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updateplumoweb.exe

PlumoWeb

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 PlumoWeb will automatically keep the extension patched by downloaded new functionality which is auto-enabled by default. The application updateplumoweb.exe by PlumoWeb has been detected as adware by 17 anti-malware scanners. It runs as a separate (within the context of its own process) windows Service named “Update PlumoWeb”. 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:
PlumoWeb  (signed and verified)

Version:
1.0.5536.27116

MD5:
08a766877128432c21d2e969c0921d06

SHA-1:
5af3b4c65854250a68fe2e48dcea1abd9c72ea31

SHA-256:
96e8f52283b7051465808e2f1f9e4079644e76c143e5c757badb8597f4b5f1cb

Scanner detections:
17 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Analysis date:
4/26/2024 2:09:54 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Adware.SwiftBrowse.CQ
6586311

AhnLab V3 Security
Win-PUP/BrowseFox.Gen
2015.02.28

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/BrowseFox.apq
7.11.212.228

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3185

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.MSIL.BrowseFox
4.0.3.15227

Bitdefender
Adware.SwiftBrowse.CQ
1.0.20.290

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Adware.SwiftBrowse.CQ
9.0.0.4799

ESET NOD32
MSIL/BrowseFox.G potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/S-d1dc4a2c
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Adware.SwiftBrowse.CQ
5.13.68

G Data
Adware.SwiftBrowse.CQ
15.2.25

K7 AntiVirus
Adware
13.1915113

McAfee
Program.BrowseFox-FWI
16.8.708.2

MicroWorld eScan
Adware.SwiftBrowse.CQ
16.0.0.174

Norman
Adware.SwiftBrowse.CQ
03.12.2014 13:20:04

nProtect
Adware.SwiftBrowse.CQ
15.02.27.01

Reason Heuristics
Adware.Yontoo.Service
15.2.27.20

File size:
399.7 KB (409,328 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.5536.27116

Original file name:
PlumoWeb2015022723.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\Program Files\plumoweb\updateplumoweb.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
PlumoWeb

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
8/4/2014 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
8/5/2015 4:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=PlumoWeb, O=PlumoWeb, L=Santa Monica, 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:
792D14E276E932D00A4F272C4ED5B70E

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
2/27/2015 3:04:08 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
6.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:qZn9LUkfGjfM1BgXChxNj14/3UT3Ribjz/7HB958vVlUj/iB:YajRgXqy3Yr/t7LI

Entry address:
0x63A02

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:
6.4901

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

Code size:
391 KB (400,384 bytes)

Service
Display name:
Update PlumoWeb

Type:
Win32OwnProcess


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