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wisenwizard_setup.exe

wisen wizard

This is the installer/setup program for a Yontoo adware component, a web browser plugin that injects unwanted ads in the browser. The application wisenwizard_setup.exe by wisen wizard has been detected as adware by 15 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) installer. 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. It is also typically executed from the user's temporary directory. While running, it connects to the Internet address api.yontoo.com on port 80 using the HTTP protocol.
Publisher:
wisen wizard  (signed and verified)

MD5:
8a5bfce6cdb4048139e5d9b27b9270c5

SHA-1:
a6e7148fd45ca3f2ba8021cf5a7bb6b0977af20a

SHA-256:
ae9cdbf8ce4dc096750fd147b561fdfd03bab80592198862d07728c0b9585a3e

Scanner detections:
15 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Analysis date:
4/25/2024 7:57:08 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.Altbrowse.AK
17713

Dr.Web
Adware.Searcher.2574
9.0.1.033

ESET NOD32
Win32/BrowseFox
8.9368

Fortinet FortiGate
Adware/Agent
2/2/2014

IKARUS anti.virus
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Agent
t3scan.2.2.29

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Agent
14.0.0.4375

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Wisenwizard.A
v2014.02.02.12

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Agent.cqvnby
0.28.0.57473

Quick Heal
AdWare.Agent.ahbx (Not a Virus)
2.14.12.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.wisenwizard.R
14.3.15.20

Rising Antivirus
NS:PUF.SilenceInstaller!1.9DDF
23.00.65.14131

Sophos
Generic PUA JO
4.97

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V0125
7.2.33

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.Agent
3.12.24.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Adware.Agent
26032

File size:
863 KB (883,696 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\{random}.tmp\wisenwizard_setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
wisen wizard

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

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

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

Subject:
CN=wisen wizard, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=wisen wizard, 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:
60C10E74C549776A696451A95399F2D5

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/5/2009 5:52:01 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:8jqWKbe6F8RLjOAhDRiYwR+Q+eTsEZ5C/WKbe6l8Gd:nF8ROAdRiOMZ0pl8e

Entry address:
0x30CB

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 60, 91, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 30, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 7C, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 38, 6F, 44, 00, E8, F1, 2B, 00, 00, A3, 84, 6E, 44, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 30, 9C, 42, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, 54, 91, 40, 00, 68, 80, 2E, 44, 00, E8, A4, 28, 00, 00, FF, 15, AC, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, F0, 46, 00, 50, 57, E8, 92, 28, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.9884

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
22.5 KB (23,040 bytes)

The executing file has been seen to make the following network communications in live environments.

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to wac.edgecastcdn.net  (72.21.81.13:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to service.yontoo.com  (8.25.35.148:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to api.yontoo.com  (8.25.35.15:80)

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