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utilwebspades.exe

WebSpades

Part of the Yontoo adware component, a web browser plugin that injects unwanted ads in the browser. The application utilwebspades.exe by WebSpades has been detected as adware by 4 anti-malware scanners. It runs as a separate (within the context of its own process) windows Service named “Update WebSpades”. This file is typically installed with the program WebSpades 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:
WebSpades  (signed and verified)

Version:
1.0.5217.27566

MD5:
de6702449963acb1b7d32e83a6ad1559

SHA-1:
4117a34acaa017b21d0d5dbe700c03d4c7c74bb7

SHA-256:
d886efcf0a4566e1dc6942c06ce1f1eaf9e188436fd2584b6555ccd5bc22365c

Scanner detections:
4 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Analysis date:
4/26/2024 11:20:06 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.WebSpades.A
v2014.04.23.08

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V0416
7.2.113

File size:
342.3 KB (350,496 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.5217.27566

Original file name:
WebSpades.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\Program Files\webspades\bin\utilwebspades.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
WebSpades

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
2/4/2014 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
2/5/2015 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=WebSpades, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=WebSpades, 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:
67B477151E4851C39D3B7BD0A019E603

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
4/14/2014 6:19:06 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
8.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:HBe5C4puGl4Y40M415WvqeVzN+coxiGVrileZTIGk+Rh81aoFk3vckbmdnUpK:HBe5XuNMK+Rh81aoFIGtSK

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:
Update WebSpades

Type:
Win32OwnProcess


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

WebSpades  by Yontoo Technology, Inc.
WebSpades 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.
webspades.info/support
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The executing file has been seen to make the following network communication in live environments.

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a23-4-43-27.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.4.43.27:80)

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