elements-of-mechanism-by-doughtie-and-james-pdf.exe

LLC

The application elements-of-mechanism-by-doughtie-and-james-pdf.exe by LLC has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. The file has been seen being downloaded from yes-new-blogs.net.
Publisher:
LLC   (signed and verified)

Version:
1.5.5.0

MD5:
0cce07c380103842b50ef229b75887b0

SHA-1:
cb5d24241823c4ca6e0ca79b6ddf45c2d8d4f1ba

SHA-256:
dffef559c52252383dfbfcc7afb5ab7b2cab249cd4a933ace836b6b84c5d9820

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:
11/15/2024 4:42:02 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Amonitize
16.6.3.22

File size:
4.7 MB (4,881,880 bytes)

Product version:
1.5.5.0

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\elements-of-mechanism-by-doughtie-and-james-pdf.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
10/1/2015 3:00:00 AM

Valid to:
10/1/2016 2:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN="LLC ""AZ SOFT""", O="LLC ""AZ SOFT""", STREET="Vulytsya Dalnytska, Budynok 23/4, Ofis 310", L=Odesa, S=Odeska, PostalCode=65005, C=UA

Issuer:
CN=COMODO RSA Code Signing CA, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
3CCA67117AE7C5BE2F99ECBA3ECC9F69

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
7/23/2011 1:20:49 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
7.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:aI6eFIWlZuF1bQs14IcMuWYpwSVbfFhlw9jvw0GP8:abmIguF1ks14IcMuWYuSVbfFhlw9WE

Entry address:
0x264E00

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 81, EC, 9C, 01, 00, 00, 8B, 85, E0, FE, FF, FF, 05, 91, 74, 05, 00, 89, 85, C8, FE, FF, FF, 33, C9, 66, 89, 4D, 80, C7, 45, 98, FD, BF, 0A, 00, 0F, B7, 95, EC, FE, FF, FF, 81, CA, 92, 1C, 0E, 00, 66, 89, 95, 3C, FF, FF, FF, B8, 98, AC, 07, 00, 2B, 85, 14, FF, FF, FF, 89, 85, 14, FF, FF, FF, C6, 85, 54, FF, FF, FF, 00, C7, 45, B8, E6, 63, FA, FF, 8B, 4D, FC, 3B, 8D, AC, FE, FF, FF, 0F, 84, A7, 00, 00, 00, 0F, B7, 95, 10, FF, FF, FF, 85, D2, 0F, 8C, 98, 00, 00, 00, B8, 60, 16, 05, 00, 2B, 45, B8...
 
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Entropy:
3.9965

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
2.7 MB (2,824,704 bytes)

The file elements-of-mechanism-by-doughtie-and-james-pdf.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.