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installer.exe

MyStart Toolbar

Visicom Media Inc.

This is part of the Visicom VMN web browser toolbar and extension that will modify the browser's default search provider, DNS, and home page functions. The application installer.exe, “MyStart Toolbar Installer” by Visicom Media has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 16 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) installer. It is also typically executed from the user's temporary directory. The file has been seen being downloaded from mystart.toolbarstart.com.
Publisher:
Visicom Media Inc.  (signed and verified)

Product:
MyStart Toolbar

Description:
MyStart Toolbar Installer

Version:
5.5

MD5:
2179ecfa2f5749058596353bf0f8ddb8

SHA-1:
4ab7791c63034a1695f2bb8baaf67576b97de864

SHA-256:
94df354ea4c8d51824ad722cb23b12d67c550bccca900f545bd70a712ac093b6

Scanner detections:
16 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Explanation:
The setup program may install a variant of the Visicom Toolbar, a web browser extension that may modify the browser's home and search pages.

Analysis date:
12/26/2024 2:49:24 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Toolbar.Agent
7.1.1

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3036

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6979

Dr.Web
hacktool program Tool.InstallToolbar.174, Adware.Toolbar.283
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/Toolbar.Visicom.A potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/Visicom
7/27/2015

G Data
Win32.Application.Agent.68WY77
15.7.25

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.207.16645

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:WebToolbar.Win32.Agent
15.0.0.543

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.MyStartTB.ShrtCln
v2015.07.27.03

McAfee
Artemis!DDBB24927832
5600.6692

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.InstallToolbar.dpqueo
0.30.24.2668

Qihoo 360 Security
Win32/Virus.WebToolbar.de5
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Visicom.MyStartToolbarInstaller.Installer
15.6.5.19

Trend Micro
TROJ_GEN.R02SC0ODT15
10.465.27

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
41608

File size:
4.3 MB (4,539,008 bytes)

Product version:
5.5.0.2

Copyright:
© Visicom Media Inc.

Trademarks:
Visicom Media Inc., All Rights Reserved

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\installer.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Visicom Media Inc.

Authority:
Symantec Corporation

Valid from:
2/9/2015 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
2/9/2017 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Visicom Media Inc., OU=Visicom Media Inc., O=Visicom Media Inc., L=Brossard, S=Quebec, C=CA

Issuer:
CN=Symantec Class 3 SHA256 Code Signing CA, OU=Symantec Trust Network, O=Symantec Corporation, C=US

Serial number:
0F7022688814C950B353E71B8D1C1D84

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/6/2009 12:50:46 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
98304:VwYkfWx2M+/XdflFpNZsFy14NU4WOZpgH03/Gnq7PxaIy:ZkfWx2nJ5Gy14i3MG2/Ssy

Entry address:
0x323C

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 30, 91, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 30, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B4, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 7C, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 58, 3F, 42, 00, E8, 09, 2C, 00, 00, A3, A4, 3E, 42, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 58, F4, 41, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, B8, 91, 40, 00, 68, A0, 36, 42, 00, E8, BC, 28, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, 90, 42, 00, 50, 57, E8, AA, 28, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.9990

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23 KB (23,552 bytes)

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

http://mystart.toolbarstart.com/download/.../mystartTb_5.5.0.2_amnis_pdflite.exe

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