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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:
2.6.9.0

MD5:
d670d23b7a77adbfc8c89007be0c76f8

SHA-1:
c2db777cb8a7839e501d1a2db144e80d1ae0c47f

SHA-256:
71ef6ba5b3a50d2a11af11c803ad35332205c125f03ee13feb4f7a66c8386645

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:
11/27/2024 2:06:38 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
Adware.BrightCircle (M)
17.3.12.23

File size:
17 KB (17,416 bytes)

Product version:
2.6.9.0

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 2.6.9\install\5e5d646\instact.exe

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

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
12/15/2014 10:00:00 PM

Valid to:
12/16/2015 9:59:59 PM

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:
1/22/2015 10:09:51 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

Entry address:
0x403E

Entry point:
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Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C# / Basic .NET

Code size:
8.5 KB (8,704 bytes)

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