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utilsurftastic.exe

Surftastic

Part of the Yontoo adware component, a web browser plugin that injects unwanted ads in the browser. The application utilsurftastic.exe by Surftastic has been detected as adware by 6 anti-malware scanners. It runs as a separate (within the context of its own process) windows Service named “Update Surftastic”. This file is typically installed with the program Surftastic 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:
Surftastic  (signed and verified)

Version:
1.0.5142.27033

MD5:
4222c58c2422abc78b0d6e73997ebbab

SHA-1:
b36af12a119ab894d607a741b88ff9bf3b90ab8f

SHA-256:
e063085c3acd53e0034e2c30c04a8d45537fe0aa8cd7d8a7b3fee9467fd8e7dc

Scanner detections:
6 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Analysis date:
4/26/2024 7:51:08 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Dr.Web
Trojan.BPlug.10
9.0.1.035

ESET NOD32
Win32/BrowseFox (variant)
8.9384

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Surftastic.A
v2014.02.04.02

McAfee
Artemis!4222C58C2422
5600.7229

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Service.Surftastic.O
14.3.14.11

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V0204
7.2.43

File size:
100.8 KB (103,200 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.5142.27033

Original file name:
Surftastic.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\surftastic\bin\utilsurftastic.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Surftastic

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
1/3/2014 9:00:00 AM

Valid to:
1/4/2015 8:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Surftastic, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=Surftastic, 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:
117C1C381BA3522C50659E614BB20D99

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
1/30/2014 12:01:18 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
8.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:BHOAuVceGb134H4EjAGFghXCbLMQ2c+Km:BHOjVce8134H4EUGKcbLIH

Entry address:
0x18FD2

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, 02, 00, 10, 00, 00, 00, 20, 00, 00, 80, 18, 00, 00, 00, E0, 02, 00, 80, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 01, 00, 01, 00, 00, 00, 38, 00, 00, 80, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 01, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 50, 00, 00, 00, 5C, A0...
 
[+]

Entropy:
6.1907

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

Code size:
92 KB (94,208 bytes)

Service
Display name:
Update Surftastic

Type:
Win32OwnProcess


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

Surftastic  by Yontoo Technology, Inc.
This adware program injects advertisements with its affiliate ad providers in order to serve a number of ad types including banner, inline text links and popups.
surftastic.net/support
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The executing file has been seen to make the following network communications in live environments.

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a84-53-133-25.deploy.akamaitechnologies.com  (84.53.133.25:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a31-14-104-73.deploy.akamaitechnologies.com  (31.14.104.73:80)

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