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limewire.exe

Trusted Download llc

This is the Softpulse installer which bundles applications with offers for additional 3rd party software, mostly unwanted adware, and may be installed with minimal consent. The application limewire.exe by Trusted Download llc has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. The program is a setup application that uses the Softpulse SoftwareBundler installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from admin.56magno.com.
Publisher:
Trusted Download llc  (signed and verified)

MD5:
3a71d9b08cbf14e00ebb69f7caf0fe2c

SHA-1:
54c6eace2960ab7d80d5e173718c14efe9f82d53

SHA-256:
e3bee1a49e0db071193bf79b5cb1df0c9131a3b9ec5455f7986b3636bb538dfa

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.

Description:
This is an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:
11/26/2024 2:30:03 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse (M)
16.8.1.2

File size:
586.1 KB (600,184 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Softpulse SoftwareBundler

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Trusted Download llc

Authority:
Symantec Corporation

Valid from:
12/21/2015 6:00:00 PM

Valid to:
1/20/2017 5:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Trusted Download llc, O=Trusted Download llc, L=Wilmington, S=Delaware, C=US

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

Serial number:
656B40553E7A76EE193F67DC6F5AB6E2

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
3/22/2016 12:09:42 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:B9H03JmPgSGGzsoOf1bId8uQHNiVMnSthLo2gXs:TmmPgFQvIId1h6nSjLss

Entry address:
0x1A23CF

Entry point:
60, E8, 00, 00, 00, 00, 58, 05, 5A, 0B, 00, 00, 8B, 30, 03, F0, 2B, C0, 8B, FE, 66, AD, C1, E0, 0C, 8B, C8, 50, AD, 2B, C8, 03, F1, 8B, C8, 57, 51, 49, 8A, 44, 39, 06, 88, 04, 31, 75, F6, 2B, C0, AC, 8B, C8, 80, E1, F0, 24, 0F, C1, E1, 0C, 8A, E8, AC, 0B, C8, 51, 02, CD, BD, 00, FD, FF, FF, D3, E5, 59, 58, 8B, DC, 8D, A4, 6C, 90, F1, FF, FF, 51, 2B, C9, 51, 51, 8B, CC, 51, 66, 8B, 17, C1, E2, 0C, 52, 57, 83, C1, 04, 51, 50, 83, C1, 04, 56, 51, E8, 5E, 00, 00, 00, 8B, E3, 5E, 5A, 2B, C0, 89, 04, 32, B4, 10...
 
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Entropy:
7.8789

Packer / compiler:
ASPack v1.08.04

Code size:
1.1 MB (1,104,384 bytes)

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

http://admin.56magno.com/JDwjeh2ZWeHnN3t0epQL_IctYFBG1ohXiPZCuEvt5IctXssAUofuuoIokRKAA2D-a5c3iPaCDmMnFJ3o84P7g46oRbizx9V-VG_R7Ht6cNeT6h-5StiXOdWopqwCisqckqXyLDIHdzuGyDnRNbHJJbLd_hHCoXUiFCfEzcb3RcPnfHT0bV2szRAdRSmnypFIvo5AaF-VL5Rsy5DDB01B0Yw44ZfMjPzS6IHAKipD8yNdJPjPkq462RsSmXfE-09rtE33kl6TP3WusG3sPzS1IqleixmeCZO9u-xa3M1S3mc0JQ6d7KHA79LrXLMXbl8jP1M2yli75ZdVknrt3g4MGUDkWKGTyy4vWTvcNo2BJcwV43O7BD51QEpLieRoK_c1wR1ZpL6TR2O5u6hpjsBYF3sGS5iMIDWTV_aTrEOV5zX96fD5nmVhStw3hPB6fiqEKNfw7mAE9IT11PH_IriKW3hnsg0BPB_Zfvle7UKqPksbicfxKR-eTAenrv8qtxzL

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