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dplinst.exe

FreeCause, Inc.

The application dplinst.exe by FreeCause 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. The file has been seen being downloaded from ac.wl.facdn.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
FreeCause, Inc.  (signed and verified)

MD5:
e4f9ec64f6bacae0ae6635f02918def2

SHA-1:
eaf45355efb5a1ea2fb83501e5b56e18b7313a75

SHA-256:
21d005a6b30809c95fcac657a7b223f85fe80caccce44dc6bec887cf92a7e90f

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
12/25/2024 11:47:59 PM UTC  (a few moments ago)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.FreeCause.H
14.2.7.12

File size:
373.5 KB (382,432 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\dplinst.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
FreeCause, Inc.

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
4/26/2009 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
4/26/2012 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN="FreeCause, Inc.", OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O="FreeCause, Inc.", L=Boston, S=Massachusetts, C=US

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2004 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)04, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
3DF8AF7B51BBB28ED580382DFAA16E37

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/24/2007 3:04:20 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:nS+wLg0VSLLchDj5Nt9chw10rd0TNruIPBrAqklQ54AkcLPeRwqEj1Nt:iEc9tKeOrd0BKyAq8Q4AkcLPKG

Entry address:
0x30BE

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, C0, 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, 98, 3F, 42, 00, E8, E1, 2A, 00, 00, A3, E4, 3E, 42, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 90, F4, 41, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, B4, 91, 40, 00, 68, E0, 36, 42, 00, E8, 98, 27, 00, 00, FF, 15, AC, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, 90, 42, 00, 50, 57, E8, 86, 27, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.9354

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
22 KB (22,528 bytes)

The file dplinst.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.

http://ac.wl.facdn.com/offers/.../dp.exe

http://web1.awcdn.com/download/.../Dogpile_Toolbar.exe

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