directx11_windows7.exe

Evgen Kugitko

This is a WebPick installer that bundles (with very minimal user consent) a number of adware browser extensions which inject ads in the browser. The application directx11_windows7.exe by Evgen Kugitko has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. This is a self-extracting archive and installer and has been known to bundle potentially unwanted software. The file has been seen being downloaded from ec2-54-88-185-190.compute-1.amazonaws.com.
Publisher:
Shell C-Installer  (signed by Evgen Kugitko)

Product:
Shell C-Installer

Version:
1.2.7.1

MD5:
e1c8e64607440fb42ee32fa189c6c0e7

SHA-1:
7028bc3148f7038f477304889928da1b44ad7636

SHA-256:
64bf0557fe1bbb194935ab19247698cae4b9456706d893e4183724db29b8e419

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 7:11:02 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Webpick (M)
16.7.24.9

File size:
1.1 MB (1,188,072 bytes)

Product version:
1.2.7.1

Copyright:
COPYRIGHT (c) 2009 Shell C-Installer

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\directx11_windows7.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
9/24/2014 6:00:00 AM

Valid to:
9/25/2015 5:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Evgen Kugitko, OU=Individual Developer, O=No Organization Affiliation, L=Kiev, S=Kiev, C=UA

Issuer:
CN=Thawte Code Signing CA - G2, O="Thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
4179EA1BEC59D4CA7E66862832555480

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 4:22:17 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:tFwiaplSddO2nS+nTz0FLkBurwiTR0ZKIEWjK37U8E:qSddBnS+TmL4sIEsK37Uf

Entry address:
0x29D467

Entry point:
8D, 05, 14, 50, 63, 00, 8B, 10, 0F, B6, 02, 2C, B8, 0F, 85, 4E, 69, F9, FF, 74, D2, 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...
 
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Code size:
688.5 KB (705,024 bytes)

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