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referat.exe

Maranta Services

This is a bundle installer which bundles applications with offers for additional 3rd party software, mostly unwanted adware, and may be installed with minimal consent. The application referat.exe by Maranta Services has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. The program is a setup application that uses the ProfitServis Downloader installer.
Publisher:
Maranta Services  (signed and verified)

Version:
1.0.0.0

MD5:
a74b67e0052ff380762f6ad23111fc4d

SHA-1:
f3272c79bd65b22bdddca28f08109bbd0178b57b

SHA-256:
e420b27f0966e5fce6f8c1fa24f5672b220a6a30a2589d8aa94692c9f503f52a

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.

Description:
This is an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:
11/28/2024 3:48:57 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.ProfitServis (M)
17.2.4.7

File size:
2.9 MB (2,998,496 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.0

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
ProfitServis Downloader

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\referat.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Maranta Services

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
7/29/2014 6:00:00 AM

Valid to:
7/30/2015 5:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Maranta Services, OU=Maranta, O=Maranta Services, STREET=50th Street, STREET="Global Plaza Tower,", STREET="19th Floor, Suite H", L=Panama City, S=Panama City, PostalCode=12800, C=PA

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

Serial number:
00BAFB1092A724C649F08262FBAD10AA7A

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 4:22:17 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

Entry address:
0x84C230

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, B0, A3, 00, 8D, BE, 00, 60, 9C, FF, 57, 83, CD, FF, EB, 10, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 8A, 06, 46, 88, 07, 47, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, ED, B8, 01, 00, 00, 00, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, 01, DB, 73, 0B, 75, 28, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, 1F, 48, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, EB, D4, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C9, EB, 52, 31, C9, 83, E8, 03, 72, 11, C1, E0, 08, 8A, 06, 46, 83, F0, FF, 74, 75, D1, F8, 89...
 
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Packer / compiler:
UPX 2.90LZMA

Code size:
2.1 MB (2,170,880 bytes)

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