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reguse_installer.exe

Honlyn (Macao Commercial Offshore) Limited

The application reguse_installer.exe by Honlyn (Macao Commercial Offshore) Limited has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 6 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) installer. This version of the installer will bundle the Ask.com Toolbar, a potentially unwanted web browser extension. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.files-fix.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Honlyn (Macao Commercial Offshore) Limited  (signed and verified)

MD5:
91801f165fd1580ece09e0431f2f0a01

SHA-1:
645a4c194c426912774eb0bc72d7fda5790bdc69

SHA-256:
3f8ba3d33f498f8c413f62305fa9599139d0c811187234a24d420019bf5ed0c7

Scanner detections:
6 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Explanation:
Bundles that Ask.com toolbar as a third-party offer, a web browser extension that may modify a user's search and home pages.

Analysis date:
12/28/2024 6:00:53 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Comodo Security
ApplicUnwnt
17616

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.1417
9.0.1.0358

ESET NOD32
Win32/Bundled.Toolbar.Ask (variant)
7.9294

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Spigot.A
v2013.12.24.11

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Optional.HonlynMacaoCommercialOffshoreLimited.Q
14.6.12.9

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V1106
7.2.20

File size:
5.1 MB (5,326,512 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Honlyn (Macao Commercial Offshore) Limited

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
8/22/2012 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
8/22/2015 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Honlyn (Macao Commercial Offshore) Limited, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=Honlyn (Macao Commercial Offshore) Limited, L=Macau, S=Macau, C=MO

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)10, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
1A2B9E67ACE7E5B318FED4F1ACAE76BB

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/5/2009 11:50:41 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
98304:hvWUjIv4txpxliEs1DgAtayHKh/gG3BbVYosnqU9lzGJX9ksFuXtw/0o:15tDxlGDtZHtgBZYlnq0EJPuXtI0o

Entry address:
0x30CB

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 60, 91, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 30, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 7C, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 38, 3F, 42, 00, E8, F1, 2B, 00, 00, A3, 84, 3E, 42, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 30, F4, 41, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, 54, 91, 40, 00, 68, 80, 36, 42, 00, E8, A4, 28, 00, 00, FF, 15, AC, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, 90, 42, 00, 50, 57, E8, 92, 28, 00, 00...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
22.5 KB (23,040 bytes)

The file reguse_installer.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 5 URLs.

http://www.files-fix.com/.../download.php

http://www.files-fix.com/.../download.php

http://www.files-fix.com/.../download.php

http://regusesoftware.s3.amazonaws.com/Reguse_Installer.exe

http://www.files-fix.com/.../download.php

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