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max-start-setup.exe

Visual Tools

The application max-start-setup.exe by Visual Tools 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 NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) installer. This will display context specific advertisements in the browser as well as attempt to modify the browser's search provider. The file has been seen being downloaded from 49883610b2899a565445-f8bbcd60a34d32bcae8d0f1cb50205b0.r36.cf1.rackcdn.com.
Publisher:
Visual Tools  (signed and verified)

MD5:
488e4006374fed96073faf5fb7c6e473

SHA-1:
ba1a04565ff375a847ea65f5ea37168095950b99

SHA-256:
b20994bf41c7c951e73349f14226f6ee3128469d4b6b7a935e93b736c20c0c82

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
The installer may include an offer for the Babylon Toolbar (a homepage/search hijacker), which is potentially installed with minimal user consent.

Analysis date:
12/29/2024 12:57:01 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Babylon.Banylon.Installer (M)
16.7.4.9

File size:
304.9 KB (312,248 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\inetcache\ie\{random}\max-start-setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Visual Tools

Authority:
thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
1/18/2015 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
1/17/2017 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Visual Tools, O=Visual Tools, L=Belgrade, S=Serbia, C=RS

Issuer:
CN=thawte SHA256 Code Signing CA, O="thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
408E6A1AC8A6BFBB9F655878B36BA3AE

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
7/14/2013 4:09:51 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:Yauq7m3yZl666kYqflWqXoHX28eRIsahS3Q9LfdoyaEahn8:nmCPVK0To3HlUg9LWLEad8

Entry address:
0x310B

Entry point:
81, EC, 84, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 90, 91, 40, 00, 89, 5C, 24, 20, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 34, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 8C, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 58, EC, 42, 00, E8, 73, 2D, 00, 00, A3, A4, EB, 42, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 38, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, E0, 8F, 42, 00, FF, 15, 64, 71, 40, 00, 68, 80, 91, 40, 00, 68, A0, E3, 42, 00, E8, 1D, 2A, 00, 00, FF, 15, 1C, 71, 40, 00, BD, 00, 40, 43, 00, 50, 55, E8, 0B, 2A...
 
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Entropy:
7.9410

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23.5 KB (24,064 bytes)

The file max-start-setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://49883610b2899a565445-f8bbcd60a34d32bcae8d0f1cb50205b0.r36.cf1.rackcdn.com/Max-Start-Setup.exe

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