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wifiprotlauncher.exe

Safe Download Limited

The application wifiprotlauncher.exe by Safe Download Limited has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. It is set to automatically start when a user logs into Windows via the current user run registry key under the display name ‘WiFi Protector’.
Publisher:
Safe Download Limited  (signed and verified)

MD5:
b51f42ec9bf3c83885b8f9a1f2727993

SHA-1:
a64c863f21876e8520eb79f239833551efa2c103

SHA-256:
0b5a2c3758872a19ddcf7826a06ed0d5311feacf8fad740e28204e9578cf72bb

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:
11/30/2024 8:04:33 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Optional.Startup.SafeDownloadLimited.Q
14.2.16.7

File size:
195.8 KB (200,448 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\wifi protector\wifiprotlauncher.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Safe Download Limited

Authority:
DigiCert Inc

Valid from:
7/20/2011 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
7/24/2012 2:00:00 PM

Subject:
CN=Safe Download Limited, O=Safe Download Limited, L=Douglas, S=Douglas, C=IM

Issuer:
CN=DigiCert Assured ID Code Signing CA-1, OU=www.digicert.com, O=DigiCert Inc, C=US

Serial number:
0B1C849753B404FA9B248DBAACEA3FC0

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/26/2012 3:31:05 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:7Zk/+6+tPWeJNh/3XLwdmGeZLCnbBwI2RwZ+A+49jaqv:9kmtP3p/3fCntwI2RwAAP9Wqv

Entry address:
0x1250C

Entry point:
E8, 51, 79, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 20, 8B, 45, 08, 56, 57, 6A, 08, 59, BE, 80, E4, 41, 00, 8D, 7D, E0, F3, A5, 89, 45, F8, 8B, 45, 0C, 5F, 89, 45, FC, 5E, 85, C0, 74, 0C, F6, 00, 08, 74, 07, C7, 45, F4, 00, 40, 99, 01, 8D, 45, F4, 50, FF, 75, F0, FF, 75, E4, FF, 75, E0, FF, 15, 4C, E0, 41, 00, C9, C2, 08, 00, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 51, 53, 8B, 45, 0C, 83, C0, 0C, 89, 45, FC, 64, 8B, 1D, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 03, 64, A3, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 45, 08, 8B, 5D, 0C, 8B, 6D, FC, 8B, 63...
 
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Entropy:
6.0653

Code size:
115.5 KB (118,272 bytes)

Startup File (User Run)
Registry location:
HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

Name:
WiFi Protector

Command:
C:\Program Files\wifi protector\wifiprotlauncher.exe


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