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whitesmoke_brch_cid6667.exe

WhiteSmoke Inc

The application whitesmoke_brch_cid6667.exe by WhiteSmoke Inc has been detected as adware by 10 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.whitesmoke.com.
Publisher:
WhiteSmoke Inc  (signed and verified)

MD5:
9038057c378dab77b5809d67d1967b23

SHA-1:
09a8a500178a444750ceb26a10158e28f767584e

SHA-256:
0e1cd577bf5c9fb25cf4f5621dcddf25bf21d95f6f922416860ff76b4fab4653

Scanner detections:
10 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Packages the OpenCandy software bundler that offers to install additional software and may include web browser add-ons and toolbars which display advertising (based on publisher settings and geo context).

Analysis date:
11/27/2024 9:44:54 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

avast!
Win32:WhiteSmoke-A [PUP]
2014.9-150118

Bkav FE
W32.Clod13e.Trojan
1.3.0.4562

Dr.Web
Adware.Conduit.6
9.0.1.018

ESET NOD32
Win32/OpenCandy
9.9137

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Conduit.A
v2015.01.18.08

McAfee
Artemis!9038057C378D
5600.6881

Reason Heuristics
PUP.WhiteSmoke
15.1.18.20

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.OpenCandy!1.9DE5
23.00.65.15116

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V1124
7.2.18

VIPRE Antivirus
Conduit
24048

File size:
1.1 MB (1,126,640 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\whitesmoke_brch_cid6667.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
WhiteSmoke Inc

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
7/6/2013 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
8/5/2015 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=WhiteSmoke Inc, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=WhiteSmoke Inc, L=Wilmington, S=Delaware, C=US

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:
55439B87CB55E81147C072F06F4F77EF

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
2/24/2012 2:19:59 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:pix6ZfkqirCdlqX7CFijnHkkngbwNwffjxXRVZuFB:Qefl0CdUX7CyEkgbYKjFL4

Entry address:
0x39E3

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, 91, 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, C0, 82, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, B8, 2E, 47, 00, E8, 37, 2A, 00, 00, 55, 68, B4, 02, 00, 00, A3, D0, 2D, 47, 00, 8D, 44, 24, 38, 50, 55, 68, 1C, 93, 40, 00, FF, 15, 84, 81, 40, 00, 68, 04, 93, 40, 00, 68, C0, AD, 46, 00, E8, 19, 27, 00, 00, FF, 15, B4, 80, 40, 00, 50, BF, A0, 30, 4C, 00, 57, E8, 07, 27, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.9668

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
28 KB (28,672 bytes)

The file whitesmoke_brch_cid6667.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://www.whitesmoke.com/affiliateRedirection.php?d=19&a=256&r=6642&mng=am&ins=1.1.5.60&ci=2184&iaff1=XXXX&ti1=6642

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