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updatesearchfoot.exe

SearchFoot

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 SearchFoot will automatically keep the extension patched by downloaded new functionality which is auto-enabled by default. The application updatesearchfoot.exe by SearchFoot has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat.
Publisher:
SearchFoot  (signed and verified)

Version:
1.0.5263.29399

MD5:
fd133ddef69ad9552b00591d075783ca

SHA-1:
475a2d3c16c5fd42fe65666f439fd1f5fd5660db

SHA-256:
07ed582ca32b7c9ca65caf693ef3880ec59c0cc9451d5e7210d28d09ad2b32a5

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Analysis date:
4/19/2024 3:00:29 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
Adware.Yontoo.SearchFoot (M)
16.2.15.18

File size:
310.3 KB (317,728 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.5263.29399

Original file name:
SearchFoot.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\Program Files\searchfoot\updatesearchfoot.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
SearchFoot

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
1/21/2014 10:00:00 PM

Valid to:
1/22/2015 9:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=SearchFoot, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=SearchFoot, 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:
5F02DE54EB4BED008713866AAA6070E0

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
5/30/2014 2:20:13 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
8.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:Y2NBn8+bzfQRokkY6H0/igmnuFU6184QubmojChEc:Y2NB/bURoxju7UhoQn

Entry address:
0x4D5BE

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

Code size:
301.5 KB (308,736 bytes)

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