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1aba9991-f274-4edb-a6f0-010a6bd2a16a_privacyprotectorplus.exe

Privacy Protector Plus

Emme

The application 1aba9991-f274-4edb-a6f0-010a6bd2a16a_privacyprotectorplus.exe by Emme has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. This is a setup program which is used to install the application. The file has been seen being downloaded from downloads.upclick.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Avanquest   (signed by Emme)

Product:
Privacy Protector Plus

Version:
3.0

MD5:
40abdfb1e5deab868badce94d346ae13

SHA-1:
21735cd8e40ce6112b47fe9e906301c4121316d9

SHA-256:
de13c23f93cbea8c47d462ffc2a254f58649251125d910d8986edb72d41a0967

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
12/26/2024 6:03:49 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.PCSpeedOptimizer.Optional.Installer.Meta (L)
16.2.7.8

File size:
2.2 MB (2,289,192 bytes)

Product version:
3.0

Copyright:
Avanquest

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\1aba9991-f274-4edb-a6f0-010a6bd2a16a_privacyprotectorplus.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Emme

Authority:
GoDaddy.com, Inc.

Valid from:
10/13/2014 3:23:01 PM

Valid to:
10/13/2015 3:23:01 PM

Subject:
CN=Emme, O=Emme, L=La Garenne Colombes, C=FR

Issuer:
CN=Go Daddy Secure Certificate Authority - G2, OU=http://certs.godaddy.com/repository/, O="GoDaddy.com, Inc.", L=Scottsdale, S=Arizona, C=US

Serial number:
27726B06AA5124

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
7/9/2014 8:58:13 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:vOXHMlPLM818ydO/kUKMcn+0YvQVXD8+VmLMM9zoXwX:AsFLHe/kUKM8+vv4Xw7M+zoX+

Entry address:
0x113BC

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, A4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, C4, 89, 45, C0, 89, 45, A4, 89, 45, D0, 89, 45, C8, 89, 45, CC, 89, 45, D4, 89, 45, D8, 89, 45, EC, B8, 2C, 00, 41, 00, E8, E8, 51, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, 9E, 1A, 41, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 5A, 1A, 41, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 48, 5B, 41, 00, E8, 16, D8, FF, FF, E8, 65, D3, FF, FF, 80, 3D, DC, 2A, 41, 00, 00, 74, 0C, E8, 2B, D9, FF, FF, 33, C0, E8, 80, 32, FF, FF, 8D, 55, EC, 33, C0, E8, E2, A3, FF, FF, 8B, 55, EC, B8, 50, 86...
 
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Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
63.5 KB (65,024 bytes)

The file 1aba9991-f274-4edb-a6f0-010a6bd2a16a_privacyprotectorplus.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.

https://downloads.upclick.com/download.aspx?id=fd997e82-8500-4829-b80f-352ede828a37&cmp=IRONS&key2=FR_CH_8.1_NonAdmin&mkey1=AQ_FR_PPI_AFD_PPP&mkey2=AQ_FR_PPP&uid=1001994&wid=1509

http://downloads.upclick.com/Publishers/.../1aba9991-f274-4edb-a6f0-010a6bd2a16a_PrivacyProtectorPlus.exe

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