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updater.exe

Assist Point

Part of the Yontoo adware component, a web browser plugin that injects unwanted ads in the browser. The application updater.exe by Assist Point has been detected as adware by 12 anti-malware scanners. 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:
Assist Point  (signed and verified)

Version:
1.0.5587.33586

MD5:
3466d6a74c809123f628721a43bffe4c

SHA-1:
9af6f23a209c3353be7448c1032c2b02ff76da99

SHA-256:
e5c80fc48edec51ffc2223053f95853de41477b5486c7bfa204e5726cc93a2d4

Scanner detections:
12 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Injects advertising in the web browser in various formats.

Analysis date:
5/9/2024 11:00:28 PM UTC  (a few moments ago)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Agent-42740
0.98/20449

Dr.Web
Trojan.Yontoo.1781
9.0.1.0202

ESET NOD32
Win32/BrowseFox.AU potentially unwanted application
9.7.0.302.0

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of updater.bak (Adware)
2015.7.21.14

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.203.15889

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.AssistPoint.A
v2015.07.21.02

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Yontoo.dqpmvb
0.30.24.1357

Reason Heuristics
Threat.Yontoo.AssistPoint
15.4.20.2

Sophos
PUA 'Browse Fox'
5.14

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
39486

Zillya! Antivirus
Backdoor.PePatch.Win32.70730
2.0.0.2174

File size:
445.3 KB (455,952 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.5587.33586

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\common files\c716fd70-872c-4aaa-a07f-e248365d7f56\updater.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Assist Point

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
3/6/2015 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
3/6/2016 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Assist Point, O=Assist Point, 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:
58FC58A52C291B337067DC6AA50B8FB3

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
4/20/2015 9:38:26 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
12.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:2fBnzXRwsMNyXSd9JHl0a9I+ZLCo3U3sZ:2Zi5Ndd3FbBZLD3Z

Entry address:
0x23572

Entry point:
E8, FF, D4, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 56, 8B, 75, 08, 83, 3C, F5, 20, 75, 46, 00, 00, 75, 13, 56, E8, 71, 00, 00, 00, 59, 85, C0, 75, 08, 6A, 11, E8, B8, 47, 00, 00, 59, FF, 34, F5, 20, 75, 46, 00, FF, 15, 40, 21, 45, 00, 5E, 5D, C3, 56, 57, BE, 20, 75, 46, 00, 8B, FE, 53, 8B, 1F, 85, DB, 74, 17, 83, 7F, 04, 01, 74, 11, 53, FF, 15, 78, 21, 45, 00, 53, E8, FE, A9, FF, FF, 83, 27, 00, 59, 83, C7, 08, 81, FF, 40, 76, 46, 00, 7C, D8, 5B, 83, 3E, 00, 74, 0E, 83, 7E, 04, 01, 75, 08, FF, 36, FF, 15...
 
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Entropy:
6.5354

Code size:
323.5 KB (331,264 bytes)

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