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Assist Point

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

Version:
1.0.5591.4743

MD5:
70a1c6c784813ea28d20c80131825f00

SHA-1:
a59abd6c5deb7237c4e651a40838bdffe347b5b9

SHA-256:
a5ec63a38a6574cfa539e4bd054b4d97bb499aa43382826eed3ba39b642cdcf9

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 1:51:55 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Yontoo (M)
17.3.16.8

File size:
541.8 KB (554,768 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.5591.4743

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\ProgramData\c716fd70-872c-4aaa-a07f-e248365d7f56\plugincontainer.upd

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Assist Point

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
3/6/2015 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
3/6/2016 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Assist Point, O=Assist Point, 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:
58FC58A52C291B337067DC6AA50B8FB3

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
4/23/2015 11:38:15 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
12.0

Entry address:
0x2FF22

Entry point:
E8, CE, F4, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 56, 8B, 75, 08, 83, 3C, F5, 30, E5, 47, 00, 00, 75, 13, 56, E8, 71, 00, 00, 00, 59, 85, C0, 75, 08, 6A, 11, E8, 08, 4C, 00, 00, 59, FF, 34, F5, 30, E5, 47, 00, FF, 15, 84, 31, 46, 00, 5E, 5D, C3, 56, 57, BE, 30, E5, 47, 00, 8B, FE, 53, 8B, 1F, 85, DB, 74, 17, 83, 7F, 04, 01, 74, 11, 53, FF, 15, 78, 31, 46, 00, 53, E8, DA, A0, FF, FF, 83, 27, 00, 59, 83, C7, 08, 81, FF, 50, E6, 47, 00, 7C, D8, 5B, 83, 3E, 00, 74, 0E, 83, 7E, 04, 01, 75, 08, FF, 36, FF, 15...
 
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Code size:
390 KB (399,360 bytes)

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