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shareaza_setup.exe

Bandoo Media Inc

The application shareaza_setup.exe, “Shareaza ” by Bandoo Media Inc has been detected as a potentially unwanted program 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:
Discordia, LTD   (signed by Bandoo Media Inc)

Description:
Shareaza

Version:
8.0.0.126209

MD5:
839b3c407d5d61d550ad5e261588c0f0

SHA-1:
78f4fadedf84b4136ebfe8901e2d510d75009962

SHA-256:
c86f770c8aff0d3920416656fac3104a2ffacb66608dc215b573db3aa850232a

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Explanation:
May bundle additional software offers in the setup installer included a branded Ask.com Toolbar (Movies/Music Toolbar).

Analysis date:
12/26/2024 12:21:14 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Optional.Installer.BandooMedia.O
14.3.8.0

File size:
2.3 MB (2,381,496 bytes)

Copyright:
Copyright (c) 2011

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\shareaza_setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Bandoo Media Inc

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
10/6/2010 3:30:00 AM

Valid to:
10/6/2012 3:29:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Bandoo Media Inc, O=Bandoo Media Inc, L=Panama City, S=Panama, C=PA

Issuer:
CN=Thawte Code Signing CA - G2, O="Thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
5915CD3A113B9B2AE7B497DDDFCDF8F5

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
4/16/2009 1:13:49 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
7.10

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:6wMLUkPH0xgiJDLPULYDXKYbHteZHBRPw2xYLs13:6wMLUs0xLuLYjQZHrPMYZ

Entry address:
0x12A70

Entry point:
6A, 60, 68, B8, A2, 41, 00, E8, C0, 03, 00, 00, BF, 94, 00, 00, 00, 8B, C7, E8, 28, 18, 00, 00, 89, 65, E8, 8B, F4, 89, 3E, 56, FF, 15, E8, A0, 41, 00, 8B, 4E, 10, 89, 0D, 24, 0D, 42, 00, 8B, 46, 04, A3, 30, 0D, 42, 00, 8B, 56, 08, 89, 15, 34, 0D, 42, 00, 8B, 76, 0C, 81, E6, FF, 7F, 00, 00, 89, 35, 28, 0D, 42, 00, 83, F9, 02, 74, 0C, 81, CE, 00, 80, 00, 00, 89, 35, 28, 0D, 42, 00, C1, E0, 08, 03, C2, A3, 2C, 0D, 42, 00, 33, F6, 56, 8B, 3D, A8, A1, 41, 00, FF, D7, 66, 81, 38, 4D, 5A, 75, 1F, 8B, 48, 3C, 03...
 
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Entropy:
7.9172

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++ v7.0

Code size:
96.5 KB (98,816 bytes)

The file shareaza_setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://download.cdn.shareazaweb.com/r/cdn/.../ShareazaV8.exe

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