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strongholdantimalware_avangate.exe

Stronghold AntiMalware

Security Stronghold LLC

The application strongholdantimalware_avangate.exe, “Stronghold AntiMalware Setup ” by Security Stronghold 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 self-extracting archive and installer and has been known to bundle potentially unwanted software. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.securitystronghold.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Security Stronghold   (signed by Security Stronghold LLC)

Product:
Stronghold AntiMalware

Description:
Stronghold AntiMalware Setup

Version:
1.0

MD5:
0183482080d4bc251d809525b94b68ad

SHA-1:
aca68ab86c2b27c877742482dd4ad620f81beb68

SHA-256:
d141411ab88da1d15c56935dc72caaaed2d2be0664da6df939b3f38467e894ba

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
11/23/2024 5:36:00 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Optional.Installer.EE
14.12.18.15

File size:
6.3 MB (6,611,376 bytes)

Product version:
1.0

Copyright:
Security Stronghold

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Security Stronghold LLC

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
11/14/2014 8:59:35 AM

Valid to:
1/11/2016 11:49:56 AM

Subject:
E=manager@securitystronghold.com, CN=Security Stronghold LLC, O=Security Stronghold LLC, L=Astrakhan, C=RU

Issuer:
CN=GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - SHA256 - G2, O=GlobalSign nv-sa, C=BE

Serial number:
1121429E972F949C65D48148980A12CEE76F

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
7/9/2014 9:58:13 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
98304:jONCXBX7NitMdWdC6Jj4JXHlwgbmEQUM/2su/Orp9YswnNBTMtGRIskZYNL/m5p2:aNCxXEQGChHoRuWr7YLnTMt6dNL4E

Entry address:
0x113BC

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, A4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, C4, 89, 45, C0, 89, 45, A4, 89, 45, D0, 89, 45, C8, 89, 45, CC, 89, 45, D4, 89, 45, D8, 89, 45, EC, B8, 2C, 00, 41, 00, E8, E8, 51, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, 9E, 1A, 41, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 5A, 1A, 41, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 48, 5B, 41, 00, E8, 16, D8, FF, FF, E8, 65, D3, FF, FF, 80, 3D, DC, 2A, 41, 00, 00, 74, 0C, E8, 2B, D9, FF, FF, 33, C0, E8, 80, 32, FF, FF, 8D, 55, EC, 33, C0, E8, E2, A3, FF, FF, 8B, 55, EC, B8, 50, 86...
 
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Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
63.5 KB (65,024 bytes)

The file strongholdantimalware_avangate.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.

http://www.securitystronghold.com/.../StrongholdAntiMalware_Avangate.exe

http://www.securitystronghold.com/gates/link/0/.../?url=StrongholdAntiMalware.exe

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