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Fileprotected

This is published and distributed via an Adknowledge's advertising supported (adware) software installer. The application client.exe by Fileprotected has been detected as adware by 7 anti-malware scanners. This executable runs as a local area network (LAN) Internet proxy server listening on port 49387 and has the ability to intercept and modify all inbound and outbound Internet traffic on the local host.
Publisher:
Fileprotected  (signed and verified)

MD5:
4453286d474aadaf9cc1779af8285e39

SHA-1:
6f3c1ab50d05129404f266481eb8cc87e714a7c3

SHA-256:
31176659212ca4f911524b7ab41a39da2a59e537dbdb35170610b55609120609

Scanner detections:
7 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
This installer bundles various adware prorgams that may include toolbars and web browser advertising injectors/extensions.

Analysis date:
11/2/2024 5:30:32 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Dr.Web
Adware.iBryte.539
9.0.1.0337

ESET NOD32
MSIL/Adware.iBryte (variant)
8.10798

McAfee
Artemis!9C7EA571A48D
5600.6928

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.12.03.12

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Fileprotected.G
14.11.21.23

Trend Micro House Call
Suspicious_GEN.F47V1127
7.2.337

VIPRE Antivirus
AdKnowledge
34522

File size:
3.3 MB (3,474,664 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\geniusbox\client.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Fileprotected

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
7/13/2014 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
7/14/2015 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Fileprotected, O=Fileprotected, STREET=4600 Madison Ave FL 10, L=Kansas City, S=Missouri, PostalCode=64112, C=US

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
00EFEBA775B69C3717980399C96E5323EC

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
11/4/2014 10:07:48 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:K/fmNarTp/qP9bfLCqM6LHxVzueA3MBfWD9xLOpCtQ/Dv5HYBx38N0GgcWRXH2mn:40kf6uqaOCpm7XnUK/A

Entry address:
0x1D53

Entry point:
E8, 77, 26, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, 7D, 08, 00, 74, 2D, FF, 75, 08, 6A, 00, FF, 35, AC, E7, 74, 00, FF, 15, 38, 80, 40, 00, 85, C0, 75, 18, 56, E8, 29, 27, 00, 00, 8B, F0, FF, 15, 34, 80, 40, 00, 50, E8, D9, 26, 00, 00, 59, 89, 06, 5E, 5D, C3, 6A, 0C, 68, 50, A4, 40, 00, E8, 3D, 24, 00, 00, 6A, 0E, E8, 29, 2A, 00, 00, 59, 83, 65, FC, 00, 8B, 75, 08, 8B, 4E, 04, 85, C9, 74, 2F, A1, 00, DC, 74, 00, BA, FC, DB, 74, 00, 89, 45, E4, 85, C0, 74, 11, 39, 08, 75, 2C, 8B, 48, 04, 89, 4A...
 
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Entropy:
2.7059

Code size:
25.5 KB (26,112 bytes)

Local Proxy Server
Proxy for:
Internet Settings

Local host address:
http://127.0.0.1:49387/

Local host port:
49387

Default credentials:
No


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

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to 200.77.222.209.static.cableonline.com.mx  (200.77.222.209:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to snt405-m.hotmail.com  (65.55.68.120:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to ec2-52-20-120-15.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (52.20.120.15:443)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-54-235-170-110.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (54.235.170.110:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-52-51-124-254.eu-west-1.compute.amazonaws.com  (52.51.124.254:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-50-17-224-168.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (50.17.224.168:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-54-221-254-214.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (54.221.254.214:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to geetos.info  (174.37.174.83:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-52-51-143-48.eu-west-1.compute.amazonaws.com  (52.51.143.48:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-54-225-162-60.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (54.225.162.60:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to 172-245-127-102-host.colocrossing.com  (172.245.127.102:80)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to ec2-54-243-159-156.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (54.243.159.156:443)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-54-171-11-68.eu-west-1.compute.amazonaws.com  (54.171.11.68:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-23-23-149-242.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (23.23.149.242:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-184-73-208-133.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (184.73.208.133:80)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to ec2-52-73-109-231.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (52.73.109.231:443)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-50-16-98-190.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (50.16.98.190:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-23-23-144-228.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (23.23.144.228:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-52-85-63-207.lhr50.r.cloudfront.net  (52.85.63.207:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to s3-1-w.amazonaws.com  (54.231.48.240:80)

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