quoteex.exe

Linkury LTD

The application quoteex.exe by Linkury has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. This file is typically installed with the program SafeFinder by Linkury which is a potentially unwanted software program.
Publisher:
Linkury LTD  (signed and verified)

MD5:
bfd601b10fa5a5f89e3db0d79301e543

SHA-1:
6eae6512dfb4766658a852e685904639e02097e4

SHA-256:
0dd040f96b5a614e55f2aa82e77317a6efb6a75eef78ba553405b65c631db139

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:
12/25/2024 12:46:18 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Linkury (M)
16.7.12.16

File size:
752.1 KB (770,152 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\ProgramData\quoteex\quoteex.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
10/6/2015 9:14:15 AM

Valid to:
1/23/2017 8:41:00 AM

Subject:
CN=Linkury LTD, O=Linkury LTD, L=Herzliya, S=Israel, C=IL

Issuer:
CN=GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - SHA256 - G2, O=GlobalSign nv-sa, C=BE

Serial number:
1121E8F0D6CA2B1A5855D63B5F416E91066F

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
3/2/2016 3:34:53 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
12.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:Ldd2OJTYWz8+tzO8z1jdzVmj+2rurYUG5y1LwxQbOA1e1QguvHe8ULgmMBttI6tj:5dt8eVzbzVmjRK0N5ydSKhuuv+8ULgm2

Entry address:
0x3668

Entry point:
E8, EC, 2C, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, 57, 56, 8B, 74, 24, 10, 8B, 4C, 24, 14, 8B, 7C, 24, 0C, 8B, C1, 8B, D1, 03, C6, 3B, FE, 76, 08, 3B, F8, 0F, 82, 68, 03, 00, 00, 0F, BA, 25, BC, 76, 41, 00, 01, 73, 07, F3, A4, E9, 17, 03, 00, 00, 81, F9, 80, 00, 00, 00, 0F, 82, CE, 01, 00, 00, 8B, C7, 33, C6, A9, 0F, 00, 00, 00, 75, 0E, 0F, BA, 25, 10, 60, 41, 00, 01, 0F, 82, DA, 04, 00, 00, 0F, BA, 25, BC, 76, 41, 00, 00, 0F, 83, A7, 01, 00, 00, F7, C7, 03, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.9253  (probably packed)

Code size:
56 KB (57,344 bytes)

The file quoteex.exe has been discovered within the following program.

SafeFinder  by Linkury
SafeFinder is a malware program/PUP. This potentially unwanted program is malicious and intrusive and manages to sneak its way into your computer and cause a number of issues that affects performance and privacy.
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The executing file has been seen to make the following network communications in live environments.

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-50-19-250-130.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (50.19.250.130:80)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to blob.sn3prdstr05a.store.core.windows.net  (23.98.162.206:443)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-50-16-208-14.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (50.16.208.14:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to 94.31.29.64.IPYX-077437-ZYO.above.net  (94.31.29.64:80)

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