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utiltealkitty.exe

Teal Kitty

Part of the Yontoo adware component, a web browser plugin that injects unwanted ads in the browser. The application utiltealkitty.exe by Teal Kitty 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 “Util Teal Kitty”.
Publisher:
Teal Kitty  (signed and verified)

Version:
1.0.5550.39795

MD5:
8190cf15fd0b706549f89ff3d604e802

SHA-1:
4ac70040fb02d73a22c4b0256dfbaef77c63564c

SHA-256:
ee94ce6c497e8952a4821471f6d051ba0166628590f9a2ded6c997e428961b1b

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:
5/27/2024 7:41:03 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Yontoo (M)
17.3.1.18

File size:
404.2 KB (413,936 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.5550.39795

Original file name:
TealKitty2015031406.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\Program Files\teal kitty\bin\utiltealkitty.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Teal Kitty

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
1/11/2015 7:00:00 AM

Valid to:
1/12/2016 6:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Teal Kitty, O=Teal Kitty, 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:
436637AA3101F57468AAB38795B34FD4

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
3/14/2015 1:06:44 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
6.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

Entry address:
0x64D6A

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...
 
[+]

Entropy:
6.4810

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

Code size:
395.5 KB (404,992 bytes)

Service
Display name:
Util Teal Kitty

Type:
Win32OwnProcess


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