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updatetealkitty.exe

Teal Kitty

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 Teal Kitty will automatically keep the extension patched by downloaded new functionality which is auto-enabled by default. The application updatetealkitty.exe by Teal Kitty has been detected as adware by 18 anti-malware scanners. It runs as a separate (within the context of its own process) windows Service named “Update Teal Kitty”. 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:
Teal Kitty  (signed and verified)

Version:
1.0.5586.30287

MD5:
a896889308443a9b6d91de7a2e622836

SHA-1:
55d86484126c57f5a69074b50c5ddd76caecdf1b

SHA-256:
597048a5e23d82e60427d9b2c77c0e791e29cb52c3fc85286715e1f23b076e8e

Scanner detections:
18 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Analysis date:
4/25/2024 10:38:52 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Adware.BrowseFox.BZ
5651644

AVG
BrowseFox
2016.0.3135

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.MSIL.BrowseFox
4.0.3.15419

Bitdefender
Adware.BrowseFox.BZ
1.0.20.545

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Dr.Web
Trojan.Yontoo.1734
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Adware.BrowseFox.BZ
9.0.0.4799

ESET NOD32
MSIL/BrowseFox.G potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/S-e8c6878a
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Adware.BrowseFox.BZ
5.13.68

G Data
Adware.BrowseFox.BZ
15.4.25

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.MSIL.BrowseFox
t3scan.1.8.9.0

K7 AntiVirus
Adware
13.202.15641

MicroWorld eScan
Adware.BrowseFox.BZ
16.0.0.327

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.BPlug.djpkri
0.30.16.1110

nProtect
Adware.BrowseFox.BZ
15.04.17.01

Qihoo 360 Security
Win32/Virus.Adware.708
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
Threat.Yontoo.TealKitty
15.4.19.2

File size:
404.2 KB (413,936 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.5586.30287

Original file name:
TealKitty2015041900.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\Program Files\teal kitty\updatetealkitty.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Teal Kitty

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

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

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

Subject:
CN=Teal Kitty, O=Teal Kitty, 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:
436637AA3101F57468AAB38795B34FD4

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
4/19/2015 2:49:51 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
6.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:jNwQP0p9aVzuJSoiINc7kK8FMcYRZMwvyL/dtBEwge:JwQP48Vz+SkNAcKZMweCe

Entry address:
0x64DBE

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, 40, 06, 00, 0C, 00, 00, 00, C0, 3D, 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:
6.4899

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

Code size:
395.5 KB (404,992 bytes)

Service
Display name:
Update Teal Kitty

Type:
Win32OwnProcess


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