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ub_install.exe

Western Web Applications, LLC

This is part of an adware program designed to inject advertising in the web browser (banners, text-links) as well as modify the normal behavior of the browser as well as modify the computer’s system settings that control applications to run on startup. Part of the Injekt brand of unwanted programs. The application ub_install.exe by Western Web Applications 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:
UpdaterResponse  (signed by Western Web Applications, LLC)

Product:
UpdaterResponse

Version:
3, 0, 0, 1

MD5:
09caa35e9321e7b1d78a22099275c7c9

SHA-1:
458a9572db5af450b7a5d095cf7316238bb36718

SHA-256:
ba050ecee01153c984c894905135f7ac9b20d30884a85c9c1006950ce1eacc6c

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Injects display ads (banner ads), in-text ads, interstitial ads, or other types of ads in the web browser as well as alters the browsers settings (home page, search, DNS, and security protocols).

Analysis date:
11/27/2024 2:44:50 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Injekt (M)
17.1.7.0

File size:
735.6 KB (753,304 bytes)

Product version:
3, 0, 0, 1

Original file name:
response.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\ub_install.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Western Web Applications, LLC

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
5/23/2013 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
5/24/2014 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN="Western Web Applications, LLC", O="Western Web Applications, LLC", STREET=640 E Grand Ave, STREET=Suite 129, L=Carlsbad, S=CA, PostalCode=92008, C=US

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
2A1B337726D509D16C17362E2E625DE9

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
9/10/2013 5:00:18 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

Entry address:
0x864FA

Entry point:
E8, 90, 7B, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, 6A, 0C, 68, 18, 71, 4A, 00, E8, D0, 09, 00, 00, 6A, 0E, E8, 45, 4E, 00, 00, 59, 83, 65, FC, 00, 8B, 75, 08, 8B, 4E, 04, 85, C9, 74, 2F, A1, 18, C6, 4A, 00, BA, 14, C6, 4A, 00, 89, 45, E4, 85, C0, 74, 11, 39, 08, 75, 2C, 8B, 48, 04, 89, 4A, 04, 50, E8, 37, D0, FF, FF, 59, FF, 76, 04, E8, 2E, D0, FF, FF, 59, 83, 66, 04, 00, C7, 45, FC, FE, FF, FF, FF, E8, 0A, 00, 00, 00, E8, BF, 09, 00, 00, C3, 8B, D0, EB, C5, 6A, 0E, E8, 11, 4D, 00, 00, 59, C3, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC...
 
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Entropy:
6.7102

Code size:
597.5 KB (611,840 bytes)

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