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parentalcontrol.exe

Visicom Media Inc.

This is part of the Visicom VMN web browser toolbar and extension that will modify the browser's default search provider, DNS, and home page functions. The application parentalcontrol.exe by Visicom Media 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 file is typically installed with the program Parental Control Toolbar by WRAAC.org.
Publisher:
Visicom Media Inc.  (signed and verified)

MD5:
d219da9dd7d2ba246be2122625e9e471

SHA-1:
94a8c273eb72bb928364a064b992df9959a5d0b4

SHA-256:
24f38e013db833f3c806df1b52f4a9c2313aa7fec5db4002074f34cc342faed3

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:
11/14/2024 2:51:14 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Visicom.VisicomMedia (M)
15.10.7.14

File size:
35.7 KB (36,544 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\parentalcontrol\parentalcontrol.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Visicom Media Inc.

Authority:
Thawte Consulting (Pty) Ltd.

Valid from:
5/30/2006 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
6/21/2007 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Visicom Media Inc., OU=SECURE APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT, O=Visicom Media Inc., L=Brossard, S=Quebec, C=CA

Issuer:
CN=Thawte Code Signing CA, O=Thawte Consulting (Pty) Ltd., C=ZA

Serial number:
46009F112341EB9E47AD9A71D868DC95

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 6:22:17 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
768:+hAmw9/ija+1IZJj58OjqNxswBCOoFOuXrt05lBxnoLam3:+Smyh58qmnPznoR

Entry address:
0x6290

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, F0, B8, 24, 50, 40, 00, E8, 1C, E1, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, C1, 62, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, E8, 81, EB, FF, FF, 33, C0, 5A, 59, 59, 64, 89, 10, 68, C8, 62, 40, 00, C3, E9, DA, D1, FF, FF, EB, F8, E8, EB, D6, FF, FF, 8D, 40, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
6.2981

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
17.5 KB (17,920 bytes)

The file parentalcontrol.exe has been discovered within the following program.

Parental Control Toolbar  by WRAAC.org
"When your child attempts to access a website the toolbar first checks if the site is self-labeled, compares this site label to your parental settings and determines whether to block or allow access.
www.parentalcontrolbar.org
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