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Guardbox

IncrediMail, Inc.

The application guardboxapp.exe, “Guardbox Security Application” by IncrediMail has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. It is set to automatically start when a user logs into Windows via the current user run registry key under the display name ‘Guardbox’. This file is typically installed with the program Guardbox by IncrediMail, Inc..
Publisher:
IncrediMail, Inc.  (signed and verified)

Product:
Guardbox

Description:
Guardbox Security Application

Version:
1.12.0.41

MD5:
c8a56db9739f7cf9b097dba47ba316c6

SHA-1:
f2353f9d69ec9d5494a8998046cfc7a5f107352c

SHA-256:
f6e8ab5d574b9b6cf457872798ddc091c6061e20c2cf631a680575b13b79dcf1

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Explanation:
Part of the Conduit/ClientConnect toolbar/extension distribution.

Analysis date:
12/26/2024 12:03:10 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Conduit
16.10.6.9

File size:
546.5 KB (559,568 bytes)

Product version:
1.12.0.41

Copyright:
© 2014 IncrediMail, Inc.

Original file name:
Guardbox

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\guardbox\1.12.0.41\guardboxapp.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
IncrediMail, Inc.

Authority:
Symantec Corporation

Valid from:
3/4/2015 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
3/5/2017 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN="IncrediMail, Inc.", OU=GuardBox, O="IncrediMail, Inc.", L=Redmond, S=Washington, C=US

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

Serial number:
0A94D8A33B5A91604406868292AF29E7

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
7/27/2015 1:01:07 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
12.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:Rwjqj3V8VqGzkwrzk1dI7kWivWlxl20SCyzxP0vj7:R4q+gpwrzk1dOkWivWlx65zxsvj7

Entry address:
0x2E69A

Entry point:
E8, 14, 88, 00, 00, E9, 00, 00, 00, 00, 6A, 14, 68, 90, D0, 46, 00, E8, 50, 77, 00, 00, E8, E5, 4A, 00, 00, 0F, B7, F0, 6A, 02, E8, A7, 87, 00, 00, 59, B8, 4D, 5A, 00, 00, 66, 39, 05, 00, 00, 40, 00, 74, 04, 33, DB, EB, 33, A1, 3C, 00, 40, 00, 81, B8, 00, 00, 40, 00, 50, 45, 00, 00, 75, EB, B9, 0B, 01, 00, 00, 66, 39, 88, 18, 00, 40, 00, 75, DD, 33, DB, 83, B8, 74, 00, 40, 00, 0E, 76, 09, 39, 98, E8, 00, 40, 00, 0F, 95, C3, 89, 5D, E4, E8, 07, 73, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 08, 6A, 1C, E8, DC, 00, 00, 00, 59, E8...
 
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Code size:
365.5 KB (374,272 bytes)

Startup File (User Run)
Registry location:
HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

Name:
Guardbox

Command:
"C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\guardbox\1.12.0.41\guardboxapp.exe"


The file guardboxapp.exe has been discovered within the following program.

Guardbox  by IncrediMail, Inc.
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