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appgrid_agsocialads1.1.exe

AppGrid

Visicom Media Inc.

This is part of the Visicom VMN web browser toolbar and extension that will modify the browser's default search provider, DNS, and home page functions. The application appgrid_agsocialads1.1.exe by Visicom Media has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 2 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.toolbarstart.com.
Publisher:
Visicom Media Inc.  (signed and verified)

Product:
AppGrid

Description:
MyStart Apps

Version:
${appVer}

MD5:
4bbb5be572059cb5e9934c9ad6743b9a

SHA-1:
7c7e73b0a49d42383e6c60b793d5156493e81ae2

SHA-256:
f40163a64d347c280e00c051dd53efde0c6fbf37447fe40fa9420ebb3d81ae4d

Scanner detections:
2 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Explanation:
The setup program may install a variant of the Visicom Toolbar, a web browser extension that may modify the browser's home and search pages.

Analysis date:
11/15/2024 5:55:09 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

ESET NOD32
Win32/Toolbar.Visicom (variant)
8.9431

Reason Heuristics
PUP.MyStartApps.VisicomMedia.V
14.10.1.11

File size:
3.4 MB (3,585,440 bytes)

Product version:
2.0.1.1

Copyright:
© Visicom Media Inc.

Trademarks:
Visicom Media Inc., All Rights Reserved

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\appgrid_agsocialads1.1.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Visicom Media Inc.

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
4/17/2012 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
6/21/2014 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Visicom Media Inc., OU=SECURE APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT, O=Visicom Media Inc., L=Brossard, S=Quebec, C=CA

Issuer:
CN=Thawte Code Signing CA - G2, O="Thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
2B19B54BB7ABEE1A2623111C029AF449

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/5/2009 5:50:52 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:FObgmkYdFIaHXM9noS4drVmutIl5QC18EjLR+/OkdHiXi5nbVKBqy2g+Kb:FkgQhXM9noS43E1L8OkdCS5nbEBq6fb

Entry address:
0x30FA

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 60, 91, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 30, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 7C, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 18, EC, 42, 00, E8, F1, 2B, 00, 00, A3, 64, EB, 42, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 98, 8F, 42, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, 54, 91, 40, 00, 68, 60, E3, 42, 00, E8, A4, 28, 00, 00, FF, 15, AC, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, 40, 43, 00, 50, 57, E8, 92, 28, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.9946

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23.5 KB (24,064 bytes)

The file appgrid_agsocialads1.1.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://www.toolbarstart.com/.../appgrid_agSocialAds1.1.exe

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