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updater.exe

Express Find

Part of the Yontoo adware component, a web browser plugin that injects unwanted ads in the browser. The application updater.exe by Express Find has been detected as adware by 22 anti-malware scanners. It runs as a separate (within the context of its own process) windows Service named “Update Mgr ExpressFind”. 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:
Express Find  (signed and verified)

Version:
1.0.5563.40691

MD5:
4cbfd66b27445dad2afb8b28b6754c30

SHA-1:
f2eb138e7a52bccf5e75ece46b09e2c9f4283b02

SHA-256:
3c387129566b0b5d44a01516f66d0e7477fdbd82612f6e9e7202ce8d329f15fe

Scanner detections:
22 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Analysis date:
4/23/2024 6:05:16 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Adware.BrowseFox.BX
675

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

AVG
AdPlugin
2016.0.3153

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.BrowseFox
4.0.3.15327

Bitdefender
Adware.BrowseFox.BX
1.0.20.455

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Dr.Web
Trojan.Yontoo.1735
9.0.1.091

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Adware.BrowseFox.BX
8.15.04.01.12

ESET NOD32
Win32/BrowseFox.AF potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/S-9bf36615
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Adware.BrowseFox.BX
11.2015-01-04_4

G Data
Win32.Application.Browsefox
15.3.25

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.202.15443

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Agent
14.0.0.2260

MicroWorld eScan
Adware.BrowseFox.BX
16.0.0.273

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Agent.dppbwq
0.30.8.659

nProtect
Adware.BrowseFox.BX
15.03.31.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/CI.A
15.04.01.12

Qihoo 360 Security
Win32/Trojan.Adware.37e
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Service.Yontoo
15.4.2.1

Sophos
Positive Finds
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
Yontoo
38938

File size:
502.2 KB (514,288 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.5563.40691

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\common files\77790361-426c-4fa2-8cf3-5994543d685d\updater.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Express Find

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
3/6/2015 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
3/6/2016 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Express Find, O=Express Find, 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:
77B12701E8BEED7CAC979CAD84929826

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
3/27/2015 6:36:29 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
12.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:ef86HS72p5CSPYMfWOWOufOX+bLHhFp850EP6u:e0GS72pISAWWO8mubL98WEP6u

Entry address:
0x1D2FB

Entry point:
E8, 4B, ED, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, 8B, 54, 24, 0C, 8B, 4C, 24, 04, 85, D2, 74, 7F, 0F, B6, 44, 24, 08, 0F, BA, 25, C0, 90, 47, 00, 01, 73, 0D, 8B, 4C, 24, 0C, 57, 8B, 7C, 24, 08, F3, AA, EB, 5D, 8B, 54, 24, 0C, 81, FA, 80, 00, 00, 00, 7C, 0E, 0F, BA, 25, 94, 68, 47, 00, 01, 0F, 82, 7F, EE, 00, 00, 57, 8B, F9, 83, FA, 04, 72, 31, F7, D9, 83, E1, 03, 74, 0C, 2B, D1, 88, 07, 83, C7, 01, 83, E9, 01, 75, F6, 8B, C8, C1, E0, 08, 03, C1, 8B, C8, C1, E0, 10, 03, C1...
 
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Code size:
377 KB (386,048 bytes)

Service
Display name:
Update Mgr ExpressFind

Type:
Win32OwnProcess

Depends on:
RPCSS


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