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WebSpades

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

Version:
1.0.5309.20822

MD5:
ee3a270c589c064962c7a9d5cf4fc0fb

SHA-1:
cfeffeb99d6d38f35ae639b0d2c067e1fced3c20

SHA-256:
22ea6c07d318c01c2735cef0ea18092e2df96014edaaa1f90dc16c5bdb037da7

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Analysis date:
4/19/2024 2:46:30 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
Adware.Yontoo (M)
17.3.14.12

File size:
314.3 KB (321,824 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.5309.20822

Original file name:
WebSpades.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\Program Files\webspades\updatewebspades.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
WebSpades

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
2/4/2014 5:00:00 AM

Valid to:
2/5/2015 4:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=WebSpades, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=WebSpades, L=Santa Monica, 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:
67B477151E4851C39D3B7BD0A019E603

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
7/15/2014 5:34:21 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
8.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

Entry address:
0x4E5A6

Entry point:
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[+]

Entropy:
6.0962

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

Code size:
305.5 KB (312,832 bytes)

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