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init_dl.exe

SlimAV

Slimware Utilities Holdings, Inc.

The application init_dl.exe, “SlimAV Setup Wizard” by Slimware Utilities Holdings has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. The file has been seen being downloaded from slimav.com.
Publisher:
Slimware Utilities Holdings, Inc.  (signed and verified)

Product:
SlimAV

Description:
SlimAV Setup Wizard

Version:
2.6.3

MD5:
1c2ac7957702ce3a3afeddabeff0b130

SHA-1:
256fb6f8727845016a7b0b6df9f4180fae393311

SHA-256:
0938c3ae9ee28b18c075e92e2578ce86d669cdd315f48670ed2918360531ad8c

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
11/5/2024 11:30:54 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Optional.Slimware.Installer
16.4.2.7

File size:
1 MB (1,099,336 bytes)

Product version:
2.6.3

Copyright:
Copyright 2011-2016 Slimware Utilities Holdings, Inc.

Original file name:
SlimAV-setup.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\content.ie5\{random}\init_dl.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Slimware Utilities Holdings, Inc.

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
2/22/2015 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
1/6/2018 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN="Slimware Utilities Holdings, Inc.", O="Slimware Utilities Holdings, Inc.", L=New York, S=New York, C=US

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:
246BBE812B36C137225497BA8DF178FA

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
3/8/2016 3:57:34 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
8.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:N/4GzVNXSSh694Oc7V5DoZP5qfK3XGy1F/ToGum4TqFAD8E02VGUGAyWe:Zlz2SY946um438X2U1

Entry address:
0x36460

Entry point:
E8, 7A, 83, 00, 00, E9, 17, FE, FF, FF, 8B, 44, 24, 04, 85, C0, 74, 12, 83, E8, 08, 81, 38, DD, DD, 00, 00, 75, 07, 50, E8, 65, 0A, 00, 00, 59, C3, 8B, 44, 24, 04, 85, C0, 56, 8B, F1, C6, 46, 0C, 00, 75, 63, E8, 6B, 7F, 00, 00, 89, 46, 08, 8B, 48, 6C, 89, 0E, 8B, 48, 68, 89, 4E, 04, 8B, 0E, 3B, 0D, 28, F6, 46, 00, 74, 12, 8B, 0D, 44, F5, 46, 00, 85, 48, 70, 75, 07, E8, 29, 8E, 00, 00, 89, 06, 8B, 46, 04, 3B, 05, 48, F4, 46, 00, 74, 16, 8B, 46, 08, 8B, 0D, 44, F5, 46, 00, 85, 48, 70, 75, 08, E8, CA, 86, 00...
 
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Entropy:
6.5556

Code size:
336 KB (344,064 bytes)

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

http://slimav.com/init_dl?trial=1&upl=YTo1OntzOjk6InVsX3N0dWJpZCI7czozNjoiZThiNWI3NWItMGIxMS00MDQ3LWI3MjUtZGY0OWNmYzEwMDkwIjtzOjEwOiJ1bF9jb2JyYW5kIjtzOjM6IlNXOSI7czoxMToidWxfY2FtcGFpZ24iO3M6NjoieGRtMDAyIjtzOjg6InVsX3N1YmlkIjtzOjI2OiJDSWZMMnQzWjNzc0NGVUlmaGdvZFp5Z0pjQSI7czo3OiJwcm9kdWN0IjtzOjM6IlNXOSI7fQ==&p2=^SW9^xdm002

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