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FriendsChecker LLC

The application setup.exe by FriendsChecker 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 NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) installer.
Publisher:
FriendsChecker LLC  (signed and verified)

MD5:
c2fa8562f63f13884e36945ff735639e

SHA-1:
69b4a3f1972edf399ebbc60a87af068dc446d999

SHA-256:
96e8b5fb0abb28f619319978038a4d6ae8fe019bb3a99ab69b6129cd7f3cd429

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:
11/27/2024 3:52:32 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP (M)
16.9.13.10

File size:
1 MB (1,088,504 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
FriendsChecker LLC

Authority:
GoDaddy.com, Inc.

Valid from:
2/21/2012 3:32:11 PM

Valid to:
3/18/2013 9:50:39 AM

Subject:
CN=FriendsChecker LLC, O=FriendsChecker LLC, L=Wilmington, S=DE, C=US

Issuer:
SERIALNUMBER=07969287, CN=Go Daddy Secure Certification Authority, OU=http://certificates.godaddy.com/repository, O="GoDaddy.com, Inc.", L=Scottsdale, S=Arizona, C=US

Serial number:
07CF8C68061834

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/6/2009 2:41:59 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:8ZQMt33kbZrD0SBWcNd6fXXOe42ztj+g9iUr44pgrhVEgiZnSnnEZQMHk:8SOU10Srdc+e42wg9iUr5o8giZnZSsk

Entry address:
0x30FA

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, 18, EC, 42, 00, E8, F1, 2B, 00, 00, A3, 64, EB, 42, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 98, 8F, 42, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, 54, 91, 40, 00, 68, 60, E3, 42, 00, E8, A4, 28, 00, 00, FF, 15, AC, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, 40, 43, 00, 50, 57, E8, 92, 28, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.9657

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23.5 KB (24,064 bytes)

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