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adknowledge_donottrackme.exe

The application adknowledge_donottrackme.exe has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 3 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) installer, however the file is not signed with an authenticode signature from a trusted source. The file has been seen being downloaded from d1s8azhe8rpvoz.cloudfront.net and multiple other hosts.
MD5:
1cdb68e9fc969ba90aad93da5d814316

SHA-1:
6ea81e39e60be76fea1ea4a16bc46a3b9ebdb18c

SHA-256:
a697d9bbdcde2282b60a9d65d2cf2ca23ee09dd363889b6ff3b0c68517d172b5

Scanner detections:
3 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
12/24/2024 12:14:25 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.Linkular.AH
8.9946

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V0527
7.2.166

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
30298

File size:
63.3 KB (64,869 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\adknowledge_donottrackme.exe

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/5/2009 11:52:06 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
1536:cumhxebkJf+FTXJmed0Pu/2Bdr9sWgr85qba:cuxkZuTXJm8kbC3a

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, 6F, 44, 00, E8, 09, 2C, 00, 00, A3, A4, 6E, 44, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 58, 9C, 42, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, B8, 91, 40, 00, 68, A0, 2E, 44, 00, E8, BC, 28, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, F0, 46, 00, 50, 57, E8, AA, 28, 00, 00...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23 KB (23,552 bytes)

The file adknowledge_donottrackme.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 3 URLs.

http://d1s8azhe8rpvoz.cloudfront.net/bundles/.../Adknowledge_DoNotTrackMe.exe

http://drzwu57ht9dxd.cloudfront.net/bundles/.../Adknowledge_DoNotTrackMe.exe

http://d3emsmln8xfj03.cloudfront.net/bundles/.../Adknowledge_DoNotTrackMe.exe

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