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kite.2014.exe

SystemNode

MG Software

This is part of a bundled installer which provides applications with offers for additional 3rd party software, mostly unwanted adware, and may be installed with minimal consent. The application kite.2014.exe by MG Software has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat.
Publisher:
SwapSystem  (signed by MG Software)

Product:
SystemNode

Description:
SystemComponent

Version:
4, 0, 34, 0

MD5:
a8d668c659d11fb8982e2389df748f36

SHA-1:
d684f3f7af34dfa88d0e8ee0dd2af7834e15111f

SHA-256:
e5c447078c7ad07e8b0ef03223bdea22499a054649648fe6e6a6e4c963be3c6e

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Note:
Our current pool of anti-malware engines have not currently detected this file, however based on our own detection heuristics we feel that this file is unwanted.

Analysis date:
11/23/2024 8:35:41 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.New IT Limited (M)
17.3.16.5

File size:
37.9 KB (38,808 bytes)

Product version:
4, 0, 34, 0

Copyright:
2014

Trademarks:
SmallTrade Inc.

Original file name:
0008.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\kite.2014.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
MG Software

Authority:
MG

Valid from:
11/7/2014 8:05:37 PM

Valid to:
1/1/2040 2:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=MG Software

Issuer:
CN=MG

Serial number:
0782F693BAAA668C4F8C7587B588BD86

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/5/2014 8:56:44 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

Entry address:
0x338E

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 44, 56, FF, 15, 54, 40, 40, 00, 8B, F0, 8A, 06, 3C, 22, 74, 10, 3C, 20, 7E, 1E, 46, 80, 3E, 20, 7F, FA, EB, 16, 3C, 22, 74, 11, 46, 8A, 06, 84, C0, 75, F5, 3C, 22, 75, 07, EB, 04, 3C, 20, 7F, 07, 46, 8A, 06, 84, C0, 75, F5, 83, 65, E8, 00, 8D, 45, BC, 50, FF, 15, 30, 40, 40, 00, E8, 5B, 00, 00, 00, 68, 04, 60, 40, 00, 68, 00, 60, 40, 00, E8, 32, 00, 00, 00, F6, 45, E8, 01, 59, 59, 74, 06, 0F, B7, 45, EC, EB, 03, 6A, 0A, 58, 50, 56, 6A, 00, 6A, 00, FF, 15, 2C, 40, 40, 00, 50, E8, 93, FC...
 
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Entropy:
5.5049

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
9.5 KB (9,728 bytes)

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