opnsqr.exe

OpinionSquare

TMRG Inc.

The component is part of the TMRG platform which will track various behaviors of web browsing habits including tracking sites and domains visited as well as ads clicked. The application opnsqr.exe by TMRG has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. This is the uninstaller utility registered in the Windows Control Panel for the program OpinionSquare by TMRG, Inc.. While running, it connects to the Internet address oss-ad-iad.securestudies.com on port 80 using the HTTP protocol.
Publisher:
TMRG, Inc.  (signed by TMRG Inc.)

Product:
OpinionSquare

Version:
1.3.337.388 (Build 337.388)

MD5:
5ebeeb4cadf93e03b8350ec437d30072

SHA-1:
bb76b788b51ac24ea881c475dd17930e6a221786

SHA-256:
cf31b4d30ed63efc49ce29bf243a1059acc16b67c4489733fd8c4d7c800f2143

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:
11/24/2024 2:08:10 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.TMRG (M)
16.10.6.23

File size:
3.6 MB (3,723,168 bytes)

Product version:
1.3.337.388 (Build 337.388)

Copyright:
Copyright © 2001-2004

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\opinionsquare\opnsqr.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
Symantec Corporation

Valid from:
1/17/2016 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
2/16/2018 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=TMRG Inc., O=TMRG Inc., L=Reston, S=Virginia, C=US

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

Serial number:
7E36C4BE2CEB69DF7BCEDB3B868E9EF9

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
9/23/2016 4:39:39 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
98304:Sarvo2ynaw1+siefttL31tNuamQ2z/zZvmjAFkGtIOPo3Azbm2xO:3w1+siefttL3jHskyjzSaO

Entry address:
0x242A1B

Entry point:
E8, ED, 53, 01, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 51, 53, 8B, 45, 0C, 83, C0, 0C, 89, 45, FC, 64, 8B, 1D, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 03, 64, A3, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 45, 08, 8B, 5D, 0C, 8B, 6D, FC, 8B, 63, FC, FF, E0, 5B, C9, C2, 08, 00, 58, 59, 87, 04, 24, FF, E0, 58, 59, 87, 04, 24, FF, E0, 58, 59, 87, 04, 24, FF, E0, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 51, 51, 53, 56, 57, 64, 8B, 35, 00, 00, 00, 00, 89, 75, FC, C7, 45, F8, 97, 2A, 64, 00, 6A, 00, FF, 75, 0C, FF, 75, F8, FF, 75, 08, E8, AD, 0D, 04, 00, 8B, 45, 0C, 8B...
 
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Entropy:
6.6116

Code size:
2.7 MB (2,805,760 bytes)

Program Uninstaller
Program name:
OpinionSquare

Display publisher:
TMRG, Inc.

Display version:
1.3.337.388

Uninstall string:
C:\Program Files (x86)\OpinionSquare\opnsqr.exe -bootremove -uninst:OpinionSquare


The executing file has been seen to make the following network communications in live environments.

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a23-205-71-141.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.205.71.141:80)

TCP (HTTP):

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to wwwc.ri7.securestudies.com  (4.16.75.8:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to post.securestudies.com  (165.193.78.234:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-50-16-138-48.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (50.16.138.48:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a23-58-159-184.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.58.159.184:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to oss-ad-iad.securestudies.com  (165.193.78.187:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to wwwc.ri8.securestudies.com  (4.16.75.40:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to 97.47.37a9.ip4.static.sl-reverse.com  (169.55.71.151:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a-0003.a-msedge.net  (204.79.197.203:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to wwwc.ri5.securestudies.com  (4.16.74.200:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to hawk-iad.securestudies.com  (165.193.78.186:8080)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-52-205-128-18.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (52.205.128.18:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-34-194-112-26.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (34.194.112.26:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a104-95-71-219.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (104.95.71.219:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to 92b91b2d.rdns.100tb.com  (146.185.27.45:80)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to wwwc.ri3.securestudies.com  (4.16.74.136:443)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to wwwc.iaa.securestudies.com  (205.217.169.104:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to wwwc.ia4.securestudies.com  (66.119.33.170:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to wwwc.ia3.securestudies.com  (66.119.33.138:80)

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