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utilsourceapp.exe

Source App

Part of the Yontoo adware component, a web browser plugin that injects unwanted ads in the browser. The application utilsourceapp.exe by Source App has been detected as adware by 19 anti-malware scanners. It runs as a separate (within the context of its own process) windows Service named “Util SourceApp”. Additionally, the file is typically installed by a number of programs including SourceApp by Yontoo Technology, Inc. and Buzzdock by Alactro LLC, both potentially unwanted software. 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:
Source App  (signed and verified)

Version:
1.0.5542.25803

MD5:
d67cba9e252ae7e154259ecc31f1d30c

SHA-1:
1d48446758b63ac13ef7b063118d22c132e6bcbc

SHA-256:
109ee5ba71f0e200ce6a8aed5aa2586f8b2735c7083ba21cfcad0c0a69565f51

Scanner detections:
19 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Analysis date:
4/20/2024 2:25:11 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Adware.BrowseFox.BP
6765824

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/BrowseFox.Gen7
7.11.214.34

avast!
Win32:BrowseFox-GY [PUP]
150101-1

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3179

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.MSIL.BrowseFox
4.0.3.1535

Bitdefender
Adware.BrowseFox.BP
1.0.20.320

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Adware.BrowseFox.BP
9.0.0.4799

ESET NOD32
MSIL/BrowseFox.G potentially unwanted (variant)
9.11276

F-Prot
W32/S-2a8fbfdd
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Adware.BrowseFox.BP
5.13.68

G Data
Adware.BrowseFox.BP
15.3.25

K7 AntiVirus
Adware
13.200.15176

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.SourceApp.A
v2015.03.05.09

McAfee
Program.BrowseFox-FWI
16.8.708.2

MicroWorld eScan
Adware.BrowseFox.BP
16.0.0.192

nProtect
Adware.BrowseFox.BP
15.03.05.01

Qihoo 360 Security
Win32/Virus.Adware.708
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Service.Yontoo
15.3.5.21

File size:
401.7 KB (411,376 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.5542.25803

Original file name:
SourceApp2015030522.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\sourceapp\bin\utilsourceapp.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Source App

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
10/16/2014 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
10/17/2015 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Source App, O=Source App, 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:
5436973D688F7AF7E3F875CD8B463EDD

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
3/5/2015 11:20:23 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
6.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:7bormT2d5YpuMoSFLAcfjB0nQrt7tLFOQ9LcOsVVm0D3Ht+BC6sJgpuwp:70iT2d5YpuMo5cbBdwUs5THt+Tdp

Entry address:
0x6438E

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, 40, 06, 00, 0C, 00, 00, 00, 90, 33, 00, 00, 00, 00...
 
[+]

Entropy:
6.4718

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

Code size:
393 KB (402,432 bytes)

Service
Display name:
Util SourceApp

Type:
Win32OwnProcess


The file utilsourceapp.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
SourceApp  by Yontoo Technology, Inc.
Source App is an ad-supported program that will display third-party advertisements in the user's web browser. It displays several types of advertising, including but not limited to: - Sponsored links - Video targeted ads (which are displayed when you view a video).
sourceapp.info/support
80% remove it
 
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