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ab4spread.exe

Ability Plus Software (UK) Ltd

The program is a setup application that uses the WinZip SFX installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from jimbothescot.com.
Publisher:
Ability Plus Software (UK) Ltd  (signed and verified)

MD5:
ae4efd864bacd74a4b5353088f0c14fc

SHA-1:
cbda4bec345242704f607d8a3376c71225f9275b

SHA-256:
cfec77648bd0ddbc1f7e52beb0d82cb14efcb5aaced49b68de39f1847d907b01

Scanner detections:
0 / 68

Status:
Clean (as of last analysis)

Analysis date:
11/24/2024 7:36:01 PM UTC  (today)

File size:
13.3 MB (13,996,248 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
WinZip SFX

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\inetcache\ie\{random}\ab4spread.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Ability Plus Software (UK) Ltd

Authority:
Thawte Consulting (Pty) Ltd.

Valid from:
3/22/2005 12:37:43 PM

Valid to:
3/22/2006 10:23:50 AM

Subject:
L=London, S=London, C=UK, OU=Secure Application Development, O=Ability Plus Software (UK) Ltd, CN=Ability Plus Software (UK) Ltd

Issuer:
CN=Thawte Code Signing CA, O=Thawte Consulting (Pty) Ltd., C=ZA

Serial number:
20FE76

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
1/9/2001 2:09:05 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
5.10

CTPH (ssdeep):
393216:3CR5UMRI+YYBwP1KQyc+OHFebPqBwW1AjZ:S8z+YYBwMQoOWywn

Entry address:
0x3F8F

Entry point:
53, FF, 15, 4C, 70, 40, 00, B3, 22, 38, 18, 74, 03, 80, C3, FE, 8A, 48, 01, 40, 33, D2, 3A, CA, 74, 0A, 3A, CB, 74, 06, 8A, 48, 01, 40, EB, F2, 38, 10, 74, 01, 40, 52, 50, 52, 52, FF, 15, 50, 70, 40, 00, 50, E8, 9E, F3, FF, FF, 50, FF, 15, 54, 70, 40, 00, 5B, C3, 8B, 44, 24, 04, 8B, 40, 3C, 05, F8, 00, 00, 00, C3, 55, 8B, EC, 51, A1, 88, 94, 40, 00, 83, 0D, 00, 93, 40, 00, FF, 56, 33, F6, 39, 35, 40, 8E, 40, 00, 89, 35, 34, 94, 40, 00, 89, 35, 84, 94, 40, 00, A3, 24, 97, 40, 00, 75, 05, E8, 9D, D2, FF, FF...
 
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Entropy:
7.9997

Packer / compiler:
WinZip, 0x32-bit SFX v8.x module

Code size:
21.5 KB (22,016 bytes)

The file ab4spread.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://jimbothescot.com/.../ab4spread.exe

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