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synctask.exe

The application synctask.exe has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 21 anti-malware scanners. It runs as a scheduled task under the Windows Task Scheduler triggered daily at a specified time. This is the uninstaller utility registered in the Windows Control Panel for the program Search Provided by Yahoo. While running, it connects to the Internet address geoip-zlb.vips.scl3.mozilla.com on port 443.
MD5:
b0732c2304db0526b3d9a3304b004d5c

SHA-1:
a9a199a72990b859633d751d5a8d5bc225772825

SHA-256:
16049458c9752f6f8bbc4790684d081e9ad590274b8fc0b654796fc0afe2b169

Scanner detections:
21 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
1/12/2025 5:28:04 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Trojan.GenericKD.4532789
-36

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.DealPly.C1743210
3.8.3.16

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/DealPly.ykrbh
8.3.3.4

Arcabit
Trojan.Generic.D452A35
1.0.0.798

Bitdefender
Trojan.GenericKD.4532789
1.0.20.355

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Trojan.GenericKD.4532789
8.17.03.12.03

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/PUP
3/12/2017

F-Secure
Trojan.GenericKD.4532789
11.2017-12-03_1

G Data
Trojan.GenericKD.4532789
17.3.A:25.11137B:25.9061

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.DealPly
14.0.0.-1296

McAfee
PUP-FPD
5600.6108

MicroWorld eScan
Trojan.GenericKD.4532789
18.0.0.213

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.DealPly.embizu
1.0.70.15657

Panda Antivirus
Trj/GdSda.A
17.03.12.03

Qihoo 360 Security
HEUR/QVM05.1.0000.Malware.Gen
1.0.0.1120

Quick Heal
Pua.Dealply
3.17.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Downloader.ICDP (L)
17.3.12.3

Rising Antivirus
Malware.Heuristic!ET#97% (rdm+)
23.00.65.17228

Trend Micro
TROJ_GEN.R01BC0ECA17
10.465.12

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
56578

ViRobot
Adware.Agent.2358272.AL[h]
2014.3.20.0

File size:
2.2 MB (2,358,272 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/4/2016 11:16:02 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

Entry address:
0x204440

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, F0, B8, 48, C6, 5F, 00, E8, 48, 9B, E0, FF, A1, 18, 9E, 60, 00, 8B, 00, E8, F0, 03, FD, FF, 8B, 0D, 88, 9D, 60, 00, A1, 18, 9E, 60, 00, 8B, 00, 8B, 15, 1C, D4, 5D, 00, E8, F0, 03, FD, FF, A1, 18, 9E, 60, 00, 8B, 00, E8, 40, 05, FD, FF, E8, 93, 4B, E0, FF, 8D, 40, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00...
 
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Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
2 MB (2,110,464 bytes)

Program Uninstaller
Program name:
Search Provided by Yahoo

Uninstall string:
"C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\{adb79beb-891f-f753-e487-d2bbc0ef2e23}\uninstall.exe" \uninstall \s \noun \delselfdir


Scheduled Task
Task name:
{B3D9C7CC-78EF-4E79-A86B-9D4441BD150B}

Trigger:
Daily (Runs daily at 2:11)


The executing file has been seen to make the following network communications in live environments.

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-107-20-201-65.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (107.20.201.65:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to s3-1-w.amazonaws.com  (54.231.40.179:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-54-225-212-5.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (54.225.212.5:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-23-23-110-40.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (23.23.110.40:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-23-21-246-202.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (23.21.246.202:80)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to geoip-zlb.vips.scl3.mozilla.com  (63.245.215.82:443)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-230-191-140.maa3.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.191.140:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-192-159-168.sin3.r.cloudfront.net  (54.192.159.168:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-192-159-141.sin3.r.cloudfront.net  (54.192.159.141:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-52-84-174-14.gru50.r.cloudfront.net  (52.84.174.14:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-54-69-114-228.us-west-2.compute.amazonaws.com  (54.69.114.228:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-54-225-136-136.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (54.225.136.136:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-52-50-196-247.eu-west-1.compute.amazonaws.com  (52.50.196.247:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-23-21-246-179.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (23.21.246.179:80)

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