utiloutobox.exe

outobox

Part of the Yontoo adware component, a web browser plugin that injects unwanted ads in the browser. The application utiloutobox.exe by outobox 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 “Util outobox”. Additionally, the file is typically installed by a number of programs including outobox by Yontoo Technology, Inc. and Buzzdock by Alactro LLC, both potentially unwanted software.
Publisher:
outobox  (signed and verified)

Version:
1.0.5332.5959

MD5:
4501a31e3131e18653cd569a77e16fcb

SHA-1:
25c7331203b1ea1d26baf5fafdc0275d03aef39e

SHA-256:
a30c118b8932a220bbed422b0c77db61158b4c62496571e135b51aedd28ec1d1

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:
4/25/2024 3:56:52 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Yontoo.outobox (M)
16.2.14.21

File size:
315.8 KB (323,352 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.5332.5959

Original file name:
outobox.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\Program Files\outobox\bin\utiloutobox.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

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

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

Subject:
CN=outobox, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=outobox, 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:
603472DEF1C8B65B2E93E06C16768DB7

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
8/7/2014 5:18:53 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
8.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:aRhfAzpHHjbQjRHo7KAid77rEH/m+LyyH3pVwU1DXjEPWagurk0UgXbfva:aRhfgnHDLFH3pWU1DTEPWagq9tTy

Entry address:
0x4EBA6

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, 02, 00, 10, 00, 00, 00, 20, 00, 00, 80, 18, 00, 00, 00, C4, 02, 00, 80, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00...
 
[+]

Entropy:
6.0940

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

Code size:
307 KB (314,368 bytes)

Service
Display name:
Util outobox

Type:
Win32OwnProcess


The file utiloutobox.exe has been discovered within the following programs.

Buzzdock  by Alactro LLC
This is a web browser extension that injects advertising. From the EULA: "Buzzdock is free to download and use. Buzzdock is supported by advertising, and users will see additional ads on websites where Buzzdock features operate.
www.buzzdock.com/faq-support
79% remove it
outobox  by Yontoo Technology, Inc.
This is a potentially unwanted web browser extension designed to deliver search-based redirection by modifying the user's web browser home and search pages.
outobox.net/support
87% remove it
outobox 2013.11.12.181539  by Yontoo Technology, Inc.
Outobox is a potentially unwanted web browser extension that is designed to deliver search-based hijacking/injection as well as contextual advertising. The program does this by modifying the user's home and search page in order to monetize a user's search activities.
82% remove it
 
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