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Aztec Media inc.

The application starter.exe by Aztec Media inc has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. It is also typically executed from the user's temporary directory.
Publisher:
Aztec Media inc.  (signed and verified)

MD5:
ca7714244c84bd71c0303a9af2448635

SHA-1:
3d5cdae6394b824fdec74b46823d2c78f8ab1be3

SHA-256:
c9a12073425406696c03c73d78fe6bbfed28765a1a514d241e8cff4ce4553d7a

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:
12/24/2024 6:37:08 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Bandoo (M)
16.9.3.20

File size:
126.8 KB (129,792 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\{random}.tmp\starter.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Aztec Media inc.

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
4/1/2015 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
2/2/2018 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Aztec Media inc., O=Aztec Media inc., L=Panama City, S=Panama City, C=PA

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:
2AF6396322BF5B08910274FFE4241447

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/9/2015 10:23:31 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
768:15chfV/wwIyo37gs4OJntg2pf4onWCAfFCE2Hz8hSnb+DyBkkaT2yEDcgnQfnHcs:ghBwwbNs4OfgGBmwEzsPkY+hWkKEj

Entry address:
0x7062

Entry point:
E8, 3F, 20, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 20, 8B, 45, 08, 56, 57, 6A, 08, 59, BE, 80, D3, 40, 00, 8D, 7D, E0, F3, A5, 89, 45, F8, 8B, 45, 0C, 5F, 89, 45, FC, 5E, 85, C0, 74, 0C, F6, 00, 08, 74, 07, C7, 45, F4, 00, 40, 99, 01, 8D, 45, F4, 50, FF, 75, F0, FF, 75, E4, FF, 75, E0, FF, 15, 10, D1, 40, 00, C9, C2, 08, 00, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 51, 53, 56, 8B, 35, D4, D0, 40, 00, 57, FF, 35, E8, 2E, 41, 00, FF, D6, FF, 35, E4, 2E, 41, 00, 8B, D8, 89, 5D, FC, FF, D6, 8B, F0, 3B, F3, 0F, 82...
 
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Code size:
46.5 KB (47,616 bytes)

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