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addax_free.exe

Addax

Prospera Software, Inc.

The file addax_free.exe by Prospera Software 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 NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.tucows.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
AddaxP2P LLC  (signed by Prospera Software, Inc.)

Product:
Addax

Version:
5.4.0.0

MD5:
ca222795cc29e6d71246e5ccec758943

SHA-1:
e6ad47d2b7edd0abbcc70f392938e6746cfa2184

SHA-256:
00e218cf901463522611797985f4e7cc5d74f07263ad48f40a36794dde74f386

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.

Analysis date:
12/25/2024 12:26:44 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Prospera.Installer (M)
16.6.29.2

File size:
4.2 MB (4,454,504 bytes)

Copyright:
� AddaxP2P LLC

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\addax_free.exe.n8g27vc.partial

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Prospera Software, Inc.

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
5/24/2016 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
5/25/2017 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN="Prospera Software, Inc.", O="Prospera Software, Inc.", STREET=4539 Arbor Crest Place, L=Suwanee, S=Georgia, PostalCode=30024, C=US

Issuer:
CN=COMODO RSA Code Signing CA, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
00CFE53341D03C1BC7A0B9019D5E2A6C82

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
2/24/2012 7:19:59 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:0CjIB8yHMf/Y14ptgf6BT2VfYWsLkxzVWmQMmkwQuteaao01KEcSoHPa76UjpWzT:BszBGgf6qSWsiMM+tNSEaJIQ5IRPNP

Entry address:
0x39E3

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, 91, 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, C0, 82, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, B8, 2E, 47, 00, E8, 37, 2A, 00, 00, 55, 68, B4, 02, 00, 00, A3, D0, 2D, 47, 00, 8D, 44, 24, 38, 50, 55, 68, 1C, 93, 40, 00, FF, 15, 84, 81, 40, 00, 68, 04, 93, 40, 00, 68, C0, AD, 46, 00, E8, 19, 27, 00, 00, FF, 15, B4, 80, 40, 00, 50, BF, A0, 30, 4C, 00, 57, E8, 07, 27, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.9964

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
28 KB (28,672 bytes)

The file addax_free.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.

http://www.tucows.com/download/windows/.../addax_free.exe

http://addaxp2p.s3.amazonaws.com/addax_free.exe

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