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reactivate.exe

Zugo Ltd

The application reactivate.exe by Zugo 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 StartNow Toolbar by StartNow.com which is a potentially unwanted software program.
Publisher:
Zugo Ltd  (signed and verified)

MD5:
75d3f1345b8a85b9f55828cc7ace79c7

SHA-1:
a8bb7b4dbd3ccd6e91ff3533a8494f7599e2c164

SHA-256:
0977a4dc9d721cc48b5b7d8a589db6f65022eb6c53586db0737000abc297a7fb

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 4:18:02 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Zugo (M)
17.3.10.23

File size:
191.2 KB (195,808 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\startnow toolbar\reactivate.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Zugo Ltd

Authority:
The USERTRUST Network

Valid from:
1/27/2011 6:00:00 PM

Valid to:
1/27/2013 5:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Zugo Ltd, O=Zugo Ltd, STREET=PO Box 36, STREET=1st Floor, STREET=37 Broad St., L=St Helier, S=Jersey, PostalCode=JE4 9NU, C=JE

Issuer:
CN=UTN-USERFirst-Object, OU=http://www.usertrust.com, O=The USERTRUST Network, L=Salt Lake City, S=UT, C=US

Serial number:
46241CDE5C7B500B51C5F1328228F2A9

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/15/2012 5:44:20 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

Entry address:
0xFAD4

Entry point:
E8, AA, 46, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, 6A, 0C, 68, D8, 7F, 42, 00, E8, 12, 18, 00, 00, 8B, 75, 08, 85, F6, 74, 75, 83, 3D, 14, E2, 42, 00, 03, 75, 43, 6A, 04, E8, 94, 48, 00, 00, 59, 83, 65, FC, 00, 56, E8, BC, 48, 00, 00, 59, 89, 45, E4, 85, C0, 74, 09, 56, 50, E8, DD, 48, 00, 00, 59, 59, C7, 45, FC, FE, FF, FF, FF, E8, 0B, 00, 00, 00, 83, 7D, E4, 00, 75, 37, FF, 75, 08, EB, 0A, 6A, 04, E8, 80, 47, 00, 00, 59, C3, 56, 6A, 00, FF, 35, 64, DE, 42, 00, FF, 15, 8C, 40, 42, 00, 85, C0, 75, 16, E8, 7A, 09, 00...
 
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Entropy:
6.4449

Code size:
140 KB (143,360 bytes)

The file reactivate.exe has been discovered within the following programs.

StartNow Toolbar  by StartNow.com
StartNow is a web browser toolbar that changes your homepage and redirects valid searches.
about.startnow.com
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