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preoquhzk.exe

Jewel Quest

Western Web Applications, LLC

This is part of an adware program designed to inject advertising in the web browser (banners, text-links) as well as modify the normal behavior of the browser. Part of the Injekt brand of unwanted programs. The application preoquhzk.exe by Western Web Applications has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat.
Publisher:
Western Web Applications, LLC  (signed and verified)

Product:
Jewel Quest

Description:
JewelQuest

Version:
1.0.0.0

MD5:
728cd4182848cb09819da54a66d4ca38

SHA-1:
408edffc59f9a3ac325fb5eefe5800fe7ce42f81

SHA-256:
4ad65fc25efe0a1d18532bfc32a9dc579d889db3a0bf5e637923fc02c90601aa

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Injects display ads (banner ads), in-text ads, interstitial ads, or other types of ads in the web browser as well as alters the browsers settings (home page, search, DNS, and security protocols).

Analysis date:
11/23/2024 2:37:53 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Injekt (M)
16.11.1.2

File size:
48.8 KB (50,000 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.0

Copyright:
Copyright © Western Web Applications, LLC 2014

Original file name:
JewelQuest.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\ProgramData\mccqdwxz\dat\preoquhzk.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Western Web Applications, LLC

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
6/3/2014 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
6/4/2015 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN="Western Web Applications, LLC", O="Western Web Applications, LLC", L=Del Mar, S=California, 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:
2846A7B6FF6C3C84D2AC5AD12B664347

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
8/5/2014 3:37:35 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

CTPH (ssdeep):
768:tjOqn7BJYb2/9JoAMk6+wq1985w0HtcYd1pu5LHhVwd6uy0YheH:pnh9JnX6+w5waCYd1p8Dhrx0UW

Entry address:
0xBF8E

Entry point:
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Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C# / Basic .NET

Code size:
40 KB (40,960 bytes)

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