wnetwatcher.exe

SystemNode

New IT Limited

This is a bundle installer which bundles applications with offers for additional 3rd party software, mostly unwanted adware, and may be installed with minimal consent. The application wnetwatcher.exe by New IT Limited 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 New IT Desktop Setup installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from 4su.files-download-67.com.
Publisher:
SwapSystem  (signed by New IT Limited)

Product:
SystemNode

Description:
SystemComponent

Version:
4, 0, 23, 0

MD5:
69d6453211f82ff31f87904f99924eee

SHA-1:
7dc565f8fdb2cad78949c2102b2b924170b101af

SHA-256:
82c9a4eb453b739c0141507f037b4a43c667a65f6fe07f21f6f49698ea0ea332

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.

Description:
This is also known as bundleware, or downloadware, which is an downloader designed to simply deliver ad-supported offers in the setup routine of an otherwise legitimate software.

Analysis date:
12/26/2024 12:22:34 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.New IT Limited.NewIT.Bundler (M)
16.5.23.4

File size:
44.1 KB (45,192 bytes)

Product version:
4, 0, 23, 0

Copyright:
2014

Trademarks:
SmallTrade Inc.

Original file name:
0008.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
New IT Desktop Setup

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
Starfield Technologies, Inc.

Valid from:
5/14/2014 9:00:04 AM

Valid to:
12/30/2016 5:33:53 AM

Subject:
CN=New IT Limited, O=New IT Limited, L=Nicosia, S=Nicosia, C=CY

Issuer:
CN=Starfield Secure Certificate Authority - G2, OU=http://certs.starfieldtech.com/repository/, O="Starfield Technologies, Inc.", L=Scottsdale, S=Arizona, C=US

Serial number:
049768F7F19C91

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
11/5/2014 3:02:33 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
768:jpXL5B4PKtUt4VayjmFKb1M/G0+Aqa3G8AvTB:jB5BvJkySFKb1M/+VF8AN

Entry address:
0x2CC5

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 10, 53, 56, 8D, 45, F0, 50, C7, 45, F0, 08, 00, 00, 00, C7, 45, F4, 20, 00, 00, 00, FF, 15, 00, 30, 40, 00, 68, 28, 0A, 00, 00, BE, 60, 1C, BB, 00, 56, 33, DB, 53, FF, 15, A0, 30, 40, 00, 53, 68, 80, 00, 00, 00, 6A, 03, 53, 6A, 01, 68, 00, 00, 00, 80, 56, FF, 15, 98, 30, 40, 00, 8B, F0, 83, FE, FF, 0F, 84, D5, 00, 00, 00, 56, E8, 82, E8, FF, FF, 59, 56, 88, 45, FF, FF, 15, 9C, 30, 40, 00, 38, 5D, FF, 0F, 84, BB, 00, 00, 00, 66, 39, 1D, D8, E0, 40, 00, 74, 0A, BE, D8, E0, 40, 00, E8, F2...
 
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Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
8 KB (8,192 bytes)

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