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hometab.exe

HomeTab

Simply Tech Ltd

One Floor App (Simply Tech/Widdit) distributes and bundles potentially unwanted programs (PUPs) using its OneFloorApp install manager (SimplyInstaller). The application hometab.exe, “HomeTab Setup ” by Simply Tech has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 11 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Widdit Setup installer. It is also typically executed from the user's temporary directory. The file has been seen being downloaded from d3ijsb1ryk5jd8.cloudfront.net.
Publisher:
SimplyTech LTD   (signed by Simply Tech Ltd)

Product:
HomeTab

Description:
HomeTab Setup

Version:
5.7

MD5:
41ed8b7c86565a378b44567bee2cd902

SHA-1:
10bfaeb501fddef59255dd0b92b636a87c03008d

SHA-256:
4aa52e1570a6b8514f3e9fdebc93dd1f62fb6cb908ccad470694f46f589e6451

Scanner detections:
11 / 68

Status:
Potentially 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:
12/24/2024 12:41:10 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Adware.Zapp.A
911

Bitdefender
Adware.Zapp.A
1.0.20.1095

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.1490
9.0.1.0117

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Adware.Zapp
8.14.08.07.07

F-Secure
Adware.Zapp.A
11.2014-07-08_5

G Data
Win32.Application.SimplyTech
14.4.24

IKARUS anti.virus
AdWare.Zapp
t3scan.1.6.1.0

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.HomeTab.A
v2014.08.07.07

MicroWorld eScan
Adware.Zapp.A
15.0.0.657

nProtect
Adware.Zapp.A
14.06.09.01

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.SimplyTech.H
14.8.7.19

File size:
3.6 MB (3,749,616 bytes)

Product version:
5.7

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Widdit Setup

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\{random}.tmp\hometab.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Simply Tech Ltd

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
4/4/2012 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
4/5/2014 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Simply Tech Ltd, O=Simply Tech Ltd, STREET=10 Zarhin street, L=Raanana, S=Raanana, PostalCode=43662, C=IL

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
1FC78D842B3886BB8D32517578F7489C

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/20/2011 3:16:50 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
98304:zEI/aHVn4mJoXTR9w9gmpgP9IrKvFeobTQ11PG:z0HVnDJeR9wemOPyKtjg11

Entry address:
0x16478

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, A4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, C4, 89, 45, C0, 89, 45, A4, 89, 45, D0, 89, 45, C8, 89, 45, CC, 89, 45, D4, 89, 45, D8, 89, 45, EC, B8, B0, 52, 41, 00, E8, AC, 03, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, 45, 6B, 41, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 01, 6B, 41, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 48, AB, 41, 00, E8, 4E, EC, FF, FF, E8, F5, E7, FF, FF, 8D, 55, EC, 33, C0, E8, 7F, 84, FF, FF, 8B, 55, EC, B8, AC, D6, 41, 00, E8, E2, E9, FE, FF, 6A, 02, 6A, 00, 6A, 01, 8B, 0D, AC, D6, 41, 00, B2, 01...
 
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Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
84 KB (86,016 bytes)

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

http://d3ijsb1ryk5jd8.cloudfront.net/cl/inst/bundles/HomeTab/.../HomeTab.exe

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