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updatesourceapp.exe

Source App

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 Source App will automatically keep the extension patched by downloaded new functionality which is auto-enabled by default. The application updatesourceapp.exe by Source App has been detected as adware by 19 anti-malware scanners. It runs as a separate (within the context of its own process) windows Service named “Update SourceApp”. 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:
Source App  (signed and verified)

Version:
1.0.5504.36718

MD5:
c535f4224bceff97f2aad2f43077918e

SHA-1:
c5a2e6cd726609cf2e2ed634a9bf20cfd9464756

SHA-256:
b87dfeb23a7270ded3dddf9ca369a24770ad76d6bfa595dd9823e6ce1993aa0b

Scanner detections:
19 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Analysis date:
4/26/2024 9:14:14 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Adware.BrowseFox.BP
735

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/BrowseFox.Gen7
7.11.205.178

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3213

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.MSIL.BrowseFox
4.0.3.15131

Bitdefender
Adware.BrowseFox.BP
1.0.20.155

Dr.Web
Trojan.Yontoo.400
9.0.1.031

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Adware.BrowseFox.BP
8.15.01.31.07

ESET NOD32
MSIL/BrowseFox (variant)
9.11086

F-Secure
Adware.BrowseFox.BP
11.2015-31-01_7

G Data
Adware.BrowseFox.BP
15.1.25

K7 AntiVirus
Adware
13.193.14783

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.SourceApp.A
v2015.01.31.07

McAfee
Artemis!C535F4224BCE
5600.6869

MicroWorld eScan
Adware.BrowseFox.BP
16.0.0.93

nProtect
Adware.BrowseFox.BP
15.01.28.01

Qihoo 360 Security
Win32/Virus.Adware.708
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Service.Yontoo
15.1.31.7

Sophos
Generic PUA MF
4.98

Trend Micro House Call
Suspicious_GEN.F47V0127
7.2.31

File size:
649.2 KB (664,816 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.5504.36718

Original file name:
SourceApp2015012704.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\sourceapp\updatesourceapp.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Source App

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
10/16/2014 3:00:00 AM

Valid to:
10/17/2015 2:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Source App, O=Source App, 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:
5436973D688F7AF7E3F875CD8B463EDD

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
1/27/2015 6:24:03 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
6.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:tsmeyBm1pJl5jpgKe/0glTRR+JzR+ryxTbbIQy9j+CPM9tPrl:tTeyk1pJr6lT/+JkylI7+LHrl

Entry address:
0xA202A

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:
5.9587

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

Code size:
640.5 KB (655,872 bytes)

Service
Display name:
Update SourceApp

Type:
Win32OwnProcess


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