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begin_converter.exe

GOLDBAR VENTURES LTD

The application begin_converter.exe by GOLDBAR VENTURES has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. The file has been seen being downloaded from begin-download.com. While running, it connects to the Internet address sage.parklogic.com on port 80 using the HTTP protocol.
Publisher:
GOLDBAR VENTURES LTD  (signed and verified)

MD5:
4fc4a9c93e1bd6b92f27db03b6a73e2d

SHA-1:
d01cbc3590460045a9c17870688474fcd259f991

SHA-256:
fd5679ea92a8aca69a1f055f9cd65bf32901d646337f8fcacb0b6e1c4c233416

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:
12/27/2024 10:17:04 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.GOLDBARVENTURES.P
14.3.15.23

File size:
158 KB (161,752 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\begin converter\begin_converter.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
GOLDBAR VENTURES LTD

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
5/7/2013 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
5/8/2014 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=GOLDBAR VENTURES LTD, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=GOLDBAR VENTURES LTD, L=Afula, S=Northern, C=IL

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:
74F63A1ACAFBEBBF1E2B6E345C7472B9

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
11/7/2013 3:16:36 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:0nKc1fYzX8icrXpyu4n6CfULZyu4n6CfULhyu4n6CfUL37c:iKSAjXc1yu4n5eyu4n5Oyu4n5d

Entry address:
0x1A50

Entry point:
E8, B0, 16, 00, 00, E9, 00, 00, 00, 00, 6A, 14, 68, 20, BE, 40, 00, E8, 6A, 18, 00, 00, E8, EC, 01, 00, 00, 0F, B7, F0, 6A, 02, E8, 43, 16, 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, 24, 10, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 08, 6A, 1C, E8, DC, 00, 00, 00, 59, E8...
 
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Entropy:
6.4407

Code size:
26.5 KB (27,136 bytes)

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

http://begin-download.com/.../c_downloadsp.php

The executing file has been seen to make the following network communications in live environments.

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ip-184-168-221-56.ip.secureserver.net  (184.168.221.56:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a23-222-153-219.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.222.153.219:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to sage.parklogic.com  (69.39.236.56:80)

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