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Share This

Data Protection Solutions

The software will display additional offers (such as adware) during installation including a browser toolbar/extension as well as advertising injection software (part of the Injekt brand). The application setup_a.exe, “ShareThis Install” by Data Protection Solutions has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. This is a setup and installation application and has been known to bundle potentially unwanted software.
Publisher:
Data Protection Solutions  (signed and verified)

Product:
Share This

Description:
ShareThis Install

Version:
1.0.0.0

MD5:
36a32d34610fcb6f5f6d52cf8ca6f6e4

SHA-1:
70eff6aed0c1f594b4e468f3d349c9ada8c73ee1

SHA-256:
f0547601ebf3252fdb47caea4ac6e397f47db7a859bfd2d59fc2deeb191278d6

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Injects display ads (banner ads), in-text ads, interstitial ads, or other types of ads in the web browser as well as alters the browsers settings (home page, search, DNS, and security protocols).

Analysis date:
12/25/2024 12:31:50 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Injekt (M)
16.8.11.6

File size:
2.7 MB (2,809,712 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.0

Copyright:
Copyright © Data Protection Solutions 2014

Original file name:
ShareThisInstall.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\ProgramData\sharethis\setup_a.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Data Protection Solutions

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
3/9/2014 9:00:00 PM

Valid to:
3/10/2015 8:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Data Protection Solutions, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=Data Protection Solutions, L=St. James, S=St. James, C=BB

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:
6FA5269C2FC95B961427D4FD1474CDC5

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
11/5/2014 10:13:04 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:7X1LlQDMemM255R0QWFqy7D0Krr+MvrBIDWO0ddfoCKlIfsEJlJjD0eoq4:kDMemN5GQ1gD1+g4WFdfoCmussLMeh4

Entry address:
0x2ADBBE

Entry point:
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Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C# / Basic .NET

Code size:
2.7 MB (2,800,640 bytes)

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