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InstallMoon

The application utils.exe has been detected as adware 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, however the file is not signed with an authenticode signature from a trusted source.
Publisher:
InstallMoon

Product:
GoHD

Description:
GoHD Installer

Version:
1.36.01.22

MD5:
8f32b6cbeb045c2ac12a1c3931b00243

SHA-1:
0f85460f41304b6d3827a153f03b13c701307aba

SHA-256:
9695b681ff282c2dd84e9202f6f6eb3929bee019ab29073cea0a9417b61f3dd9

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
This is part of the Crossrider Internet browser extension framework which may modify the user's web browser settings including changing the home and search pages.

Note:
Crossrider is the owner of a platform that enables the creation of cross-browser extensions by developers but is not the owner of this detected application.

Analysis date:
11/24/2024 9:43:56 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Downloader.InstallMoon.Installer (M)
15.11.13.5

File size:
1.8 MB (1,896,769 bytes)

Copyright:
Copyright InstallMoon

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Nullsoft Install System

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\gohd\utils.exe

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/4/2012 5:55:02 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.22

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:AsP88iTOu5+3zwdK2MnUqISE5BIBSJrp0ByyR2ZBu:h9u5G2MU3V2kJr3YGu

Entry address:
0x4323

Entry point:
55, 89, E5, 57, 56, 53, 81, EC, AC, 01, 00, 00, FF, 15, 74, C3, 44, 00, C7, 04, 24, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, 58, C4, 44, 00, 53, C7, 04, 24, 00, 00, 00, 00, FF, 15, 98, C4, 44, 00, 56, A3, 40, 3B, 44, 00, C7, 04, 24, 08, 00, 00, 00, E8, 8D, 3B, 00, 00, A3, 9C, 3B, 44, 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, 01, B3, 40, 00, FF, 15, AC, C4, 44, 00, 83, EC, 14, C7, 44, 24, 04, 02, B3, 40, 00, C7...
 
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Entropy:
7.9723  (probably packed)

Code size:
34.5 KB (35,328 bytes)

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

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to s3-website-us-east-1.amazonaws.com  (54.231.16.220:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-23-23-208-103.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (23.23.208.103:80)

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