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utilviewplay.exe

ViewPlay

Part of the Yontoo adware component, a web browser plugin that injects unwanted ads in the browser. The application utilviewplay.exe by ViewPlay has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat.
Publisher:
ViewPlay  (signed and verified)

Version:
1.0.5384.18222

MD5:
81f3ced1ed0218d5ccf877f87c0d3490

SHA-1:
2b5447c7e35b0d891cca720254e5c083c1f1ec3f

SHA-256:
cde57809f851d7fe185987c650cd47f3dbeb13114d870c8af7882bf07069f3ec

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Belongs to the Sambreel/Yontoo progam that inserts various forms of advertising in the user's web browser, installed with minimal or no user consent.

Analysis date:
4/24/2024 11:51:30 PM UTC  (a few moments ago)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Yontoo.ViewPlay (M)
16.2.2.17

File size:
509.8 KB (522,008 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.5384.18222

Original file name:
ViewPlay.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\Program Files\viewplay\bin\utilviewplay.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
ViewPlay

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
11/26/2013 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
11/27/2014 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=ViewPlay, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=ViewPlay, 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:
0F9F45EC13C318E3C0F42DA156EA0A92

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
9/28/2014 2:07:30 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
6.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:coXIGGNv3+3rUQvVLPoI/Vo0CyuHU+/EsYeXbLQB:cW4v3+bI0VvB

Entry address:
0x7F2F2

Entry point:
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Entropy:
5.9332

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

Code size:
501 KB (513,024 bytes)

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