plugininstall.exe

VisualBee

Visual Software Systems LTD

The application plugininstall.exe by Visual Software Systems has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 18 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from network.adsmarket.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Visual Software Systems LTD  (signed and verified)

Product:
VisualBee

Version:
V23.2.1

MD5:
cd5f204a15fdf95a7e2b4a78bda2b920

SHA-1:
a33873934cda4b132da8949f640d36e1ca6212a4

SHA-256:
a717323c2feefe2367718a291af181788abf15939902eba838b4c01631667249

Scanner detections:
18 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Explanation:
Uses the Solimba installer to bundle adware offers.

Analysis date:
11/4/2024 5:08:46 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Adware.Dropper.H
759

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Solimba.Gen
7.11.104.192

Bitdefender
Adware.Dropper.H
1.0.20.35

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.1326
9.0.1.07

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Adware.Dropper
8.15.01.07.02

ESET NOD32
Win32/DownWare
9.9176

Fortinet FortiGate
W32/DownWare.I
1/7/2015

F-Secure
Adware.Dropper.H
11.2015-07-01_4

G Data
Adware.Dropper
15.1.24

Malwarebytes
MSIL.Solimba
v2015.01.07.02

MicroWorld eScan
Adware.Dropper.H
16.0.0.21

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Conduit.csnxzm
0.28.0.57380

nProtect
Adware.Dropper.H
14.06.09.01

Panda Antivirus
Adware/Conduit
15.01.07.02

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Optional.VisualSoftwareSystems.N
15.1.7.2

Rising Antivirus
NS:PUF.SilenceInstaller!1.9DDF
23.00.65.15105

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V0912
7.2.7

Vba32 AntiVirus
Trojan.StartPage
3.12.24.3

File size:
354.8 KB (363,264 bytes)

Product version:
V23.2.1

Copyright:
VisualBee.com

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\plugininstall.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
10/3/2012 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
10/17/2013 4:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Visual Software Systems LTD, O=Visual Software Systems LTD, L=Tel Aviv - Yafo, S=Israel, C=IL

Issuer:
CN=Thawte Code Signing CA - G2, O="Thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
02F58F3809AB50D82BED45D3CEAC82AD

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/5/2009 2:50:46 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:7siIH6d0LXXqcLe1zOXYFKxfA8wt3oyGlmWjmyXVFq2AolBL6gr:pIadiH81KQ8LWmS2plx5r

Entry address:
0x323C

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 30, 91, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 30, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B4, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 7C, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 58, 3F, 42, 00, E8, 09, 2C, 00, 00, A3, A4, 3E, 42, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 58, F4, 41, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, B8, 91, 40, 00, 68, A0, 36, 42, 00, E8, BC, 28, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, 90, 42, 00, 50, 57, E8, AA, 28, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.9018

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23 KB (23,552 bytes)

The file plugininstall.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 29 URLs.

http://network.adsmarket.com/.../iWhvm2acqZWLaW-bX8p6w4iQapplnnucimKYmGKjfZmJkHGYZaR7w45lapdjnA?dp=CiRlYzU4N2YwYy1mOTM4LTRjYjAtYThlYi1kZjk3OGJhMjQwYzMiCDEyMDE1NjQ4KggxMTk0NTAzNTIIMTE4ODcxMTc6Bm1hdG9teUIIMTE3MDkxNDNKCDExNzA4MTEzUgJHQloCRTRiCDEyMDcxMTQ2agZDaHJvbWWQAQGYAQGoAQCyASAxM2UwODQ1NmRjYjYxMWUyYjA3ZjEyMzEzZDJkNTliZsIBAMgBAdABAd0BASIvP-UBkNCGPe0BAABYKPABBPgBA4ICCWMxMTg4MzEzMogCAJACAJgCAKACAaoCAA==

http://s.m2pub.com/event/click/0/CiQyNzJmZWQ0OC0wYTQwLTRmMmMtOTEyYy1hOWFlMDBhZDM2NjIiCDExOTQxMDMzKggxMTk0NTAzNTIIMTE4ODUxMDQ6Bm1hdG9teUIIMTE3MzAwNDhKCDExNzA4MTEzUgJVU1oCTlliCDExOTU1MDM2agZDaHJvbWWQAQGYAQGoAQCyASAxM2UwODQ1NmRjYjYxMWUyYjA3ZjEyMzEzZDJkNTliZsIBDWFkLnZ1aWFkcy5vcmfIAQHQAQHdAQAAAADlAQAAAADtAQAAAADwAQH4AQGCAgljMTE4NzkxMDmIAgCQAgCYAgCgAgGqAgA=/.../

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