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quickref-setup-1.10.0.13.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-1.10.0.13.exe by QUICKREF has been detected as adware by 31 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) installer. It is also typically executed from the user's temporary directory. The file has been seen being downloaded from d1ygmp29grtwmt.cloudfront.net.
Publisher:
Quick Ref  (signed by QUICKREF)

Product:
Quick Ref

Description:
Quick Ref Setup

Version:
1.10.0.13

MD5:
d51a731800340f5a6c7309788f249f11

SHA-1:
e7102a6b94a53ed65e7d2e8385c6e3236f8b2db2

SHA-256:
06cff4e520032aafaba8adf046c9e714bb18ebb8223d94be5166fe88906811a9

Scanner detections:
31 / 68

Status:
Adware

Analysis date:
1/12/2025 5:17:20 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Adware.Vitruvian.J
6051259

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Vitruvian
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.Vitruvian
2015.05.02

avast!
GenMaliciousA-EHE [Adw]
150423-1

AVG
Adware Generic6.YZA
2014.0.4311

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.Vitruvian
4.0.3.1558

Bitdefender
Adware.Vitruvian.J
1.0.20.640

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Comodo Security
ApplicUnwnt
21962

Dr.Web
Adware.Plugin.274
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Adware.Vitruvian
9.0.0.4799

ESET NOD32
Win64/NetFilter.A potentially unsafe (variant)
9.11563

Fortinet FortiGate
Adware/Vitruvian
5/8/2015

F-Secure
Adware.Vitruvian.J
5.13.68

G Data
Adware.Vitruvian
15.5.25

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.Vitruvian
t3scan.1.8.9.0

K7 AntiVirus
Riskware
13.203.15778

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Vitruvian
15.0.0.543

McAfee
Trojan.Artemis!D51A73180034
17.6.569.0

MicroWorld eScan
Adware.Vitruvian.J
16.0.0.384

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win64.Vitruvian.dqauiv
0.30.24.1357

nProtect
Adware.Vitruvian.J
15.04.30.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/CI.A
15.05.08.11

Qihoo 360 Security
HEUR/QVM42.0.Malware.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InfoAtoms.Installer
15.5.8.11

Sophos
Generic PUA FK
4.98

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.R0EBC0EDN15
7.2.128

Trend Micro
TROJ_GEN.R0EBC0EDN15
10.465.08

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.Vitruvian
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.5064803
39676

Zillya! Antivirus
Backdoor.CPEX.Win32.30054
2.0.0.2164

File size:
1013.7 KB (1,038,056 bytes)

Product version:
1.10.0.13

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\temp\quickref-setup-1.10.0.13.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
QUICKREF

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
9/4/2014 7:50:56 PM

Valid to:
9/4/2016 7:50:56 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 10:52:06 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:lUgmplkJaTD3fJck58I+5jSEkExg2sIGbM5Agw9LEEvbY:vmpl2wDvSs8hjSh92szM5twlzY

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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Entropy:
7.7943

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23 KB (23,552 bytes)

The file quickref-setup-1.10.0.13.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://d1ygmp29grtwmt.cloudfront.net/.../quickref-setup-1.10.0.13.exe

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