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Assist by AOL PC Scan

Sutherland Global Services, Inc.

The application assistbyaolpcscan2.exe, “AOL Help Me Free PC Performance and Virus Quick Scan ” by Sutherland Global Services has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 3 anti-malware scanners. This is a setup program which is used to install the application. It uses the OpenCandy monitzation platform which will donwload and install offers in the setup for potentially unwanted software including ad/search-supported toolbars.
Publisher:
Sutherland Global Services Inc   (signed by Sutherland Global Services, Inc.)

Product:
Assist by AOL PC Scan

Description:
AOL Help Me Free PC Performance and Virus Quick Scan

Version:
1.0.0.9

MD5:
e9506d708fe11882af235157c1717674

SHA-1:
62dc16757fee0bc66138c20a7d90c2dec8dbd0ad

SHA-256:
8f5bc0cb8f863597dbef8a15ee912de726ddf9304754a30723d5d9d46f67fdd1

Scanner detections:
3 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Explanation:
Packages the OpenCandy software bundler that offers to install additional software and may include web browser add-ons and toolbars which display advertising (based on publisher settings and geo context).

Analysis date:
11/24/2024 8:51:19 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Comodo Security
TrojWare.Win32.TrojanDropper.Agent.PNA
23416

Dr.Web
Program.Unwanted.173
9.0.1.0288

Reason Heuristics
PUP.OpenCandy.Bundler (L)
16.12.7.4

File size:
6.2 MB (6,544,160 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.9, 0

Copyright:
All rights reserved

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\roaming\opencandy\bced41cbccef45de96ab16113a5afa12\assistbyaolpcscan2.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Sutherland Global Services, Inc.

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
8/28/2014 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
9/27/2017 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN="Sutherland Global Services, Inc.", O="Sutherland Global Services, Inc.", L=Rochester, S=New York, C=US

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)10, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
1B8951C280D403A3BAB4935A6666A037

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
11/3/2013 10:38:59 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
196608:K+epOXi/NYqGoL69i2L6tlxTSpl7Mhm3+VSbTn:K+epOXi/5wi2L6tT+l7mDOn

Entry address:
0x181DD

Entry point:
E8, DA, 3E, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, 6A, 0C, 68, F8, A4, 42, 00, E8, 79, F9, FF, FF, 6A, 0E, E8, AD, 1C, 00, 00, 59, 83, 65, FC, 00, 8B, 75, 08, 8B, 4E, 04, 85, C9, 74, 2F, A1, C4, 06, 43, 00, BA, C0, 06, 43, 00, 89, 45, E4, 85, C0, 74, 11, 39, 08, 75, 2C, 8B, 48, 04, 89, 4A, 04, 50, E8, B4, F2, FF, FF, 59, FF, 76, 04, E8, AB, F2, FF, FF, 59, 83, 66, 04, 00, C7, 45, FC, FE, FF, FF, FF, E8, 0A, 00, 00, 00, E8, 68, F9, FF, FF, C3, 8B, D0, EB, C5, 6A, 0E, E8, 78, 1B, 00, 00, 59, C3, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC...
 
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Entropy:
7.9810  (probably packed)

Code size:
134 KB (137,216 bytes)

The file assistbyaolpcscan2.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 3 URLs.

http://sgsaolfrescanprod.elasticbeanstalk.com/.../Assist by AOL PC Scan.exe

http://sgsaolfrescanprod.elasticbeanstalk.com/?emailid=sak938@aol.com&ncid=txtlnkusaolp00001067

http://sgsaolfrescanprod.elasticbeanstalk.com/?emailid=paul.louderback@aol.com&ncid=engmodusaolc00000003

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