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utilscantack.exe

Scan Tack

Part of the Yontoo adware component, a web browser plugin that injects unwanted ads in the browser. The application utilscantack.exe by Scan Tack has been detected as adware by 33 anti-malware scanners. This file is typically installed with the program ScanTack by Yontoo Technology, Inc. which is a potentially unwanted software program. 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:
Scan Tack  (signed and verified)

Version:
1.0.5261.29740

MD5:
6fe491373ac4505e5a9b577e06ad6112

SHA-1:
19a180311e051ba4b3a41959ddef5e99e3a18a64

SHA-256:
486dba39d6577f88e8e252394aa8fe3af7a1f08fca3c022a9d4389b55b08ec9f

Scanner detections:
33 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Analysis date:
4/18/2024 8:09:01 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Adware.SwiftBrowse.Y
440

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
Win-PUP/BrowseFox.Gen
2015.10.19

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/BrowseFox.apb
8.3.2.2

Arcabit
PUP.Adware.ScanTack
1.0.0.582

avast!
Win32:BrowseFox-J [PUP]
2014.9-151122

AVG
Generic
2016.0.2918

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.BrowseFox
4.0.3.151122

Bitdefender
Adware.SwiftBrowse.Y
1.0.20.1630

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.7237

Comodo Security
UnclassifiedMalware
23442

Dr.Web
Trojan.Yontoo.1767
9.0.1.0326

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Adware.SwiftBrowse.Y
8.15.11.22.07

ESET NOD32
Win32/BrowseFox.H potentially unwanted (variant)
9.12429

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/BrowseFox
11/22/2015

F-Prot
W32/S-481ec56b
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Adware.SwiftBrowse.Y
11.2015-22-11_1

G Data
Adware.SwiftBrowse
15.11.25

IKARUS anti.virus
AdWare.BrowseFox
t3scan.1.9.5.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.211.17575

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:HEUR:AdWare.MSIL.Kranet
14.0.0.1083

McAfee
Artemis!6FE491373AC4
5600.6574

MicroWorld eScan
Adware.SwiftBrowse.Y
16.0.0.978

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.BPlug.dvtons
0.30.26.3947

nProtect
Adware.SwiftBrowse.Y
15.10.16.01

Quick Heal
PUA.Scantack.Gen
11.15.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Yontoo.ScanTack (M)
15.11.22.7

Rising Antivirus
PE:Adware.BrowserFox!1.A127[F1]
23.00.65.151120

Sophos
Generic PUA BJ (PUA)
4.98

Total Defense
Heur/TrojanHorse.ZCJM!suspicious
37.1.62.1

Trend Micro
TROJ_GEN.R047C0ECP15
10.465.22

VIPRE Antivirus
Yontoo
44648

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.Kranet.Win32.17452
2.0.0.2454

File size:
310.3 KB (317,728 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.5261.29740

Original file name:
ScanTack.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\scantack\bin\utilscantack.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Scan Tack

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
1/21/2014 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
1/22/2015 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Scan Tack, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=Scan Tack, 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:
44D91A3142283CE62B23F23C84838B0D

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
5/28/2014 1:31:35 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
8.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:iIyBn8q6JpuD2pskDl1VTEDEnutIJAu78d5yhubjZZ:iIyB76mD2pp3ua5O5+s

Entry address:
0x4D58E

Entry point:
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Entropy:
6.0876

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

Code size:
301.5 KB (308,736 bytes)

The file utilscantack.exe has been discovered within the following program.

ScanTack  by Yontoo Technology, Inc.
ScanTack is an adware application that is distributed by Yontoo, a division of Sambreel Holdings based in Carlsbad, CA. It is a rebrand of the various other web browser extensions that Yontoo delivers all with similar names. The program is included as part of a download bundle.
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