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Match Pal

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

Version:
1.0.5544.40648

MD5:
8c2c6901f5e656198f000ccfca71e769

SHA-1:
88c8fd9e01ebc26a7bfaebe66e124c22bc7d994b

SHA-256:
06fd6edc0c31b71594e6f6ccd40e3756e8fbe323a25033e67c9880b26f34cbe4

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:
4/19/2024 9:43:47 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Yontoo (M)
17.2.25.11

File size:
457.7 KB (468,720 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.5544.40648

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\ProgramData\947e9795-442e-46c4-9869-2da3405d8e82\plugins\3\plugin.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Match Pal

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
12/22/2014 5:30:00 AM

Valid to:
12/23/2015 5:29:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Match Pal, O=Match Pal, L=Los Angeles, 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:
688030F7F80E707312A7C683AA21A12E

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
3/8/2015 12:05:10 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
12.0

Entry address:
0x2553E

Entry point:
E8, CB, F4, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 56, FC, 8B, 75, 0C, 8B, 4E, 08, 33, CE, E8, 68, D0, FF, FF, 6A, 00, 56, FF, 76, 14, FF, 76, 0C, 6A, 00, FF, 75, 10, FF, 76, 10, FF, 75, 08, E8, AE, 47, 00, 00, 83, C4, 20, 5E, 5D, C3, 55, 8B, EC, 51, 53, FC, 8B, 45, 0C, 8B, 48, 08, 33, 4D, 0C, E8, 35, D0, FF, FF, 8B, 45, 08, 8B, 40, 04, 83, E0, 66, 74, 11, 8B, 45, 0C, C7, 40, 24, 01, 00, 00, 00, 33, C0, 40, EB, 6C, EB, 6A, 6A, 01, 8B, 45, 0C, FF, 70, 18, 8B, 45, 0C, FF, 70, 14, 8B, 45, 0C, FF, 70, 0C, 6A...
 
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Entropy:
6.5701

Code size:
348.5 KB (356,864 bytes)

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