cdn.exe

Setup

LLC

The application cdn.exe by LLC has been detected as adware 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 NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) installer. It is also typically executed from an Internet Explorer cache folder. The file has been seen being downloaded from cdn-14b7.kxcdn.com.
Publisher:
Open Source  (signed by LLC )

Product:
Setup

Version:
1.2

MD5:
73bfc29ec6bc25df4af371021a15091f

SHA-1:
a236a2c5069fd73153b157b3b6cab06038e5d998

SHA-256:
1dd10ab73c55468c67f441c9e99b968fc02135641f0bb3ae383e9361e2966b7a

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:
11/5/2024 9:47:03 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Amonitize.OpenSource.Installer (M)
16.3.6.1

File size:
4.4 MB (4,646,480 bytes)

Product version:
1.2

Copyright:
2015 - Open Source

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Language:
English (United States)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
5/7/2015 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
5/7/2016 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN="LLC ""YOPTA SOFT""", O="LLC ""YOPTA SOFT""", STREET="str.Tsytadelna, 7", L=Kiev, S=Kiev, PostalCode=01015, C=UA

Issuer:
CN=COMODO RSA Code Signing CA, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
1CAFDF1C4C426FC3DD811D48793D99C9

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
8/5/2015 2:47:32 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
98304:6H13r0uGvVT0P3idnCFJo+7QEjWYhEV9dODC4/cITcI1fU+dNzvK:6V33AVTbdnso+UEjPhENODC4NtdNzvK

Entry address:
0x3217

Entry point:
81, EC, 84, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 30, 91, 40, 00, 89, 5C, 24, 20, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 34, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B4, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 8C, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 09, A3, B8, 67, 44, 00, E8, 05, 2E, 00, 00, A3, 04, 67, 44, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 38, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, B8, 94, 42, 00, FF, 15, 64, 71, 40, 00, 68, E4, 91, 40, 00, 68, 00, 27, 44, 00, E8, AF, 2A, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, BD, 00, F0, 46, 00, 50, 55, E8, 9D, 2A...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23.5 KB (24,064 bytes)

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

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