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smadav.exe

CI_utility

SIGNI SOFT SRL

The application smadav.exe by SIGNI SOFT SRL 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 program which is used to install the application. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.instdl20.info.
Publisher:
CI Utility  (signed by SIGNI SOFT SRL)

Product:
CI_utility

Version:
2.2.19.44

MD5:
28cb27bccb3fa9456afa135faf05f865

SHA-1:
556ac9ebd366600d8efe8b69554b812cc86aaf5a

SHA-256:
ce845db9b9400f0c980233ebb279fe222a83f9d440b47808fbf66251ac2c544f

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:
1/13/2025 8:09:53 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP (M)
17.3.13.10

File size:
703.5 KB (720,416 bytes)

Product version:
2.5.00.01

Copyright:
(c)2014-2015

Original file name:
CI_utility

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
SIGNI SOFT SRL

Authority:
DigiCert Inc

Valid from:
11/3/2014 7:00:00 AM

Valid to:
11/11/2015 7:00:00 PM

Subject:
CN=SIGNI SOFT SRL, O=SIGNI SOFT SRL, L=Iasi, S=Iasi, C=RO

Issuer:
CN=DigiCert Assured ID Code Signing CA-1, OU=www.digicert.com, O=DigiCert Inc, C=US

Serial number:
069EEE3A188BD66948EDFA466F9B4B55

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
9/10/2015 12:29:59 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

Entry address:
0x5970B

Entry point:
E8, 5A, 7E, 00, 00, E9, 79, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 51, 53, 8B, 45, 0C, 83, C0, 0C, 89, 45, FC, 64, 8B, 1D, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 03, 64, A3, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 45, 08, 8B, 5D, 0C, 8B, 6D, FC, 8B, 63, FC, FF, E0, 5B, C9, C2, 08, 00, 58, 59, 87, 04, 24, FF, E0, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 51, 51, 53, 56, 57, 64, 8B, 35, 00, 00, 00, 00, 89, 75, FC, C7, 45, F8, 79, 97, 45, 00, 6A, 00, FF, 75, 0C, FF, 75, F8, FF, 75, 08, E8, E7, 01, 01, 00, 8B, 45, 0C, 8B, 40, 04, 83, E0, FD, 8B, 4D, 0C, 89, 41, 04, 64, 8B, 3D...
 
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Code size:
447.5 KB (458,240 bytes)

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

http://www.instdl20.info/.../?key=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