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instatime.exe

InstaTime

The application instatime.exe by InstaTime has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. It is set to automatically execute when any user logs into Windows (through the local user run registry setting) with the name ‘InstaTime’. This file is typically installed with the program InstaTime - Instagram for Desktop by InstaTime which is a potentially unwanted software program.
Publisher:
InstaTime  (signed and verified)

MD5:
395994260f7ac8ae3326496aa08fdbaf

SHA-1:
35e4752f907a981832990d1a2c4c792e7d5a4d96

SHA-256:
6436b3d89b491f5b0c99e1d569b325267c3eaeaba64c39b75a78997a9437a284

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
11/2/2024 7:29:45 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstaTim (M)
16.4.3.21

File size:
45.8 MB (48,062,128 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\roaming\instatime\instatime.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
InstaTime

Authority:
InstaTime

Valid from:
6/1/2015 5:40:01 PM

Valid to:
5/29/2025 5:40:01 PM

Subject:
E=softninjas@gmail.com, CN=InstaTime, O=InstaTime, S=Some-State, C=US

Issuer:
E=softninjas@gmail.com, CN=InstaTime, O=InstaTime, S=Some-State, C=US

Serial number:
00E63C0FE02346D411

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
2/20/2016 10:43:51 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
12.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
786432:/uK9C64r1c7VQZgnUrurLpbH05yL5dsuUQq6+4UYOkdOXQvtDF:WwC64r1c6ZgnUSrLpbUAdBUQq6/BLrtJ

Entry address:
0x1C9A031

Entry point:
E8, 5A, 3A, 01, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 8B, 55, 0C, A1, 20, A8, EC, 02, F7, D2, 8B, 4D, 08, 23, D0, 23, 4D, 0C, 0B, D1, 89, 15, 20, A8, EC, 02, 5D, C3, E8, 09, 21, 00, 00, 85, C0, 74, 08, 6A, 16, E8, CC, 21, 00, 00, 59, F6, 05, 20, A8, EC, 02, 02, 74, 21, 6A, 17, E8, D9, 20, 60, 00, 85, C0, 74, 05, 6A, 07, 59, CD, 29, 6A, 01, 68, 15, 00, 00, 40, 6A, 03, E8, A9, F8, FF, FF, 83, C4, 0C, 6A, 03, E8, 16, FC, FF, FF, CC, 55, 8B, EC, 8D, 45, 18, 50, 6A, 00, FF, 75, 14, FF, 75, 10, FF, 75, 0C, FF, 75...
 
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Entropy:
6.8837

Code size:
34.9 MB (36,634,112 bytes)

Startup File (All Users Run)
Registry location:
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

Name:
InstaTime

Command:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\roaming\instatime\instatime.exe su


The file instatime.exe has been discovered within the following program.

InstaTime - Instagram for Desktop  by InstaTime
whatsapptime.herokuapp.com
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The executing file has been seen to make the following network communications in live environments.

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to edge-star-mini-shv-01-gru2.facebook.com  (31.13.85.36:443)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a104-108-164-227.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (104.108.164.227:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a88-221-117-183.deploy.akamaitechnologies.com  (88.221.117.183:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a88-221-117-170.deploy.akamaitechnologies.com  (88.221.117.170:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a23-197-9-124.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.197.9.124:80)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to edge-star-mini-shv-02-gru2.facebook.com  (157.240.12.35:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to server-54-192-203-19.fra50.r.cloudfront.net  (54.192.203.19:443)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a88-221-117-18.deploy.akamaitechnologies.com  (88.221.117.18:80)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to a104-80-94-60.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (104.80.94.60:443)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to msnbot-207-46-194-44.search.msn.com  (207.46.194.44:80)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to edge-star-mini-shv-02-lax3.facebook.com  (157.240.11.35:443)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-54-255-173-132.ap-southeast-1.compute.amazonaws.com  (54.255.173.132:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a23-206-23-94.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.206.23.94:80)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to xx-fbcdn-shv-01-gru2.fbcdn.net  (31.13.85.4:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to rtr3.l7.search.vip.ir2.yahoo.com  (217.12.15.96:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to instagram-p3-shv-01-lhr3.fbcdn.net  (31.13.90.52:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to instagram-p3-shv-01-gru2.fbcdn.net  (31.13.85.52:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to edge-star-mini-shv-02-mia1.facebook.com  (157.240.0.35:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to edge-star-mini-shv-02-dft4.facebook.com  (31.13.66.36:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to ec2-54-247-183-129.eu-west-1.compute.amazonaws.com  (54.247.183.129:443)

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