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 is a self-extracting archive and installer and has been known to bundle potentially unwanted software. 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:
0e24233e192c7de3a75364a1536cd494

SHA-1:
c267fc680bcf0c31fd2a0c07c00b065646b116cc

SHA-256:
b3e2416dedbfe60f6e192a566a696b2bdca9d07694d3e802b2245b9b706b73cb

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:
11/27/2024 12:26:38 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Babylon (M)
17.1.29.16

File size:
1.8 MB (1,898,175 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:

Authority:
thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
1/19/2015 6:00:00 AM

Valid to:
1/18/2017 5:59:59 AM

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 2:00:48 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

Entry address:
0x2703

Entry point:
E9, 43, 34, 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:
7.9683

Packer / compiler:
Xtreme-Protector v1.05

Code size:
51.5 KB (52,736 bytes)

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