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utilspadecast.exe

SpadeCast

Part of the Yontoo adware component, a web browser plugin that injects unwanted ads in the browser. The application utilspadecast.exe by SpadeCast has been detected as adware by 5 anti-malware scanners. It runs as a separate (within the context of its own process) windows Service named “Util SpadeCast”. This file is typically installed with the program SpadeCast 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.

File name:

utilspadecast.exe

Publisher:

SpadeCast (signed and verified)

Version:

1.0.5211.27681

MD5:

0608b7002affe9f73d8250007ba4b35a

SHA-1:

f52237505a22be2f047934b1e6e1f03be859c0b5

Scanner detections:

5 / 68

Status:

Adware

Explanation:

Injects advertising in the web browser in various formats.

Analysis date:

4/26/2024 9:33:34 AM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Baidu Antivirus

Adware.Win32.BrowseFox

4.0.3.14423

ESET NOD32

Win32/BrowseFox (variant)

8.9709

Malwarebytes

PUP.Optional.SpadeCast.A

v2014.04.23.08

Reason Heuristics

PUP.SpadeCast.N

14.4.23.8

Trend Micro House Call

TROJ_GEN.F47V0409

7.2.113

File size:

342.3 KB (350,496 bytes)

Product version:

1.0.5211.27681

Original file name:

SpadeCast.exe

File type:

Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:

Language Neutral

Common path:

C:\Program Files\spadecast\bin\utilspadecast.exe

Digital Signature

Signed by:

SpadeCast

Authority:

VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:

1/12/2014 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:

1/13/2015 12:59:59 AM

Subject:

CN=SpadeCast, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=SpadeCast, 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:

7BB64460053C27D48933A64C1DF97E74

File PE Metadata

Compilation timestamp:

4/8/2014 6:22:56 PM

OS version:

4.0

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows Console

Linker version:

8.0

.NET CLR dependent:

Yes

CTPH (ssdeep):

6144:pw05C4lOgGYblU5415WvaeVzN+zhNSwVXSdICrLyb0+UU2q5PiCrDbcbbt:pw05Y6sBf1+UU2q5Pi+/Q

Entry address:

0x5556E

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... 
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Developed / compiled with:

Microsoft Visual C# / Basic .NET

Code size:

333.5 KB (341,504 bytes)

Service

Display name:

Util SpadeCast

Type:

Win32OwnProcess

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

SpadeCast by Yontoo Technology, Inc.

SpadeCast 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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