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Metal Maker

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 Metal Maker will automatically keep the extension patched by downloaded new functionality which is auto-enabled by default. The application updatemetalmaker.exe by Metal Maker has been detected as adware by 9 anti-malware scanners. It runs as a separate (within the context of its own process) windows Service named “Update Metal Maker”. 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:
Metal Maker  (signed and verified)

Version:
1.0.5592.24929

MD5:
04cadb111cfb421d0ec45d5ab18bb39c

SHA-1:
717225013487ad1a1edfd57b98e291ec41129e2e

SHA-256:
f076bc604e0408466ab91a7d9825e1824ce40aa9f519ea6fbaf4792094a0e1d5

Scanner detections:
9 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Analysis date:
4/27/2024 12:50:37 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.BrowseFox
2015.04.25

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/BrowseFox.Gen7
3.6.1.96

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.MSIL.BrowseFox
4.0.3.15425

ESET NOD32
MSIL/BrowseFox.G potentially unwanted (variant)
9.11530

F-Prot
W32/S-e8c6878a
v6.4.7.1.166

K7 AntiVirus
Adware
13.203.15706

McAfee
BrowseFox-FWI
5600.6785

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.BPlug.djpkri
0.30.20.1219

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Yontoo.MetalMaker
15.5.14.22

File size:
392.2 KB (401,648 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.5592.24929

Original file name:
MetalMaker2015042421.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\Program Files\metal maker\updatemetalmaker.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Metal Maker

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
1/14/2015 4:00:00 PM

Valid to:
1/15/2016 3:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Metal Maker, O=Metal Maker, 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:
56DFFD7DF0A7D569B0759CC61E56712A

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
4/24/2015 2:51:16 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
6.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:mY5+qfMqSXK0T1iFQOqSNhWwY2IUC2x8wdAXYz7XyVbLNsMZkiZBkO5SXu6:V5+gXSXKPFb5GSKwKyXyVVnlZBC

Entry address:
0x61D72

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:
6.4368

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

Code size:
383.5 KB (392,704 bytes)

Service
Display name:
Update Metal Maker

Type:
Win32OwnProcess


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