updatemarketresearchhelper.exe

marketresearchhelper

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 marketresearchhelper will automatically keep the extension patched by downloaded new functionality which is auto-enabled by default. The application updatemarketresearchhelper.exe by marketresearchhelper has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. It runs as a separate (within the context of its own process) windows Service named “Update MarketResearchHelper”.
Publisher:
marketresearchhelper  (signed and verified)

Version:
1.0.5149.9363

MD5:
8071fb0b050245c41356bd815f357cce

SHA-1:
87a5eecbbd9b9acb9e9d4a10b4a750b64115d72e

SHA-256:
d40f09ceb4df9e0578b35f22e4b0d03926154e940e74210323f68acb2665c306

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Analysis date:
4/24/2024 12:08:23 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
Adware.Yontoo.Service.AA
14.8.8.0

File size:
78.3 KB (80,176 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.5149.9363

Original file name:
MarketResearchHelper.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\Program Files\marketresearchhelper\updatemarketresearchhelper.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
10/7/2013 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
10/8/2014 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=marketresearchhelper, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=marketresearchhelper, 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:
688762C9A09401488B09D9F72D24894B

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
2/5/2014 5:12:21 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
8.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

CTPH (ssdeep):
1536:xzyL9CMx0ab2TX/mROdAmb4U8DBcMe9SfpzXN4C/k2b++x6HOg:q9Fzyr+6AY26M+Qj4C/Rbhcl

Entry address:
0x135BE

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

Code size:
69.5 KB (71,168 bytes)

Service
Display name:
Update MarketResearchHelper

Type:
Win32OwnProcess


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