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Ganimicip

Cpc Net Advertising LLC

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application c.exe, “Ganimicip Setup ” by Cpc Net Advertising has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. The program is a setup application that uses the installCore installer. It is also typically executed from an Internet Explorer cache folder. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.straightarchiveslist.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Cpc Net Advertising LLC  (signed and verified)

Product:
Ganimicip

Description:
Ganimicip Setup

Version:
4.4.3.5

MD5:
1609cd8f31926eebb0bf4fcfdc1c5494

SHA-1:
0dec9505c0c75d0307147df02ae53f733fd88773

SHA-256:
770f5a66387fa8b5616f6b6d49c9a111ffb948fd628906fe9ba787c6f2fecf10

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

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.

Description:
This 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:
11/24/2024 2:53:05 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore.CpcNetAdvertising.Installer (M)
16.3.7.8

File size:
1 MB (1,088,488 bytes)

Product version:
5.6.1

Copyright:
Internet Program

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\content.ie5\{random}\c.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Cpc Net Advertising LLC

Authority:
thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
7/1/2015 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
7/1/2016 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Cpc Net Advertising LLC, OU=IT, O=Cpc Net Advertising LLC, L=Wilmington, S=Delaware, C=US

Issuer:
CN=thawte SHA256 Code Signing CA, O="thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
2BC1DD7AA35DE89A0D5276ECD7AE32AF

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 12:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:rwDrF+oZYaRHGWJ5+4rfYRu+3wLoiaL8OzQiHB7CTHHA:roVKaRHfJoiYRTwL0IOBCTA

Entry address:
0x9C40

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, 86, 94, FF, FF, E8, 8D, A6, FF, FF, E8, 1C, A9, FF, FF, E8, BF, A9, FF, FF, E8, 5E, C9, FF, FF, E8, C9, F2, FF, FF, E8, 30, F4, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, FC, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, C5, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 96, FE, FF, FF, E8, C9, FA, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, 83, CF, FF, FF, 8B, 55, F0, B8, 24, CE, 40, 00, E8, 32, 95, FF, FF, 6A, 02, 6A, 00, 6A, 01, 8B, 0D, 24, CE...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

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

http://www.straightarchiveslist.com/c?x=hd4 WAg1ZRTkWRFfwr3wmYL2RQB9LpqcPtc KfnoT1M=&c=NjAZVXFp5zSr3mqIDh4/.../oscHK646bCHYvH qAxFCcrzKHpRlXiQ59pmlfQBzsRJrT1pyIi1jwrGjpQjKsr6FAKUCN6S41ozKakBFD&fallback_url=Fallback URL&downloadAs=install-rar-2.exe

http://www.straightarchiveslist.com/c?x=In8iL f/Ab4mnc2vGzDtWSE1/ASd1K3p/vTKByR6/.../mcla8HRDIdKuM a61haHuNy9bxgTuoTeUKhXSf2h&fallback_url=Fallback URL&downloadAs=install-rar-2.exe

http://www.straightarchiveslist.com/c?x=bncPz5b0isi7hfMqrq2ap2njHoRbAWyQbU6tJ1dhtNI=&c=EweYn4llJpCe2eRs/Tak5m8yBSZo8MOn/.../wJGA6PksLf13CP2yPNBE5v0DZohP6j5ro7Y Xp4OD SoPzn5PBVTUy&fallback_url=Fallback URL&downloadAs=install-rar-2.exe

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