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quickref-setup-1.10.0.12.exe

QUICKREF

This is part of the InfoAtoms browser extension which will display variopus forms of advertising in the web browser by injecting new ads such as banner, text-links and search results. The application quickref-setup-1.10.0.12.exe by QUICKREF has been detected as adware by 30 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) installer. It is also typically executed from an Internet Explorer cache folder. The file has been seen being downloaded from cdn2.chironexfleckeriwhite.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Quick Ref  (signed by QUICKREF)

Product:
Quick Ref

Description:
Quick Ref Setup

Version:
1.10.0.12

MD5:
65d71ad393868f38d66ae06450580a19

SHA-1:
bb737dd87d3285d71dbe096b14379151dc4edae7

SHA-256:
b513e6db24912d437f1de18445bfe8923dfb6f0c1916fa5d46f1c7b028d2ddfa

Scanner detections:
30 / 68

Status:
Adware

Analysis date:
12/25/2024 12:44:15 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Adware.Vitruvian.J
676

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Popad
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.Vitruvian
2015.03.31

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/Adware.Gen7
3.6.1.96

avast!
Win32:Adware-gen [Adw]
2014.9-150331

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3154

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.Vitruvian
4.0.3.15331

Bitdefender
Adware.Vitruvian.J
1.0.20.450

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Dr.Web
Adware.Plugin.274
9.0.1.090

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Adware.Vitruvian
8.15.03.31.09

ESET NOD32
Win64/NetFilter.A potentially unsafe (variant)
9.11403

Fortinet FortiGate
Adware/Vitruvian
3/31/2015

F-Secure
Adware.Vitruvian.J
11.2015-31-03_3

G Data
Adware.Vitruvian
15.3.25

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of quickref_p.exe
2015.7.5.6

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.Vitruvian
t3scan.1.8.9.0

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Vitruvian
14.0.0.2263

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.QuickRef.A
v2015.03.31.09

McAfee
Artemis!65D71AD39386
5600.6810

MicroWorld eScan
Adware.Vitruvian.J
16.0.0.270

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Vitruvian.dnpzum
0.30.8.659

nProtect
Adware.Vitruvian.J
15.04.07.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/CI.A
15.03.31.09

Qihoo 360 Security
HEUR/QVM10.1.Malware.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.InfoAtoms
15.3.31.9

Sophos
Generic PUA GA
4.98

Trend Micro House Call
Suspicious_GEN.F47V0331
7.2.90

VIPRE Antivirus
Adware.Vitruvian
38924

Zillya! Antivirus
Backdoor.CPEX.Win32.30054
2.0.0.2122

File size:
1013.7 KB (1,038,032 bytes)

Product version:
1.10.0.12

Copyright:
(c) 2014 Quick Ref

Original file name:
quickref-setup.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\content.ie5\{random}\quickref-setup-1.10.0.12.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
QUICKREF

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
9/4/2014 8:50:56 PM

Valid to:
9/4/2016 8:50:56 PM

Subject:
E=Support@quickrefapp.com, CN=QUICKREF, O=QUICKREF, L=Dover, S=DE, C=US

Issuer:
CN=GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - G2, O=GlobalSign nv-sa, C=BE

Serial number:
11219B2E795F5F7739842A0C0B7E7F9F1A08

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/5/2009 11:52:06 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:HPClF60JDsXDp8FTUiOcjCMf7thqhEUkReNC:vf0ZimTUiwO7ih5kYNC

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, 6F, 44, 00, E8, 09, 2C, 00, 00, A3, A4, 6E, 44, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 58, 9C, 42, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, B8, 91, 40, 00, 68, A0, 2E, 44, 00, E8, BC, 28, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, F0, 46, 00, 50, 57, E8, AA, 28, 00, 00...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23 KB (23,552 bytes)

The file quickref-setup-1.10.0.12.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 3 URLs.

http://cdn2.chironexfleckeriwhite.com/downloads/offers/.../quickref-setup-1.10.0.12.exe

http://d1ygmp29grtwmt.cloudfront.net/.../quickref-setup-1.10.0.12.exe

http://d32cld3wn0he24.cloudfront.net/.../quickref-setup-1.10.0.12.exe

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