updatemelondrea.exe

melondrea

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 melondrea will automatically keep the extension patched by downloaded new functionality which is auto-enabled by default. The application updatemelondrea.exe by melondrea has been detected as adware by 3 anti-malware scanners. It runs as a separate (within the context of its own process) windows Service named “Update melondrea”. This file is typically installed with the program melondrea 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:
melondrea  (signed and verified)

Version:
1.0.5156.31231

MD5:
e3b5f29daf788681f533c777be8a0abf

SHA-1:
8e9e4b65c7ed39fe295ce7858e20dadefff6f099

SHA-256:
6c5d5e29026a5ab919b6ca0895d3c249e8d0457c79edd961a8b775de34a6b436

Scanner detections:
3 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Analysis date:
5/20/2024 6:40:23 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Dr.Web
Trojan.BPlug.9
9.0.1.048

ESET NOD32
Win32/BrowseFox (variant)
8.9421

Reason Heuristics
PUP.melondrea.P
14.2.17.16

File size:
78.8 KB (80,672 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.5156.31231

Original file name:
melondrea.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\Program Files\melondrea\updatemelondrea.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
11/26/2013 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
11/27/2014 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=melondrea, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=melondrea, 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:
1E3D0BA5A8E3C43BCD552347B3BB8B2B

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
2/12/2014 12:21:15 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
8.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

CTPH (ssdeep):
1536:qDIfRSRl76ZzijxllN0SwPqHU4XlrgBPa0Awzyp9Mnat0SkObfKhb+HQBk:qEfMH6N2lleSMsrsaOAinat0SFbi8HQy

Entry address:
0x1360E

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...
 
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Entropy:
6.1489

Code size:
70 KB (71,680 bytes)

Service
Display name:
Update melondrea

Type:
Win32OwnProcess


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

melondrea  by Yontoo Technology, Inc.
This adware program injects advertisements with its affiliate ad providers in order to serve a number of ad types including banner, inline text links and popups.
melondrea.net/support
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