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hitmanpro_tsv54l175.exe

Palo Alto Technologies

The application hitmanpro_tsv54l175.exe by Palo Alto Technologies 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 Perion Download Manager installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from d.bbadabout-home.com.
Publisher:
Palo Alto Technologies  (signed and verified)

MD5:
b54d88ac0f9d97bd8eecdc61c123f735

SHA-1:
0fb62858a1fec39f9b696d22372144d40900f86e

SHA-256:
10f0324fe99d66e87826a09592b120a07f4c0b3610085fe140850c62c5aee5ef

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.

Description:
This is an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:
12/26/2024 11:31:00 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Perion Partner (M)
17.3.15.20

File size:
714.6 KB (731,744 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Perion Download Manager (using Nullsoft Install System)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\hitmanpro_tsv54l175.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Palo Alto Technologies

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
8/6/2014 6:00:00 PM

Valid to:
8/7/2015 5:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Palo Alto Technologies, O=Palo Alto Technologies, L=Belize City, S=Belize, C=BZ

Issuer:
CN=Thawte Code Signing CA - G2, O="Thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
0FDF18920EC451B5148D1CCD7E8F1A6B

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
2/24/2012 12:19:59 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

Entry address:
0x39E3

Entry point:
81, EC, D4, 02, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 57, 6A, 20, 33, ED, 5E, 89, 6C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, D8, 91, 40, 00, 89, 6C, 24, 14, FF, 15, 30, 80, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B8, 80, 40, 00, 55, FF, 15, C0, 82, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, B8, 2E, 47, 00, E8, 37, 2A, 00, 00, 55, 68, B4, 02, 00, 00, A3, D0, 2D, 47, 00, 8D, 44, 24, 38, 50, 55, 68, 1C, 93, 40, 00, FF, 15, 84, 81, 40, 00, 68, 04, 93, 40, 00, 68, C0, AD, 46, 00, E8, 19, 27, 00, 00, FF, 15, B4, 80, 40, 00, 50, BF, A0, 30, 4C, 00, 57, E8, 07, 27, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.9661

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
28 KB (28,672 bytes)

The file hitmanpro_tsv54l175.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://d.bbadabout-home.com/ThinDMDownload/ThinDMDownload.ashx?PublisherID=198&Setid=65&SoftwareName=HitmanPro&SoftwareDownloadUrl=http://downloads.cdnlocker.com/hitmanpro.exe&ImageUrl=http://cdn.cdnlocker.com/resources/.../hitmanpro.png&SoftwareDescription=HitmanPro is a fast second opinion scanner to check for viruses and malware&PUID=1523567249692819740&PPD=search,59065961339,hitmanpro,e,,c,0,,,&CID=11379&FID=CjwKEAiAxZKmBRD_5cCvs8SbxXsSJADZBCmdthnS85vUf6aKpJ8Su5PPkTW0d5b_hymrwZ5jdqCKSBoC8KPw_wcB&InstallSessionID=1523567249692819740222948125&cmdline=

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