driver creative webcam3 -28ct6840-29 2.05.05.exe

App Name

Linkular LLC

The application driver creative webcam3 -28ct6840-29 2.05.05.exe by Linkular has been detected as adware 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 ppdistro.us.
Publisher:
Company  (signed by Linkular LLC)

Product:
App Name

Version:
2.2.2.1698.1698

MD5:
9673883b35c0c0600975d880d9ee54a3

SHA-1:
3a99f7fa71ee6f1517667fea662b5bdc7ec29d6f

SHA-256:
dc4d824881927585bc4f4564feec5c9638bf53fef2d69ca3d4d581c5f7d1a469

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:
12/24/2024 2:18:48 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Linkular (M)
17.3.12.17

File size:
447.6 KB (458,376 bytes)

Product version:
2.2.2.1698.1698

Copyright:
Linkular LLC, 2012

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\driver creative webcam3 -28ct6840-29 2.05.05.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
GoDaddy.com, Inc.

Valid from:
9/6/2013 4:09:02 AM

Valid to:
9/5/2014 11:14:15 PM

Subject:
CN=Linkular LLC, O=Linkular LLC, L=Redondo Beach, 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:
27C70F809279A3

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/6/2009 2:52:01 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

Entry address:
0x30CB

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 60, 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, 38, 6F, 44, 00, E8, F1, 2B, 00, 00, A3, 84, 6E, 44, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 30, 9C, 42, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, 54, 91, 40, 00, 68, 80, 2E, 44, 00, E8, A4, 28, 00, 00, FF, 15, AC, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, F0, 46, 00, 50, 57, E8, 92, 28, 00, 00...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
22.5 KB (23,040 bytes)

The file driver creative webcam3 -28ct6840-29 2.05.05.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://ppdistro.us/ds/483/?installer_file_name=driver creative webcam3 -28ct6840-29 2.05.05.exe&product_name=Driver Creative Webcam3 (CT6840) 2.05.05&product_download_url=http://pf.phpnuke.org/s/1391059408/en/4/.../40521-1792352-driver-creative-webcam3-ct6840.exe