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jewel quest.exe

Western Web Applications, LLC

The software will display additional offers (such as adware) during installation including a browser toolbar/extension as well as advertising injection software (part of the Injekt brand). The application jewel quest.exe by Western Web Applications has been detected as adware by 11 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from d.playjewelquest.com.
Publisher:
Western Web Applications, LLC  (signed and verified)

MD5:
f95c0d3fce7de2a145594e50643de84e

SHA-1:
b9991f856096f3271fbe0ca4a570d4dc5347f527

SHA-256:
67fab011bd9b05e0f73894d945e9198362a00ef55fc86b06f9ad9b501c59da5d

Scanner detections:
11 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Injects display ads (banner ads), in-text ads, interstitial ads, or other types of ads in the web browser as well as alters the browsers settings (home page, search, DNS, and security protocols).

Analysis date:
12/29/2024 7:28:14 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Comodo Security
ApplicUnwnt
18301

Dr.Web
Adware.Plugin.36
9.0.1.0349

ESET NOD32
MSIL/Adware.PullUpdate
8.9822

Fortinet FortiGate
Adware/PullUpdate
12/15/2014

IKARUS anti.virus
AdWare.Agent
t3scan.1.6.1.0

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.MultiExtension.A
v2014.12.15.11

McAfee
Artemis!F95C0D3FCE7D
5600.6915

Qihoo 360 Security
Win32/Trojan.Adware.988
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.WesternWebApplications.L
14.12.15.23

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V0413
7.2.349

VIPRE Antivirus
Injekt
29394

File size:
3 MB (3,193,504 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\jewel quest.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Western Web Applications, LLC

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
5/23/2013 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
5/24/2014 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN="Western Web Applications, LLC", O="Western Web Applications, LLC", STREET=640 E Grand Ave, STREET=Suite 129, L=Carlsbad, S=CA, PostalCode=92008, C=US

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

Serial number:
2A1B337726D509D16C17362E2E625DE9

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/6/2009 4:41:59 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:rQP0njkycYwlusNneGqDp9dJPB9H8EZ4OwpnlrEirwydbOVv:80jky5LsN7qDp9DBnWdllrEi0y5i

Entry address:
0x30FA

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 60, 91, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 30, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 7C, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 18, EC, 42, 00, E8, F1, 2B, 00, 00, A3, 64, EB, 42, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 98, 8F, 42, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, 54, 91, 40, 00, 68, 60, E3, 42, 00, E8, A4, 28, 00, 00, FF, 15, AC, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, 40, 43, 00, 50, 57, E8, 92, 28, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.9590

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23.5 KB (24,064 bytes)

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

http://d.playjewelquest.com/JewelQuest/112401/.../Setup.exe

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