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UnThreat Small Business AntiVirus 2014

Scandium Security Inc.

The application unthreatsmbsetup.exe, “UnThreat Small Business AntiVirus 2014 - Install” by Scandium Security has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 8 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) installer. It will plug into the web browser and display context-based advertisements by overwriting existing ads or by inserting new ones on various web pages. The file has been seen being downloaded from download.unthreat.com.
Publisher:
Scandium Security Inc.  (signed and verified)

Product:
UnThreat Small Business AntiVirus 2014

Description:
UnThreat Small Business AntiVirus 2014 - Install

Version:
6.2.37.323

MD5:
fa2dcb4b4211f517f47918c7884876c4

SHA-1:
019d790c0700dd50acd0b9d1221f36d8c69fcb40

SHA-256:
b40a1fdf68eea2419992b6002e3c035c3d851ddf550fa368a9844b21867b5672

Scanner detections:
8 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Explanation:
Injects advertising in the web browser in various formats.

Analysis date:
11/24/2024 2:51:24 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Baidu Antivirus
PUA.Win32.SearchSuite
4.0.3.16722

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.7400

ESET NOD32
Win32/Toolbar.SearchSuite.W potentially unwanted (variant)
10.13058

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/SearchSuite
7/22/2016

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.Toolbar.SearchSuite
t3scan.2.0.7.0

McAfee
Artemis!FA2DCB4B4211
5600.6330

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.Generic(Thunder)!1.A1C4 [F]
23.00.65.16720

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.BrowseFox.Win32.239927
2.0.0.2673

File size:
948.6 KB (971,336 bytes)

Product version:
6.2.37.323

Copyright:
Copyright 2014, Scandium Security Inc.

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Scandium Security Inc.

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
9/30/2013 9:00:00 PM

Valid to:
12/31/2015 9:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Scandium Security Inc., OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=Scandium Security Inc., L=Panama, S=Panama, C=PA

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:
298543422CC81800949FD53510D011AB

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
4/10/2010 9:19:31 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:3mJJk47A60/Gqp07a8qHXpqjFahY2+mCf4jMhi:3GJ0eqeqHXMON84jMhi

Entry address:
0x354B

Entry point:
81, EC, D4, 02, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 57, 6A, 20, 33, ED, 5E, 89, 6C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, D8, 84, 40, 00, 89, 6C, 24, 14, FF, 15, 30, 80, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B8, 80, 40, 00, 55, FF, 15, B0, 82, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 98, 06, 47, 00, E8, 67, 27, 00, 00, 55, 68, B4, 02, 00, 00, A3, B0, 05, 47, 00, 8D, 44, 24, 38, 50, 55, 68, 1C, 86, 40, 00, FF, 15, 80, 81, 40, 00, 68, 04, 86, 40, 00, 68, A0, 85, 46, 00, E8, 35, 26, 00, 00, FF, 15, B4, 80, 40, 00, 50, BF, A0, 10, 4C, 00, 57, E8, 23, 26, 00, 00...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
25 KB (25,600 bytes)

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

http://download.unthreat.com/UnThreatSMBSetup.exe

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