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InstAct.exe

Ziggy Networks (Bright Circle Investments Ltd)

This adware is a web browser extension that will inject advertising in the browser in the form of unwanted banners and text-links which may link to malware sites and install unwanted software. The application InstAct.exe by Ziggy Networks (Bright Circle Investments) has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. It is distributed as part of the Brightcircle group of browser-extensions.
Publisher:
Ziggy Networks (Bright Circle Investments Ltd)  (signed and verified)

Description:
InstAct

Version:
2.6.8.0

MD5:
71bf1caaf3fcccf1fe9c897b54bd5404

SHA-1:
861d573a56a0862d22b1db1fabffdf02b17f6cf0

SHA-256:
80655d4ffd2d13b52c768f1c6b5e3b108deca704131601ee80ec31c4a77ea112

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.

Analysis date:
11/23/2024 10:00:53 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
Adware.BrightCircle (M)
16.9.14.2

File size:
17 KB (17,416 bytes)

Product version:
2.6.8.0

Copyright:
Copyright © 2014

Original file name:
InstAct.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\roaming\doctor pc\doctor pc 2.6.8\install\951385c\instact.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Ziggy Networks (Bright Circle Investments Ltd)

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
12/16/2014 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
12/17/2015 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Ziggy Networks (Bright Circle Investments Ltd), O=Ziggy Networks (Bright Circle Investments Ltd), STREET=Athinodorou 3, STREET=Dasoupoli Strovolos, L=Nicosia, S=Nicosia, PostalCode=2025, C=CY

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

Serial number:
00BBB0E0273DE6CDFEF0992B8F1F6BE5C9

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
1/19/2015 2:59:22 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

CTPH (ssdeep):
192:8Az6SFySlWI6MFwBXe/W9Z9d8Iy4TTU+MU7lswxnYe+PjPW38LWM1THtg2lw3nwk:8Az6CQAF4XiCD6IxTDM+pnYPLg85VIwk

Entry address:
0x403E

Entry point:
FF, 25, 00, 20, 40, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00...
 
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Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C# / Basic .NET

Code size:
8.5 KB (8,704 bytes)

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