utilqualitink.exe

qualitink

Part of the Yontoo adware component, a web browser plugin that injects unwanted ads in the browser. The application utilqualitink.exe by qualitink has been detected as adware by 9 anti-malware scanners. 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:
qualitink  (signed and verified)

Version:
1.0.5442.29453

MD5:
7ed7557dccbc0b788de58c4be22574ac

SHA-1:
86bd11bdd39e89782f7361cd80eb43239e9ed1b8

SHA-256:
a6b5e7fcdd3a3417afcfe849b950cb35aa4c187b88ffdce942a9447ab3aacdf0

Scanner detections:
9 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Analysis date:
5/10/2024 2:48:54 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

avast!
Win32:BrowseFox-CS [PUP]
141214-1

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.BrowseFox
4.0.3.141222

Dr.Web
Trojan.Yontoo.115
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
MSIL/BrowseFox.G potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/S-7206cbf8
v6.4.7.1.166

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.MSIL.BrowseFox
t3scan.1.8.5.0

K7 AntiVirus
Adware
13.188.14395

Reason Heuristics
PUP.qualitink.N
14.12.21.23

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4741131
35418

File size:
413.3 KB (423,200 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.5442.29453

Original file name:
qualitink2014112600.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\Program Files\qualitink\bin\utilqualitink.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
9/19/2013 7:00:00 AM

Valid to:
9/20/2015 6:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=qualitink, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=qualitink, 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:
0E5E2B6947A31815C876634E7DEC4B4E

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
11/26/2014 7:21:47 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
11.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:P+xGFZXnm3YiccbYy6YTyVNirCU/0ZBMYWtECCKTK+SZjQ6f+Rg9JNrGppHE:GxGKo0YyQiP/0LhyECvTK+MjQb0a

Entry address:
0x670EE

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:
5.8924

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

Code size:
404.5 KB (414,208 bytes)

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