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whitesmokeinstaller__1464_i1290169_il1287.exe

Installer

WhiteSmoke Inc

The application whitesmokeinstaller__1464_i1290169_il1287.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. This is a setup and installation application and has been known to bundle potentially unwanted software. It is also typically executed from the user's temporary directory. While running, it connects to the Internet address www.ibbalance.com on port 443.
Publisher:
Amonetize  (signed by WhiteSmoke Inc)

Product:
Installer

Version:
1.1.2.53

MD5:
c2b35898c12e5dad6fa766b589598749

SHA-1:
75e21c61f9586a213d66b608886fe5c6aa3750c5

SHA-256:
7bf7b3666902eb918b1bd9d60c8c1381aa4907465a396417af3d2d85fb9ac7b5

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:
11/23/2024 7:34:21 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.WhiteSmoke (M)
17.2.19.7

File size:
145.9 KB (149,416 bytes)

Product version:
1.1.2.53

Copyright:
(c) Amonetize ltd., 2012. All rights reserved.

Original file name:
Launcher.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\whitesmokeinstaller__1464_i1290169_il1287.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
WhiteSmoke Inc

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
6/28/2011 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
7/7/2013 7:59:59 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 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:
64048D72F9FFEF12A43FC4F4CEA580E3

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
11/15/2012 11:30:58 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

Entry address:
0x57F70

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, 90, 43, 00, 8D, BE, 00, 80, FC, FF, 57, EB, 0B, 90, 8A, 06, 46, 88, 07, 47, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, ED, B8, 01, 00, 00, 00, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, 01, DB, 73, 0B, 75, 28, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, 1F, 48, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, EB, D4, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C9, EB, 52, 31, C9, 83, E8, 03, 72, 11, C1, E0, 08, 8A, 06, 46, 83, F0, FF, 74, 75, D1, F8, 89, C5, EB, 0B, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B...
 
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Entropy:
7.7978

Packer / compiler:
UPX v0.89.6 - v1.02 / v1.05 -v1.24

Code size:
128 KB (131,072 bytes)

The executing file has been seen to make the following network communications in live environments.

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to www.softologic.com  (174.37.181.31:80)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to www.ibbalance.com  (173.192.190.227:443)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to stats-182385724-1591972470.us-east-1.elb.amazonaws.com  (54.221.252.69:80)

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