comcastspywarescan1_6.exe

Comcast Spyware Scan

Visicom Media Inc.

This is part of the Visicom VMN web browser toolbar and extension that will modify the browser's default search provider, DNS, and home page functions. The application comcastspywarescan1_6.exe, “Comcast Spyware Scan installer.” by Visicom Media 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 NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) installer. It is also typically executed from the user's temporary directory.
Publisher:
Comcast  (signed by Visicom Media Inc.)

Product:
Comcast Spyware Scan

Description:
Comcast Spyware Scan installer.

Version:
1.6

MD5:
bd5360e295c08075d761d69e3e736d9b

SHA-1:
f16867285a6343f92c1ed5682e19176399e4bb0b

SHA-256:
9111db5eb132d416d120d16be057ea009ecbaaaf64a60f515dce98bcf9e7771d

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.

Analysis date:
11/14/2024 3:17:03 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Visicom.VisicomMedia.Installer (M)
16.2.21.3

File size:
9.4 MB (9,842,040 bytes)

Copyright:
Comcast Interactive Media and CA

Trademarks:
© 2005 Comcast Interactive Media and CA, All Rights Reserved

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\{random}.tmp\comcastspywarescan1_6.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
Thawte Consulting (Pty) Ltd.

Valid from:
6/19/2007 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
6/22/2008 4:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Visicom Media Inc., OU=SECURE APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT, O=Visicom Media Inc., L=Brossard, S=Quebec, C=CA

Issuer:
CN=Thawte Code Signing CA, O=Thawte Consulting (Pty) Ltd., C=ZA

Serial number:
53647B50983ED1EB11C279CB398C2CA4

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
9/29/2007 5:50:28 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
196608:mdQdeylg7Grmj7xqZLNUPgzq8Z5PPgcboOBEAfJ9JxXKm3u5ZWmCrbbotAf:mdQdeEgiAqjsgm8Z5sWT+3Wzbbo2f

Entry address:
0x30C4

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, C8, 91, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 30, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 7C, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, D8, 3F, 42, 00, E8, D4, 2A, 00, 00, A3, 24, 3F, 42, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, D8, F4, 41, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, B8, 91, 40, 00, 68, 20, 37, 42, 00, E8, 8B, 27, 00, 00, FF, 15, AC, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, A0, 42, 00, 50, 57, E8, 79, 27, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.9993

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
22 KB (22,528 bytes)

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