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Steel Cut

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 Steel Cut will automatically keep the extension patched by downloaded new functionality which is auto-enabled by default. The application updatesteelcut.exe by Steel Cut has been detected as adware by 10 anti-malware scanners. It runs as a separate (within the context of its own process) windows Service named “Update Steel Cut”. 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:
Steel Cut  (signed and verified)

Version:
1.0.5587.33861

MD5:
4b00d77a74b56e3d114d93648e8dc2ac

SHA-1:
24645283697d069e86c0bb82a1e2d8f319339041

SHA-256:
5f4a9a64d8d837691acb6bcebc7506be277524dbff1c5f7a096345e687f4316e

Scanner detections:
10 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Analysis date:
4/26/2024 9:51:42 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.BrowseFox
2015.04.21

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3133

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.MSIL.BrowseFox
4.0.3.15421

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Dr.Web
Trojan.Yontoo.1734
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
MSIL/BrowseFox.G potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/S-e8c6878a
v6.4.7.1.166

K7 AntiVirus
Adware
13.202.15655

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.BPlug.djpkri
0.30.20.1219

Reason Heuristics
Threat.Yontoo.SteelCut
15.4.21.3

File size:
403.2 KB (412,912 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.5587.33861

Original file name:
SteelCut2015042002.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\Program Files\steel cut\updatesteelcut.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Steel Cut

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
1/11/2015 10:00:00 AM

Valid to:
1/12/2016 9:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Steel Cut, O=Steel Cut, 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:
0ABB826DEFFE019B3B61D91322DE992A

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
4/20/2015 12:48:58 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
6.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:hSd+JdPXdikWLVPsFmNgARfLaz0cJaC3V+4H7O/JEI8/zibW98ZQEBaOFaQk2PPn:YdeVLmNg6fLawcgiFbOREJWbW9LQ6u0q

Entry address:
0x648AE

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...
 
[+]

Entropy:
6.4843

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

Code size:
394.5 KB (403,968 bytes)

Service
Display name:
Update Steel Cut

Type:
Win32OwnProcess


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