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updater.exe

findopolis

Part of the Yontoo adware component, a web browser plugin that injects unwanted ads in the browser. The application updater.exe by findopolis has been detected as adware by 12 anti-malware scanners. It runs as a separate (within the context of its own process) windows Service named “UpdaterSvcfindopolis”. This file is typically installed with the program findopolis 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.

File name:

updater.exe

Publisher:

findopolis (signed and verified)

Version:

1.0.0.4

MD5:

ba89f355ce934a3cf13ac4d63b3aebcb

SHA-1:

d5827cf8e0445ee8916d3ef6f653d2872798ea67

SHA-256:

e33f27c38557683059a01fe3d2e7772327ba203b37015a46fb0730b6a3980c4b

Scanner detections:

12 / 68

Status:

Adware

Explanation:

Injects advertising in the web browser in various formats.

Analysis date:

4/25/2024 4:12:59 AM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware

Gen:Variant.Adware.SwiftBrowse.1

926

AVG

Generic

2015.0.3404

Baidu Antivirus

Adware.Win32.BrowseFox

4.0.3.14723

Bitdefender

Gen:Variant.Adware.SwiftBrowse.1

1.0.20.1020

Emsisoft Anti-Malware

Gen:Variant.Adware.SwiftBrowse

8.14.07.23.11

ESET NOD32

Win32/BrowseFox (variant)

8.10098

F-Secure

Gen:Variant.Adware.SwiftBrowse.1

11.2014-23-07_4

G Data

Gen:Variant.Adware.SwiftBrowse

14.7.24

MicroWorld eScan

Gen:Variant.Adware.SwiftBrowse.1

15.0.0.612

Reason Heuristics

PUP.findopolis.H

14.7.23.23

Trend Micro House Call

Suspicious_GEN.F47V0711

7.2.204

VIPRE Antivirus

Trojan.Win32.Generic

31296

File size:

132.8 KB (135,968 bytes)

Product version:

1.0.0.4

File type:

Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:

English (United States)

Common path:

C:\Program Files\findopolis\updater.exe

Digital Signature

Signed by:

findopolis

Authority:

VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:

1/8/2014 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:

1/9/2015 6:59:59 PM

Subject:

CN=findopolis, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=findopolis, 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:

41FD37ED8D644A11E361329013F51FC2

File PE Metadata

Compilation timestamp:

7/9/2014 2:12:53 PM

OS version:

5.1

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):

1536:AAZDAYrRXnn5N6T7pp1IMTuTjw/lj2ttUBm1j9AGWfRcZ+IH1nT0sWjcdZ5fIVTQ:AAJVJ6eCBgWGWfE7V3Z5IVTHxiqmZWC

Entry address:

0x9CFB

Entry point:

E8, 01, 70, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, 6A, 08, 68, F8, B2, 41, 00, E8, 8F, 00, 00, 00, FF, 35, F4, E6, 41, 00, FF, 15, 88, 51, 41, 00, 85, C0, 74, 16, 83, 65, FC, 00, FF, D0, EB, 07, 33, C0, 40, C3, 8B, 65, E8, C7, 45, FC, FE, FF, FF, FF, E8, 01, 00, 00, 00, CC, 6A, 08, 68, D8, B2, 41, 00, E8, 57, 00, 00, 00, E8, 26, 3E, 00, 00, 8B, 40, 78, 85, C0, 74, 16, 83, 65, FC, 00, FF, D0, EB, 07, 33, C0, 40, C3, 8B, 65, E8, C7, 45, FC, FE, FF, FF, FF, E8, 13, 71, 00, 00, CC, E8, FE, 3D, 00, 00, 8B, 40, 7C, 85, C0... 
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Entropy:

6.2365

Code size:

79.5 KB (81,408 bytes)

Service

Display name:

UpdaterSvcfindopolis

Type:

Win32OwnProcess

Depends on:

RPCSS

The file updater.exe has been discovered within the following programs.

Buzzdock by Alactro LLC

This is a web browser extension that injects advertising. From the EULA: "Buzzdock is free to download and use. Buzzdock is supported by advertising, and users will see additional ads on websites where Buzzdock features operate.

www.buzzdock.com/faq-support

79% remove it

findopolis by Yontoo Technology, Inc.

findopolis is an advertising supported (adware) extension that runs in the context of the user's web browser as well as a process in the background.

findopolis.net/support

87% remove it

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