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ultradefrag-setup.exe

Blueis

This is the Tightrope WebInstall which bundles applications with offers for additional 3rd party software, mostly unwanted adware, and may be installed with minimal consent. The application ultradefrag-setup.exe by Blueis has been detected as adware by 17 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Tightrope WebInstall installer. While running, it connects to the Internet address hwcdn.net on port 80 using the HTTP protocol.
Publisher:
Blueis  (signed and verified)

MD5:
ec36953f0befc0c648eeceb5d47c6b9a

SHA-1:
390097c5e812166bcdda7fb45e70d3002f2f662b

SHA-256:
36597eb4e4572c78721630a28422a4f8f87e4e9e41b931774c5e4a646469b5e7

Scanner detections:
17 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Bundles additional software, mostly toolbars and other potentially unwanted applications using the Vittalia monitization installer.

Description:
This is also known as bundleware, or downloadware, which is an downloader designed to simply deliver ad-supported offers in the setup routine of an otherwise legitimate software.

Analysis date:
12/25/2024 8:13:00 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.AirAdInstaller
2015.06.03

Avira AntiVirus
PUA/DownloadAdmin.Gen
8.3.1.6

avast!
Win32:DownloadAdmin-H [PUP]
150602-1

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3090

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Trojan.Downloadadmin
0.98/20543

Dr.Web
Trojan.Vittalia.74
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/DownloadAdmin.I potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/S-e78893a9
v6.4.7.1.166

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.204.16117

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.DownloadAdmin.C
v2015.06.03.04

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.XPACK.dprfbr
0.30.24.1636

Quick Heal
PUA.Blueis.Gen
6.15.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Tightrope.Bundler
15.6.3.4

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downloader.Agent
3.12.26.4

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
40786

File size:
655.9 KB (671,656 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Tightrope WebInstall (using Nullsoft Install System)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Blueis

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
11/6/2014 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
11/7/2015 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Blueis, O=Blueis, L=SAN FRANCISCO, S=California, C=US

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:
58AC2B1B2E1E80F003ECEE0F41F4124A

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
1/29/2015 2:35:11 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:U4BS2ly9NKPRdegPsgQr/745jezvROTVo80d1WU1ntTxJ10gJ1Tvzfq:UhhKeiHQr/s1uRCBQWMxDpfq

Entry address:
0x234A

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 78, 73, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, E8, F8, FD, FF, FF, FF, 15, 30, 77, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, C0, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 2C, 77, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 98, 3D, 42, 00, E8, DD, F9, FF, FF, 53, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, A3, A0, 3C, 42, 00, 8D, 44, 24, 38, 50, 53, 68, 0B, 74, 40, 00, FF, 15, 50, 71, 40, 00, 68, 00, 74, 40, 00, 68, A0, 34, 42, 00, E8, 5A, F3, FF, FF, FF, 15, BC, 70, 40, 00, 50, BF, 00, 90, 42, 00, 57...
 
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Entropy:
7.9733

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23 KB (23,552 bytes)

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

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to st-sh-us-dc3-002.s.dss.vg  (208.91.197.27:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-240-190-28.jfk6.r.cloudfront.net  (54.240.190.28:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-230-55-199.jfk6.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.55.199:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-230-52-248.jfk6.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.52.248:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-230-52-231.jfk6.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.52.231:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-192-55-20.jfk6.r.cloudfront.net  (54.192.55.20:80)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to s3-1.amazonaws.com  (54.231.64.176:443)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to hwcdn.net  (69.16.175.10:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-54-208-23-129.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (54.208.23.129:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a23-67-243-81.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.67.243.81:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a23-67-243-19.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.67.243.19:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a23-52-155-27.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.52.155.27:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a23-0-160-222.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.0.160.222:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a1plpkivs-v03.any.prod.ash1.secureserver.net  (72.167.239.239:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to 50.22.63.140-static.reverse.softlayer.com  (50.22.63.140:80)

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