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Pull Trends

This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application install.exe by Pull Trends 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 Adknowledge Fusion installer.
Publisher:
Pull Trends  (signed and verified)

Product:
Setup

Description:
NFSetup

Version:
1.0.0.0

MD5:
7485d2ada16148eb0d4491350e4acbe4

SHA-1:
fed33d1117fcf3ebb849bdc50a41754fe6afd961

SHA-256:
3178f4c939835670efa184e734987bffa3aca4123966be92460f93de66626e04

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
This installer bundles various adware prorgams that may include toolbars and web browser advertising injectors/extensions.

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:
11/15/2024 2:48:27 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Adknowledge (M)
17.3.5.12

File size:
515.8 KB (528,224 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.0

Copyright:
Copyright © 2015

Original file name:
newflow_dotnet_installer.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Adknowledge Fusion

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\apps\2.0\pc4mxejx.x0h\1t95erz6.h8e\myemailxp_65118c3ef8e168a4_0001.0000_2b3ee777a53d1582\install.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Pull Trends

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
1/7/2015 12:00:00 AM

Valid to:
1/7/2016 11:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Pull Trends, O=Pull Trends, STREET="4600 Madison Ave, 10th FL", L=Kansas City, S=MO, PostalCode=64112, C=US

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

Serial number:
2DB408BA9ECD129D99939D263A3C8574

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/25/2015 6:53:08 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

Entry address:
0x5FFDE

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, 04, 00, 03, 00, 00, 00, 30, 00, 00, 80, 0E, 00, 00, 00, 78, 00, 00, 80, 10, 00, 00, 00, 90, 00, 00, 80, 18, 00, 00, 00, A8, 00, 00, 80, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 07, 00, 02, 00, 00, 00, C0, 00, 00, 80, 03, 00, 00, 00, D8, 00, 00, 80, 04, 00, 00, 00, F0, 00, 00, 80, 05, 00, 00, 00, 08, 01...
 
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Entropy:
6.5255

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

Code size:
376 KB (385,024 bytes)

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