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utilhigheraurum.exe

Higher Aurum

Part of the Yontoo adware component, a web browser plugin that injects unwanted ads in the browser. The application utilhigheraurum.exe by Higher Aurum has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. It runs as a separate (within the context of its own process) windows Service named “Update Higher Aurum”.
Publisher:
Higher Aurum  (signed and verified)

Version:
1.0.5499.25895

MD5:
0c81f499159ae7291b7883c9773d358a

SHA-1:
9d75400cadfbac58edb6c6571aeabc757ff67a3d

SHA-256:
377f5a3b7244ee55e2a51330436e7bfd7dc49d5118660061c7e86cc276cf8d66

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Belongs to the Sambreel/Yontoo progam that inserts various forms of advertising in the user's web browser, installed with minimal or no user consent.

Analysis date:
4/19/2024 7:15:46 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Yontoo.HigherAurum (M)
16.1.17.14

File size:
517.3 KB (529,696 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.5499.25895

Original file name:
HigherAurum2015012122.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\Program Files\higher aurum\bin\utilhigheraurum.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Higher Aurum

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
9/18/2013 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
9/19/2015 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Higher Aurum, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=Higher Aurum, 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:
7AC9C1A4A445736B879230C2743EB72C

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
1/21/2015 5:23:15 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
6.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:oYksmcqjR/Au3IPkf585dB2Vu11dP1ZAJF0vKhU1fJ:o7hbIi8171ZQhUb

Entry address:
0x8104A

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:
5.9422

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

Code size:
508.5 KB (520,704 bytes)

Service
Display name:
Update Higher Aurum

Type:
Win32OwnProcess


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