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5438899_setup.exe

CNET TechTracker

CBS Interactive

The application 5438899_setup.exe, “CNET TechTracker Installer” by CBS Interactive has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. The program is a setup application that uses the DownloadCom Spot Install installer. It is also typically executed from the user's temporary directory.
Publisher:
CBS Interactive  (signed and verified)

Product:
CNET TechTracker

Description:
CNET TechTracker Installer

Version:
2.0.3.59

MD5:
6118ac5c044464127e10813cc5d847c2

SHA-1:
d267b51ea5fdf7c24d338296cb364638f48f675f

SHA-256:
f29827c4c891122181d5237e25d165a29a2f34f4ef5f3630da33b09d950bca15

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Note:
Our current pool of anti-malware engines have not currently detected this file, however based on our own detection heuristics we feel that this file is unwanted.

Description:
This is also known as bundleware, or downloadware, which is an downloader designed to simply deliver ad-supported offers in the setup routine of an otherwise legitimate software.

Analysis date:
11/23/2024 5:51:50 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.CBS.CBSInteractive.Bundler (M)
16.1.9.20

File size:
3.9 MB (4,117,040 bytes)

Product version:
2.0.3 Build (59)

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2011

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
DownloadCom Spot Install (using Nullsoft Install System)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\{random}.tmp\5438899_setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
CBS Interactive

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
7/24/2009 7:00:00 AM

Valid to:
7/25/2011 6:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=CBS Interactive, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=CBS Interactive, L=San Francisco, S=California, C=US

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2009-2 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)09, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
5BD0BBF0908ABA158E3FF8AACEA4CD92

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/7/2009 4:41:54 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:/uCfGCWniaWTbC4OZW6k7+95mzsBFukXBAUrWXste6FlOvh8j3sgLCPzX2EVexdl:GyWfuAWPVM8kXxWXsllOvhoVLtMwDxP

Entry address:
0x323C

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 30, 91, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 30, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B4, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 7C, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 58, 3F, 42, 00, E8, 09, 2C, 00, 00, A3, A4, 3E, 42, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 58, F4, 41, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, B8, 91, 40, 00, 68, A0, 36, 42, 00, E8, BC, 28, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, 90, 42, 00, 50, 57, E8, AA, 28, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.7330

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23 KB (23,552 bytes)

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