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whatsapp.exe

The application whatsapp.exe has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 26 anti-malware scanners. This is a setup program which is used to install the application. It uses Web-Pick's InstalleRex download manager and installer to bundle potentially unwanted ad-supported software which includes toolbars and browser extensions through a pay-per-install monetization scheme. The file has been seen being downloaded from masternal.com.
MD5:
db67e349ab3670945ca4de3065090b34

SHA-1:
0d11d1b6b8497d89d5c704da56165911ac927b40

SHA-256:
18e191e9751291ae30fee3c435d0c5a02a103406658e12d3dfdffc892141dab4

Scanner detections:
26 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Explanation:
Uses the InstalleRex from WebPick Internet Holdings to install bundled add-ons including toolbars and other web browser extensions.

Analysis date:
12/28/2024 11:11:33 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Adware.MPlug.31
6488391

AhnLab V3 Security
Adware/Win32.MultiPlug
2015.02.24

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/MultiPlug.Gen7
7.11.212.42

avast!
Win32:InstalleRex-CH [PUP]
2014.9-150301

AVG
Generic6
2016.0.3189

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Adware.MPlug.31
1.0.20.270

Bkav FE
HW32.Packed
1.3.0.6379

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Adware.MPlug.31
9.0.0.4799

ESET NOD32
Win32/Adware.MultiPlug.EZ application
7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/S-246e40d1
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Adware.MPlug.31
5.13.68

G Data
Gen:Variant.Adware.MPlug.31
15.2.25

IKARUS anti.virus
AdWare.MPlug
t3scan.1.8.6.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.1915099

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.MultiPlug
14.0.0.2415

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.MultiPlug
v2015.02.23.02

McAfee
Program.MultiPlug-FVZ
16.8.708.2

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Adware.MPlug.31
16.0.0.162

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.MultiPlug.doctfd
0.30.0.296

Norman
Gen:Trojan.Heur.JP.azW@aOCUvsji
02.01.2015 13:58:24

Panda Antivirus
PUP/TSUploader
15.03.01.12

Reason Heuristics
Threat.Win.Reputation.IMP
15.2.28.23

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.XPACK-HIE/Heur!1.9C48
23.00.65.15221

Sophos
PUA 'MultiPlug' (of type Adware)
5.10

Vba32 AntiVirus
suspected of Heur.Malware-Cryptor.Multiplug
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4786450
37788

File size:
1 MB (1,052,160 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\ProgramData\{3d688dc2-005d-261a-3d68-88dc20053708}\whatsapp.exe

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
3/13/2013 3:28:52 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:A1lP8AEDK36H83A44qKV8NAPri+TKgSnz:AQAEDKV4qTqu+To

Entry address:
0xCC301

Entry point:
E8, A7, 13, 00, 00, E9, 00, 00, 00, 00, 6A, 14, 68, 10, FF, 4D, 00, E8, B9, 18, 00, 00, E8, 74, 15, 00, 00, 0F, B7, F0, 6A, 02, E8, 3A, 13, 00, 00, 59, B8, 4D, 5A, 00, 00, 66, 39, 05, 00, 00, 40, 00, 74, 04, 33, DB, EB, 33, A1, 3C, 00, 40, 00, 81, B8, 00, 00, 40, 00, 50, 45, 00, 00, 75, EB, B9, 0B, 01, 00, 00, 66, 39, 88, 18, 00, 40, 00, 75, DD, 33, DB, 83, B8, 74, 00, 40, 00, 0E, 76, 09, 39, 98, E8, 00, 40, 00, 0F, 95, C3, 89, 5D, E4, E8, E9, 02, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 08, 6A, 1C, E8, DC, 00, 00, 00, 59, E8...
 
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Code size:
837 KB (857,088 bytes)

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

http://masternal.com/v22597?product_name=WhatsApp&file_size=&product_title=WhatsApp&installer_file_name=WhatsApp&product_download_url=http://.../getandy.php&locale=XX

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