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protectium.exe

PINWID LTD

The application protectium.exe by PINWID has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat.
Publisher:
PINWID LTD  (signed and verified)

MD5:
9c472867377ff27617d06d7e6eb271e1

SHA-1:
ca1a4c7a8b54e2de44fcf54158705e839be1cc0d

SHA-256:
dad7c1550f7907ca0fb039143575d615611f13b5102116ed670008891c0b0be5

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:
11/2/2024 7:15:41 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Resoft.PINWID (M)
16.1.11.6

File size:
1 MB (1,094,040 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\protectium\navigator\protectium.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
PINWID LTD

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
2/4/2014 10:00:00 PM

Valid to:
2/5/2015 9:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=PINWID LTD, O=PINWID LTD, STREET=14 Shenkar Arie, L=HERZLIYA, S=NA, PostalCode=46733, C=IL

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
00D9AC9FC9A1B1E8FD63013E3CCE7B0578

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
11/25/2014 8:00:47 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:RS2TrK+nT5qUSnDe5r4BJ6s0XApszsCCzElauZ3T8+ibD8erQI4WEoP:R7L5qUSgsBJD0QpsoCZlauZ3T8+ibD82

Entry address:
0xB5EBA

Entry point:
E8, 39, 02, 01, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, 6A, 14, 68, D8, AB, 4E, 00, E8, C0, 4F, 00, 00, 83, 65, FC, 00, FF, 4D, 10, 78, 3A, 8B, 4D, 08, 2B, 4D, 0C, 89, 4D, 08, FF, 55, 14, EB, ED, 8B, 45, EC, 89, 45, E4, 8B, 45, E4, 8B, 00, 89, 45, E0, 8B, 45, E0, 81, 38, 63, 73, 6D, E0, 74, 0B, C7, 45, DC, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 45, DC, C3, E8, B3, 74, 00, 00, 8B, 65, E8, C7, 45, FC, FE, FF, FF, FF, E8, B6, 4F, 00, 00, C2, 10, 00, 6A, 0C, 68, F8, AB, 4E, 00, E8, 62, 4F, 00, 00, 83, 65, E4, 00, 8B, 75, 0C, 8B, C6, 0F, AF, 45...
 
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Code size:
858.5 KB (879,104 bytes)

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