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utilmarketresearchhelper.exe

marketresearchhelper

Part of the Yontoo adware component, a web browser plugin that injects unwanted ads in the browser. The application utilmarketresearchhelper.exe by marketresearchhelper has been detected as adware by 3 anti-malware scanners. It runs as a separate (within the context of its own process) windows Service named “Update MarketResearchHelper”. 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:
marketresearchhelper  (signed and verified)

Version:
1.0.5156.29360

MD5:
b48e08ec6ea6ffcf95154594e95b77a2

SHA-1:
6d067a0466f05686beb3d78cbe95000607a5653f

SHA-256:
00e5873fa390ac1ab08e7b65ad23a4ec953b0bd764f78c229eb468e2268d09b3

Scanner detections:
3 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Injects advertising in the web browser in various formats.

Analysis date:
4/19/2024 12:40:03 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

ESET NOD32
Win32/BrowseFox (variant)
8.9427

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.MarketResearchHelper.A
v2014.02.19.10

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Service.marketresearchhelper.Y
14.8.8.0

File size:
78.8 KB (80,688 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.5156.29360

Original file name:
MarketResearchHelper.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\Program Files\marketresearchhelper\bin\utilmarketresearchhelper.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
marketresearchhelper

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
10/7/2013 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
10/8/2014 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=marketresearchhelper, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=marketresearchhelper, 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:
688762C9A09401488B09D9F72D24894B

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
2/12/2014 4:18:56 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
8.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

CTPH (ssdeep):
1536:9G+jhfpNXl+UOUYnYuQ6yHDDtb4IdmBPa02zYiX9N7LU04kOb+KhF+O6Lw:LhfnkUdZuQPHRXiadkMRU04FbbXWw

Entry address:
0x13646

Entry point:
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Code size:
70 KB (71,680 bytes)

Service
Display name:
Update MarketResearchHelper

Type:
Win32OwnProcess


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