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backgroundsingleton.exe

Fedorov Paul

The is the installer for the WebPick InstalleRex download manager which bundles applications with offers for additional 3rd party software, mostly unwanted adware, and may be installed without consent. The application backgroundsingleton.exe by Fedorov Paul has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat.
Publisher:
Fedorov Paul  (signed and verified)

MD5:
6d22d5dc2f1df71bd1f044b5b969fa8a

SHA-1:
1415a8001456e1108bdb93c54ba1660c0e050b1c

SHA-256:
457f9351da45e19b2af47c9cf6d5736c7f220f725d31f62b1f4275f014833c84

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Note:
Our current pool of anti-malware engines have not currently detected this file, however based on our own detection heuristics we feel that this file is unwanted.

Analysis date:
11/27/2024 3:47:22 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Webpick (M)
16.7.22.7

File size:
642.4 KB (657,776 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\advplugin\backgroundsingleton.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Fedorov Paul

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
11/7/2014 6:00:00 AM

Valid to:
11/5/2015 5:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Fedorov Paul, OU=Individual Developer, O=No Organization Affiliation, L=Saint-Petersburg, S=US Minor Outlying Islands, C=RU

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

Serial number:
1F1C6CD90A38CE2585B8E44D4C5B4372

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
11/19/2014 11:08:56 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:mNWJjlJ/RkH9OsbAHAFEUnFNMOVKMrYLRW/Nfgw1Ww/JWBBiQOS1gQZttMdwPLJu:mGJpFspF/FNMwKMyvBiQOBQZtt7LaRN5

Entry address:
0x68DBF

Entry point:
E8, 1F, 87, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 20, 8B, 45, 08, 56, 57, 6A, 08, 59, BE, 10, CA, 47, 00, 8D, 7D, E0, F3, A5, 89, 45, F8, 8B, 45, 0C, 5F, 89, 45, FC, 5E, 85, C0, 74, 0C, F6, 00, 08, 74, 07, C7, 45, F4, 00, 40, 99, 01, 8D, 45, F4, 50, FF, 75, F0, FF, 75, E4, FF, 75, E0, FF, 15, B4, C0, 47, 00, C9, C2, 08, 00, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 51, 53, 8B, 45, 0C, 83, C0, 0C, 89, 45, FC, 64, 8B, 1D, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 03, 64, A3, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 45, 08, 8B, 5D, 0C, 8B, 6D, FC, 8B, 63...
 
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Code size:
492 KB (503,808 bytes)

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