scanners. It runs as a separate (within the context of its own process) windows Service named “Update Higher Aurum”. 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:
Higher Aurum  (signed and verified)

Version:
1.0.5405.19749

MD5:
87189cccc841e14360b165a0f6aeb9c1

SHA-1:
3b4682b4ba016167e1443a45fa0ebd04ddc0591c

SHA-256:
fb836755223cc47d4bef3bb6e3703a9df881e6a77df218d5876971797293199a

Scanner detections:
6 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Analysis date:
4/26/2024 2:11:41 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3316

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.BrowseFox
4.0.3.141019

ESET NOD32
MSIL/BrowseFox (variant)
8.10587

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.HigherAurum.A
v2014.10.19.05

Reason Heuristics
Adware.Yontoo.Service.R
14.10.19.17

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4741131
33706

File size:
511.8 KB (524,064 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.5405.19749

Original file name:
HigherAurum.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\Program Files\higher aurum\updatehigheraurum.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Higher Aurum

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
9/18/2013 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
9/19/2015 4:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Higher Aurum, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=Higher Aurum, 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:
7AC9C1A4A445736B879230C2743EB72C

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
10/19/2014 11:58:35 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
6.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:Ryh05LUIM+qCa5KEN7H9lSAE1t7LUAs6M1iuUQdzRUnmMQh:RBLURS66MVUnm7

Entry address:
0x7F9DA

Entry point:
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Entropy:
5.9119

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

Code size:
503 KB (515,072 bytes)

Service
Display name:
Update Higher Aurum

Type:
Win32OwnProcess


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