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whitesmoke_install.exe

WhiteSmoke Inc

The application whitesmoke_install.exe by WhiteSmoke Inc 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. The file has been seen being downloaded from get.whitesmoke.com.
Publisher:
WhiteSmoke Inc  (signed and verified)

Version:
2.0.6021.0

MD5:
12060662a35c6e0bcb47284cd851ad98

SHA-1:
9f36d6f4bf6c879e7f807a5fd2cb5d28779df50d

SHA-256:
62849d122890a63a46dec27a749ba0e0f502b7f1d1859c8e0026f876a0fed238

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:
11/27/2024 5:41:31 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.WhiteSmoke.Installer (M)
16.1.18.11

File size:
326.1 KB (333,896 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
WhiteSmoke Inc

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
6/9/2008 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
7/8/2011 4:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=WhiteSmoke Inc, OU=R&D, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=WhiteSmoke Inc, L=New York, S=New York, C=US

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2004 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)04, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
4261300AF5254B751250B0CDBDA6CE61

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/6/2009 2:41:54 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:WsGMx7gtmXSrCW4ojxX2jmvvA2wdQMCgoOVe9k5LnkHQPihh8yej9oviLeHjWWg:Bx7gt+S2WWjIvA2wukLkQi2SiOKWg

Entry address:
0x323C

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 30, 91, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 30, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B4, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 7C, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 58, 3F, 42, 00, E8, 09, 2C, 00, 00, A3, A4, 3E, 42, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 58, F4, 41, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, B8, 91, 40, 00, 68, A0, 36, 42, 00, E8, BC, 28, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, 90, 42, 00, 50, 57, E8, AA, 28, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.8673

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23 KB (23,552 bytes)

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

http://get.whitesmoke.com/whitesmoke_install.exe

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