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Software Assistant

The application kik.exe by Software Assistant has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 3 anti-malware scanners. The file has been seen being downloaded from download.kik-messenger.com.
Publisher:
Software Assistant  (signed and verified)

Product:
kik

Version:
3.0.0.134

MD5:
f4338f068e131233ec2049c6a9fc8485

SHA-1:
38cbf5b7a356cd6006592f796d6d5c6599bf1356

SHA-256:
287bfb51c9409d856e829eb960b12fc2f4804b95bdacdc73746062854fb7225e

Scanner detections:
3 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Explanation:
Bundles additional software, mostly toolbars and other potentially unwanted applications using the Vittalia monitization installer.

Analysis date:
11/28/2024 12:41:42 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Dr.Web
Trojan.Vittalia.1474
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/DownloadAssistant.C potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Vittalia.SoftwareAssistant.Installer (M)
15.12.25.23

File size:
1.1 MB (1,132,768 bytes)

Product version:
3.0.0.134

Copyright:
(c) Software Assistant

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\inetcache\ie\{random}\kik.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Software Assistant

Authority:
Symantec Corporation

Valid from:
11/22/2015 6:00:00 PM

Valid to:
11/22/2016 5:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Software Assistant, O=Software Assistant, L=Newark, S=Delaware, C=US

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

Serial number:
53285F5F42262CAC7FF10EA4113D53ED

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
1/30/2013 8:21:56 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:AxG0cZKSOYkSKgCUBa6zc4xOO/ftVPidhO/7zus6ioDh+Q1:F4mFYuJxOO/1VPTnyDhh1

Entry address:
0x113BC

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, A4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, C4, 89, 45, C0, 89, 45, A4, 89, 45, D0, 89, 45, C8, 89, 45, CC, 89, 45, D4, 89, 45, D8, 89, 45, EC, B8, 2C, 00, 41, 00, E8, E8, 51, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, 9E, 1A, 41, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 5A, 1A, 41, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 48, 5B, 41, 00, E8, 16, D8, FF, FF, E8, 65, D3, FF, FF, 80, 3D, DC, 2A, 41, 00, 00, 74, 0C, E8, 2B, D9, FF, FF, 33, C0, E8, 80, 32, FF, FF, 8D, 55, EC, 33, C0, E8, E2, A3, FF, FF, 8B, 55, EC, B8, 50, 86...
 
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Entropy:
6.9627

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
65.5 KB (67,072 bytes)

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

http://download.kik-messenger.com/v2/click/fimjsqkl/?d=http://cloud.bluestacks.com/api/getdownload?platform=win&key=bb02dcb351bc88ee4663c71f6574148fcd639257ce29fd121a5b978200a490c1&sid=kik&uid=&affiliate_image=&product_image=http://kik-messenger.com/.../logo.jpeg&n=kik&filename=kik

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