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freetextpad_setup.exe

United Starex Limited

The application freetextpad_setup.exe by United Starex Limited has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 5 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) installer. This version of the installer will bundle the Ask.com Toolbar, a potentially unwanted web browser extension. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.freetextpad.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
United Starex Limited  (signed and verified)

MD5:
c6360fa7bbd99b4974f66bb0ffee50ff

SHA-1:
751d63b01b2950cd675df64df0c7297299c8da1b

SHA-256:
7e3c8312878c653fa7a691ace34034eabdd2542ca6ab4f1308f4dd0ffa97acd0

Scanner detections:
5 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Explanation:
Bundles that Ask.com toolbar as a third-party offer, a web browser extension that may modify a user's search and home pages.

Analysis date:
11/15/2024 3:05:46 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.1417
9.0.1.093

ESET NOD32
Win32/Bundled.Toolbar.Ask (variant)
8.9616

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Spigot.A
v2014.04.03.10

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic.cthmyi
0.28.0.58720

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V1016
7.2.93

File size:
1.1 MB (1,163,152 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
United Starex Limited

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
9/30/2013 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
10/1/2015 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=United Starex Limited, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=United Starex Limited, L=Hong Kong, S=Hong Kong, C=HK

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)10, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
03AE2FDC0DEE69987D71E8FAC02316F7

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/5/2009 11:50:52 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:LscZQ4ZCOGLImuf72TkR0/TAxvIL0wgxhJPY0y5d1OcNeHFZQ/:bS77ufqARkTSvc0wghvy5dJElS/

Entry address:
0x30FA

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, 18, EC, 42, 00, E8, F1, 2B, 00, 00, A3, 64, EB, 42, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 98, 8F, 42, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, 54, 91, 40, 00, 68, 60, E3, 42, 00, E8, A4, 28, 00, 00, FF, 15, AC, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, 40, 43, 00, 50, 57, E8, 92, 28, 00, 00...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23.5 KB (24,064 bytes)

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

http://www.freetextpad.com/FreeTextPad_Setup.exe

http://www.freetextpad.com/download.php

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