nation.exe

AVG Nation toolbar Installer

InfoSpace

The application nation.exe by InfoSpace has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. This is a setup and installation application and has been known to bundle potentially unwanted software.
Publisher:
AVG Technologies  (signed by InfoSpace)

Product:
AVG Nation toolbar Installer

Version:
17.0.0.7

MD5:
6603a029ca14e7d3b4f6c8a835da63bf

SHA-1:
0022a33d9fc889fc9eda684d40369050922a19ff

SHA-256:
9c29b0284087bbb9102cee6474cf895b93634bd243a0afb1ad17387dd1c1e0b5

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

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:
11/24/2024 12:56:10 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InfoSpace (M)
16.10.22.0

File size:
4.5 MB (4,693,864 bytes)

Product version:
17.0.0.7

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2012

Original file name:
InstallerRunner.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\ProgramData\mfadata\selfupd\nation.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
8/16/2013 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
8/18/2014 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=InfoSpace, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, OU=Systems, O=InfoSpace, L=Bellevue, S=Washington, C=US

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)10, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
4FA97FCF31526C9CF6D4D2149CA247DB

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
8/22/2013 3:45:42 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
98304:r89dk0scPbPx/HRzIEnB5+V+BqzVLb6IPqKN4aN8KgHDagN1JdiLUW:rmdk0sEzpdXWQQzD5N4KgjagLiLUW

Entry address:
0xC271

Entry point:
E8, 35, 7E, 00, 00, E9, 79, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 81, EC, 28, 03, 00, 00, A3, 70, 32, 42, 00, 89, 0D, 6C, 32, 42, 00, 89, 15, 68, 32, 42, 00, 89, 1D, 64, 32, 42, 00, 89, 35, 60, 32, 42, 00, 89, 3D, 5C, 32, 42, 00, 66, 8C, 15, 88, 32, 42, 00, 66, 8C, 0D, 7C, 32, 42, 00, 66, 8C, 1D, 58, 32, 42, 00, 66, 8C, 05, 54, 32, 42, 00, 66, 8C, 25, 50, 32, 42, 00, 66, 8C, 2D, 4C, 32, 42, 00, 9C, 8F, 05, 80, 32, 42, 00, 8B, 45, 00, A3, 74, 32, 42, 00, 8B, 45, 04, A3, 78, 32, 42, 00, 8D, 45, 08, A3, 84, 32, 42...
 
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Code size:
105 KB (107,520 bytes)

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