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 ad.xtendmedia.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Visual Software Systems LTD  (signed and verified)

Product:
VisualBee

Version:
V21.2.1

MD5:
47a913721cf9893475cbecb544459881

SHA-1:
c0787afcf47e0f5dc34da8a849c202b418cb0244

SHA-256:
e6d9b9560df4a02683bf9dd933370c021c05287ece3a23544dec1064097e8a1d

Scanner detections:
18 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Explanation:
Uses the Solimba installer to bundle adware offers.

Analysis date:
11/5/2024 4:48:12 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Adware.Dropper.H
875

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Solimba.Gen
7.11.104.192

Bitdefender
Adware.Dropper.H
1.0.20.1275

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.1326
9.0.1.0255

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Adware.Dropper
8.14.09.12.06

ESET NOD32
Win32/DownWare
8.8848

Fortinet FortiGate
W32/DownWare.I
9/12/2014

F-Secure
Adware.Dropper.H
11.2014-12-09_6

G Data
Adware.Dropper
14.9.24

Malwarebytes
MSIL.Solimba
v2014.09.12.06

MicroWorld eScan
Adware.Dropper.H
15.0.0.765

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Conduit.csnxzm
0.28.0.57380

nProtect
Adware.Dropper.H
14.06.09.01

Panda Antivirus
Adware/Conduit
14.09.12.06

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Optional.VisualSoftwareSystems.N
14.9.12.18

Rising Antivirus
NS:PUF.SilenceInstaller!1.9DDF
23.00.65.14910

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V1220
7.2.255

Vba32 AntiVirus
Trojan.StartPage
3.12.24.3

File size:
270.4 KB (276,856 bytes)

Product version:
V21.2.1

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):
6144:3s12Wgp8wzSmxqIiLCUDVG29nI5P1UwNyhvvNsKsAg:62+fmx/iLC679nkPaLhv1U

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:
7.8505

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 10 URLs.

http://ad.xtendmedia.com/clk?3,eJytjtFugjAUhp-GO2J62qIQsosyRrbEEp0ui1ekgwpFKgy7KT79CnFxD7Avf3JyvnPSUyChkB5FNjLY04Xvz0Mg8kMIgvJAuigMQwoYFoApuG9n2TzuyWrN4vSwoREbWfXXzZr98jJlgjK2Zs9J4Hmrm6kiKNm.EAF95feT9tUy9tmm.Ky.6tu.RuIDSmMOqd7h5Ts.c80N3yYNV6C4Tpvl9umc1gztdKLTONL8fuDBdStjOocwByc2eS-FUd9ydjHyWGhZKDHLW20nXd9eBlu1MK0epsmkZpXRjUMSUWRm6KRDYlE4eG7bk7qOLUHogj1k3UmZUQBBOEAwCpkb1R6zvC3-bGZdIwbZww-yFICs,

http://ad.xtendmedia.com/clk?3,eJytkE1ugzAQhU.DjiKDDQShLpwaWqoYFZUoCpsKbPOjYBI1TiGcvkZEPUE.zeK9NxrNaGwYBlUteCUA9x3X8ysY2lAEqA44swMThGFo264X-BsfOeZ-FP1LsT9kDUlPn2iLF-jTLR.xSoMjjJNVb7XM8FuU1KzI1mhEXOL.4QNM7CGTZS9uyAbf-OD25HHXAmFz-hqBlPB-d3hvU5kpmsc97eyWzoXc5QwVOT.R.DjRmaHj-Df5bJqtUhcDYsOJdbFvUaruR1iTEgOXgnelxc5Sd2SpzvKuhSobq1WyN2Bc8i91vwgDkpIbjqfttZsXCwGYHBfo7CqY6s6DzhCE-sf-L0sCdJk=,

http://ad.xtendmedia.com/clk?3,eJytjttugkAURb-GN0LmwjWkD2MRa-tQsfRCX8gIQxkdhOhEwa8XjIl-QHd2crLXPsk5EPs5Yjb3So5cvi4ts.Qh5p4FHdNy1jrwfR-52AO26zj654nL5xIvYxJE2w9zQkYFtE9O5EHz23QJicnLNLKs5Y28HVeS.Ism0FzR-72.wYFLGJj.yOT216hZeqJJ3NPZSi6-X6voPFU0CSUVsKKbKVgkvyI9f23TDcV0k5rv9wNPul4p1WqYaCgcnO85U-LIjU7xXVHzQjAjb-qhafdN1w-zZqqp-2tzRUalaqnhkBWZ6luu4YAVGrKHeBDnMWIAOmSBgR2EGgHEAHkAjoDnSjS7LG-Kh82slazne3gBm0CBUA==,

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