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adv_93.exe

Visual Tools Client Setup 1.0

Visual Tools

The application adv_93.exe, “Visual Tools Client Setup” by Visual Tools has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. This will display context specific advertisements in the browser as well as attempt to modify the browser's search provider. It is also typically executed from the user's temporary directory.
Publisher:
Visual Tools Ltd.  (signed by Visual Tools)

Product:
Visual Tools Client Setup 1.0

Description:
Visual Tools Client Setup

Version:
1.0.5.0

MD5:
dfaa5f1d1ce62f7d9a423a63858cc715

SHA-1:
824badd9a4ba2b063968e0c867fee431ceb2041b

SHA-256:
1a5ce2ae013e45b314b8d9454f68e71dd57ce18026ff86fd70167a8d99328263

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
The installer may include an offer for the Babylon Toolbar (a homepage/search hijacker), which is potentially installed with minimal user consent.

Analysis date:
11/23/2024 7:59:52 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Babylon (M)
16.9.19.8

File size:
1.7 MB (1,819,896 bytes)

Copyright:
2011(c) Visual Tools Ltd. All rights reserved.

Original file name:
Setup.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\{random}.tmp\adv_93.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Visual Tools

Authority:
thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
1/18/2015 4:00:00 PM

Valid to:
1/17/2017 3:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Visual Tools, O=Visual Tools, L=Belgrade, S=Serbia, C=RS

Issuer:
CN=thawte SHA256 Code Signing CA, O="thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
408E6A1AC8A6BFBB9F655878B36BA3AE

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
10/22/2014 1:00:48 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:TqoL3U0x20orG/g14Mi/2cz8ee3UUK4UkJX:VE0xyyMiecg2Ux5J

Entry address:
0x2703

Entry point:
E8, 10, 1D, 00, 00, E9, 00, 00, 00, 00, 6A, 14, 68, 48, 3A, 41, 00, E8, C7, 1E, 00, 00, E8, EC, 01, 00, 00, 0F, B7, F0, 6A, 02, E8, A3, 1C, 00, 00, 59, B8, 4D, 5A, 00, 00, 66, 39, 05, 00, 00, 40, 00, 74, 04, 33, DB, EB, 33, A1, 3C, 00, 40, 00, 81, B8, 00, 00, 40, 00, 50, 45, 00, 00, 75, EB, B9, 0B, 01, 00, 00, 66, 39, 88, 18, 00, 40, 00, 75, DD, 33, DB, 83, B8, 74, 00, 40, 00, 0E, 76, 09, 39, 98, E8, 00, 40, 00, 0F, 95, C3, 89, 5D, E4, E8, 84, 16, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 08, 6A, 1C, E8, DC, 00, 00, 00, 59, E8...
 
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Entropy:
6.4505

Code size:
51.5 KB (52,736 bytes)

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