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4shared_desktop_3.3.4.exe

4shared Desktop Setup

New IT Limited

This is a bundle installer which bundles applications with offers for additional 3rd party software, mostly unwanted adware, and may be installed with minimal consent. The application 4shared_desktop_3.3.4.exe by New IT Limited has been detected as adware by 5 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the New IT Desktop Setup installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from dc153.4shared.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
New IT Solutions  (signed by New IT Limited)

Product:
4shared Desktop Setup

Version:
3.3.4.0

MD5:
ef2c17f579ca856ef84a45a79ab4348c

SHA-1:
23044efdeb10688c26e7be89cbe906802e8d7ecd

SHA-256:
f1b9c2535640981954a6ea47933aa57350093f2ca8ee0f87a6763ed31ba3c2cd

Scanner detections:
5 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Bundles the Conduit Toolbar and/or Conduit Search Protect.

Description:
This 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:
12/31/2024 11:29:07 PM UTC  (a few moments ago)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

avast!
Win32:Malware-gen
2014.9-140218

ESET NOD32
Win32/Toolbar.Conduit (variant)
8.9271

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.4Shared
v2014.02.18.07

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.NewITLimited.T
14.2.18.7

VIPRE Antivirus
Conduit
25264

File size:
5 MB (5,210,896 bytes)

Copyright:
New IT Solutions

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
New IT Desktop Setup

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\Program Files\portableapps\4shared_desktop_3.3.4.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
New IT Limited

Authority:
GoDaddy.com, Inc.

Valid from:
10/28/2010 11:33:24 AM

Valid to:
10/27/2011 10:30:06 AM

Subject:
CN=New IT Limited, O=New IT Limited, L=Nicosia, S=Nicosia, C=CY

Issuer:
SERIALNUMBER=07969287, CN=Go Daddy Secure Certification Authority, OU=http://certificates.godaddy.com/repository, O="GoDaddy.com, Inc.", L=Scottsdale, S=Arizona, C=US

Serial number:
27DDE55D2F337F

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
4/10/2010 8:19:31 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
98304:2MLbuoA8nOm+2imPNEojr3HIeQF/noFbzc/cuGlnlFPAelJjzaP:2ouoGsNJj7z6noFBPoelRz

Entry address:
0x354B

Entry point:
81, EC, D4, 02, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 57, 6A, 20, 33, ED, 5E, 89, 6C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, D8, 84, 40, 00, 89, 6C, 24, 14, FF, 15, 30, 80, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B8, 80, 40, 00, 55, FF, 15, B0, 82, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 98, 06, 47, 00, E8, 67, 27, 00, 00, 55, 68, B4, 02, 00, 00, A3, B0, 05, 47, 00, 8D, 44, 24, 38, 50, 55, 68, 1C, 86, 40, 00, FF, 15, 80, 81, 40, 00, 68, 04, 86, 40, 00, 68, A0, 85, 46, 00, E8, 35, 26, 00, 00, FF, 15, B4, 80, 40, 00, 50, BF, A0, 10, 4C, 00, 57, E8, 23, 26, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.9945  (probably packed)

Code size:
25 KB (25,600 bytes)

The file 4shared_desktop_3.3.4.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.

http://dc153.4shared.com/download/50786419/.../4shared_Desktop_3.3.1.exe

http://dc153.4shared.com/download/.../4shared_Desktop_332.exe

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