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webwatchersetup.exe

P4hostcom

The application webwatchersetup.exe by P4hostcom 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 NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) installer. It is also typically executed from the user's temporary directory.
Publisher:
P4hostcom  (signed and verified)

MD5:
1cda08711a0def3a414324ba89c7e82d

SHA-1:
ea216ea80dcadcfa3a0171282ba1d244029552a9

SHA-256:
9edb9b678c988b24b4458a6257879dc9181d3616fe1cd61965c53efd64a1259f

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.

Analysis date:
12/25/2024 3:48:39 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.P4hostco.Installer (M)
16.6.25.21

File size:
11.4 MB (11,910,776 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\{random}.tmp\webwatchersetup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
P4hostcom

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
12/10/2014 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
12/11/2015 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=P4hostcom, O=P4hostcom, STREET=15339 WYANDOTTE ST, L=VAN NUYS, S=California, PostalCode=91406, C=US

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

Serial number:
41454C8A0557125C4B0C373A489B1003

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/5/2009 5:50:52 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
196608:Gs03ossY56ADk7CkqOZTUjpTVMIuV2ww8AGw2e0HXGnWEutxsIQRYquMJ79j0UBf:43N56AI7iVhuV2wyykWEuGlHBTx5Ni3u

Entry address:
0x30FA

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 60, 91, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 30, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 7C, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 18, EC, 42, 00, E8, F1, 2B, 00, 00, A3, 64, EB, 42, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 98, 8F, 42, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, 54, 91, 40, 00, 68, 60, E3, 42, 00, E8, A4, 28, 00, 00, FF, 15, AC, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, 40, 43, 00, 50, 57, E8, 92, 28, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.9997

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23.5 KB (24,064 bytes)

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