microsoft toolkit 2.5.3.exe

click tRust oPT

This is the OutBrowse Revenyou installer which bundles offers for additional third party applications that may be unwanted and installed without consent. The application microsoft toolkit 2.5.3.exe by click tRust oPT 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 OutBrowse Revenyou installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from get.down1209group.info.
Publisher:
ACLAK  (signed by click tRust oPT)

Product:
ACLAK

Version:
2370.15527.1227.2464

MD5:
7f05a4b8f7fcc7c6de7598c16de3cf5d

SHA-1:
d5784524223c9344fb1c165d3b7525d3e8f76150

SHA-256:
39bc9dae8b4b65cbe46f0d48f8b5cdf4eac681cc144b9dcbb7b3a3b1c3a4485a

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 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:
12/25/2024 6:46:28 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Outbrowse.clicktRu.Bundler (M)
16.7.7.3

File size:
743.8 KB (761,656 bytes)

Product version:
2370.15527.1227.2464

Copyright:
ACLAK

Trademarks:
ACLAK

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
OutBrowse Revenyou (using Nullsoft Install System)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\microsoft toolkit 2.5.3.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
5/26/2015 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
1/27/2016 11:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=click tRust oPT, O=click tRust oPT, L=Dublin, S=Dublin, C=IE

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

Serial number:
2A3A263AE04659E23E32395C97851AE1

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/5/2009 10:52:12 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:08XUfPnpNTu/L+m2HitSN9Cu0YClNOHXg0cONq157qURmB7gfc8vy4hg:08EffpNT22CtS/JsNaXg0nNq15ugI184

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, 1C, 45, 00, E8, F1, 2B, 00, 00, A3, 64, 1B, 45, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 98, 37, 43, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, 54, 91, 40, 00, 68, 60, DB, 44, 00, E8, A4, 28, 00, 00, FF, 15, AC, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, A0, 47, 00, 50, 57, E8, 92, 28, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.9776

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23.5 KB (24,064 bytes)

The file microsoft toolkit 2.5.3.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

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