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utilwebget.exe

webget

Part of the Yontoo adware component, a web browser plugin that injects unwanted ads in the browser. The application utilwebget.exe by webget has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. It runs as a separate (within the context of its own process) windows Service named “Update webget”. This file is typically installed with the program webget by Yontoo Technology, Inc. which is a potentially unwanted software program.
Publisher:
webget  (signed and verified)

Version:
1.0.5280.29931

MD5:
ff70dce0afc21dde955ecfc560e9405b

SHA-1:
0cdd6f1d82ec9ee5cf2ab657f334116139235e3b

SHA-256:
42452334f8caa9c76fa5f84ec8c25dcb3245dd90a06a15e736844d4a5c9da862

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:
4/25/2024 6:23:20 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Yontoo.webget (M)
16.2.14.13

File size:
310.3 KB (317,720 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.5280.29931

Original file name:
webget.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\webget\bin\utilwebget.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
webget

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
4/22/2014 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
4/23/2015 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=webget, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=webget, L=Santa Monica, 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:
2DDF0A91A7D2108F978BEB26D4734BBA

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/16/2014 7:37:57 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
8.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:6LBn8Qpn9nyYlIkwrwo3Ei4EdqaA3sAzqubeey:6LBlpxyYlQwEHW85

Entry address:
0x4D5CA

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

Code size:
301.5 KB (308,736 bytes)

Service
Display name:
Update webget

Type:
Win32OwnProcess


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

webget  by Yontoo Technology, Inc.
The webget adware injects advertising in the user's Internet browser by running as an extension and/or add-on. Ads are delivered in the form of banners and text-links (roll-overs) as well as some popup ads.
webwebget.com/support
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