fafgpct.exe

Video Converter

Surf Island Solutions

This is part of an adware program designed to inject advertising in the web browser (banners, text-links) as well as modify the normal behavior of the browser as well as modify the computer’s system settings that control applications to run on startup. Part of the Injekt brand of unwanted programs. The application fafgpct.exe, “VideoConverter Service” by Surf Island Solutions has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. It runs as a separate (within the context of its own process) windows Service named “FAfgpct”.
Publisher:
Surf Island Solutions LLC  (signed by Surf Island Solutions)

Product:
Video Converter

Description:
VideoConverter Service

Version:
1.0.0.0

MD5:
88a7a0479cc243ea4685e1603ac6a74d

SHA-1:
7cf77aa0b5623ab53909158d5624678a8712f2fc

SHA-256:
e451f59ed6ff6c37ce2977106086d94aca2e6bf196def81948ab00d3dbf8cba7

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Injects display ads (banner ads), in-text ads, interstitial ads, or other types of ads in the web browser as well as alters the browsers settings (home page, search, DNS, and security protocols).

Analysis date:
12/28/2024 10:25:18 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Injekt (M)
17.3.10.6

File size:
2.6 MB (2,733,544 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.0

Copyright:
Copyright © Surf Island Solutions LLC 2015

Original file name:
VideoConverterService.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\ProgramData\wpfaicnlk\fafgpct.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
Symantec Corporation

Valid from:
1/22/2015 4:00:00 PM

Valid to:
3/23/2016 3:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Surf Island Solutions, O=Surf Island Solutions, L=St. James, S=St. James, C=BB

Issuer:
CN=Symantec Class 3 SHA256 Code Signing CA, OU=Symantec Trust Network, O=Symantec Corporation, C=US

Serial number:
469A400E8DB23A4BD7FDB0D3C842CDCC

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
1/31/2015 6:37:13 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

Entry address:
0x29B03E

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...
 
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Entropy:
7.9995

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

Code size:
2.6 MB (2,724,352 bytes)

Service
Display name:
FAfgpct

Type:
Win32OwnProcess

Depends on:
Winmgmt CryptSvc


The executing file has been seen to make the following network communications in live environments.

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-34-250-194-62.eu-west-1.compute.amazonaws.com  (34.250.194.62:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-54-246-181-97.eu-west-1.compute.amazonaws.com  (54.246.181.97:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-54-171-43-206.eu-west-1.compute.amazonaws.com  (54.171.43.206:80)

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