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utorrent.exe

Keponeta

Webcellence Ltd.

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application utorrent.exe, “Keponeta Setup ” by Webcellence 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 installCore installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from dc685.4shared.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Webcellence Ltd.  (signed and verified)

Product:
Keponeta

Description:
Keponeta Setup

Version:
3.3.3.6

MD5:
3ffdbd94168fb770c38e249cf68ba1ea

SHA-1:
9baecebd148fb4e2f2f4955252d64803ae991130

SHA-256:
df547e4e49623dbc664b64fed5a379221ee3aed2ea67ffae0125d3413d67ca04

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Note:
Our current pool of anti-malware engines have not currently detected this file, however based on our own detection heuristics we feel that this file is unwanted.

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:
12/26/2024 8:45:39 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore.Webcelle.Installer (M)
16.5.1.15

File size:
1008.4 KB (1,032,576 bytes)

Product version:
5.2.4

Copyright:
Web App Internet

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Webcellence Ltd.

Authority:
thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
1/18/2016 12:00:00 AM

Valid to:
1/17/2017 11:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Webcellence Ltd., OU=IT, O=Webcellence Ltd., L=ORA, S=Israel, C=IL

Issuer:
CN=thawte SHA256 Code Signing CA, O="thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
773E2C2E5EC62B0904E1441B54A723A6

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 11:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:5wQI5nblMfE7xSRdtDVhA//sWhswQp5xgL4UH0CKc6z:5PId+fEVSRXV9ZU2

Entry address:
0xA5F8

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, CE, 8A, FF, FF, E8, D5, 9C, FF, FF, E8, 64, 9F, FF, FF, E8, 07, A0, FF, FF, E8, A6, BF, FF, FF, E8, 11, E9, FF, FF, E8, 78, EA, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, C9, AC, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 92, AC, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 26, F5, FF, FF, E8, 11, F1, FF, FF, 80, 3D, 34, B2, 40, 00, 00, 74, 0C, E8, 23, F6, FF, FF, 33, C0, E8, C4, 97, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, B6, C5, FF, FF, 8B, 55...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
39.5 KB (40,448 bytes)

The file utorrent.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.

http://dc685.4shared.com/download/.../uTorrent.exe

http://www.newclearchuckle.com/c?x=r6EOXPM7V2UDMSyIgglFbY3VpL14O3qaBdl6Ajj73EA=&c=3XRGM4u0xk9uIOKSN3DuUhjs/0jhAFj2Sc3PI tocgH4Bp NTCqz8GBdt9vTHaIHS1 RmnB5QFBYLzfinH 6fwBiGRqmTiJir1qCGHaNvayEeYiT65wlOoLs6PMKfUW/H1aq4zeHAUUr6Q9B7m9JctLEP5NB04xBzCcBYFCiu08=&e=0&downloadAs=utorrent.exe&fallback_url=http://utorrent.pt.downloadastro.com/.../?utm_source=ira&utm_medium=error_generating&utm_campaign=utorrent

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