ContentExplorer.exe

Lake Ventures LLC

This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application ContentExplorer.exe by Lake Ventures has been detected as adware by 2 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Adknowledge Fusion installer. This executable runs as a local area network (LAN) Internet proxy server listening on port 49336 and has the ability to intercept and modify all inbound and outbound Internet traffic on the local host. This file is typically installed with the program ContentExplorer by Lake Ventures LLC which is a potentially unwanted software program.
Publisher:
ContentExplorer  (signed by Lake Ventures LLC)

Product:
ContentExplorer

Version:
0.0.0.0

MD5:
4903d982c81c39d1d16af28c7505260f

SHA-1:
61477a896811357f462bcf5c00ef3de53a100fdc

SHA-256:
1085aa110ea3072aa384d2a214ebe67e21173514ce27dcd2d9923ebd64bda3fb

Scanner detections:
2 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Description:
This is also known as bundleware, or downloadware, which is an downloader designed to simply deliver ad-supported offers in the setup routine of an otherwise legitimate software.

Analysis date:
11/1/2024 1:42:06 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
TR/Dropper.MSIL.Gen
7.11.141.68

Reason Heuristics
PUP.LakeVentures.P
14.5.15.22

File size:
1 MB (1,063,664 bytes)

Product version:
0.0.0.0

Copyright:
Copyright © ContentExplorer 2014

Original file name:
ContentExplorer.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Adknowledge Fusion

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\roaming\contentexplorer\contentexplorer.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
GoDaddy.com, Inc.

Valid from:
12/17/2013 4:22:44 PM

Valid to:
12/17/2014 4:22:44 PM

Subject:
CN=Lake Ventures LLC, O=Lake Ventures LLC, L=Aliso Viejo, S=California, C=US

Issuer:
SERIALNUMBER=07969287, CN=Go Daddy Secure Certification Authority, OU=http://certificates.godaddy.com/repository, O="GoDaddy.com, Inc.", L=Scottsdale, S=Arizona, C=US

Serial number:
2B14BBCA37F140

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
5/13/2014 2:16:24 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
8.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:6TENV2OoggRnGyfUkbh2LVrQkoBuSoOFQ2yg5TE3:BtG/bYLVrQkoBusFIg9E3

Entry address:
0x102916

Entry point:
FF, 25, 00, 20, 40, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00...
 
[+]

Entropy:
7.2807

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C# / Basic .NET

Code size:
1 MB (1,051,136 bytes)

Local Proxy Server
Proxy for:
Internet Settings

Local host address:
http://127.0.0.1:49336/

Local host port:
49336

Default credentials:
No


The file ContentExplorer.exe has been discovered within the following programs.

ContentExplorer  by Lake Ventures LLC
From the Terms and Conditions: "Content Explorer is ad-supported. During general internet usage on sites where Content Explorer operates, users may see additional banner, search, pop-up, pop-under, and in-text link advertisements.
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The executing file has been seen to make the following network communications in live environments.

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-54-84-185-41.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (54.84.185.41:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to 132-126-232-198.static.unitasglobal.net  (198.232.126.132:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-230-7-195.dfw3.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.7.195:80)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to rproxy1.us1.msg.vip.gq1.yahoo.com  (66.196.120.100:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to r2.ycpi.vip.bf1.yahoo.net  (98.139.199.205:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to r1.ycpi.vip.dcb.yahoo.net  (206.190.57.60:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to pr.comet.vip.bf1.yahoo.com  (66.196.116.112:443)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to pc1-www1.us.dell.com  (143.166.83.38:80)

TCP:
Connects to ib-in-f125.1e100.net  (74.125.192.125:5222)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to dfw06s39-in-f2.1e100.net  (173.194.115.2:443)

TCP (HTTP):

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