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toolbar_production_101116.exe

FreeCause, Inc.

The application toolbar_production_101116.exe by FreeCause has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. The program is a setup application that uses the Nullsoft Install System installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from s3.amazonaws.com.
Publisher:
FreeCause, Inc.  (signed and verified)

MD5:
4551702b5a9fe6d0e86398175fdeb046

SHA-1:
32b0d036afb4ac9486d2d1389f75677bcaad5051

SHA-256:
06bb7554c3b4c1712bc44330f65b3fe205856e5e624272bdd4e4e942d0d5f03c

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
11/15/2024 12:51:50 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Optional.FreeCause.Installer
16.8.26.10

File size:
325.1 KB (332,864 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Nullsoft Install System

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\inetcache\ie\{random}\toolbar_production_101116.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
FreeCause, Inc.

Authority:
Symantec Corporation

Valid from:
4/29/2015 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
6/6/2016 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN="FreeCause, Inc.", O="FreeCause, Inc.", L=Boston, S=Massachusetts, C=US

Issuer:
CN=Symantec Class 3 SHA256 Code Signing CA, OU=Symantec Trust Network, O=Symantec Corporation, C=US

Serial number:
5BD5A3E8FF10AF46FAAFEFF2758D5403

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
1/5/2012 1:21:09 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.22

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:NmR3kSaZEvSDzMGlrxyY0wNJK5m61SxZ33zlrxyY0nN7:NI3zPvScG/yY0MgvIZnz/yY0h

Entry address:
0x4109

Entry point:
55, 89, E5, 57, 56, 53, 81, EC, AC, 01, 00, 00, FF, 15, 74, 93, 42, 00, C7, 04, 24, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, 58, 94, 42, 00, 53, C7, 04, 24, 00, 00, 00, 00, FF, 15, 98, 94, 42, 00, 56, A3, 30, 7B, 42, 00, C7, 04, 24, 08, 00, 00, 00, E8, 8B, 3B, 00, 00, A3, 8C, 7B, 42, 00, 8D, 85, 84, FE, FF, FF, 57, C7, 44, 24, 10, 00, 00, 00, 00, C7, 44, 24, 0C, 60, 01, 00, 00, 89, 44, 24, 08, C7, 44, 24, 04, 00, 00, 00, 00, C7, 04, 24, A9, B2, 40, 00, FF, 15, AC, 94, 42, 00, 83, EC, 14, C7, 44, 24, 04, AA, B2, 40, 00, C7...
 
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Entropy:
7.8355  (probably packed)

Code size:
34 KB (34,816 bytes)

The file toolbar_production_101116.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

https://s3.amazonaws.com/.../Toolbar_production_101116.exe

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