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wordanchor-setup.exe

Word Anchor

The application wordanchor-setup.exe by Word Anchor has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 9 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) installer. While running, it connects to the Internet address unallocated.barefruit.co.uk on port 443.
Publisher:
WA  (signed by Word Anchor)

Product:
WA

Description:
WA Setup

Version:
1.10.0.20

MD5:
5ae8d82e1d239e2b8909cddb37e97e7f

SHA-1:
b2306d4ff922382c2aa8517f1afb370c76806663

SHA-256:
4623e368347c186cbe43261a5ac87a2279603822cf3232ff05e9e17758c97b45

Scanner detections:
9 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
1/15/2025 4:18:50 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Adware.Vitruvian.P
575

Bitdefender
Adware.Vitruvian.P
1.0.20.950

Dr.Web
Adware.Plugin.1137
9.0.1.0190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Adware.Vitruvian.P
8.15.07.09.09

F-Secure
Adware.Vitruvian.P
11.2015-09-07_5

G Data
Adware.Vitruvian
15.7.25

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.WordAnchor.A
v2015.07.09.09

MicroWorld eScan
Adware.Vitruvian.P
16.0.0.570

nProtect
Adware.Vitruvian.P
15.07.09.01

File size:
307.8 KB (315,224 bytes)

Product version:
1.10.0.20

Copyright:
(c) 2015 WA

Original file name:
wordanchor-setup.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\{random}.tmp\au_.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Word Anchor

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
5/22/2015 9:03:04 PM

Valid to:
5/22/2017 9:03:04 PM

Subject:
E=support@wordanchorapp.com, CN=Word Anchor, O=Word Anchor, L=San Diego, S=California, C=US

Issuer:
CN=GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - G2, O=GlobalSign nv-sa, C=BE

Serial number:
1121881197A2243E556A1A11A1D4B17AE0A0

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/5/2009 10:52:06 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:guxkZuTXJUgYa1UpgQwTR97yxzq9WY2ueOWTIPv8PtVdo8mu8oH8BrBUeH1tNHYC:gS5YXCQoRIzq9UOWTIUdol7tUeHNHPLP

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, 6F, 44, 00, E8, 09, 2C, 00, 00, A3, A4, 6E, 44, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 58, 9C, 42, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, B8, 91, 40, 00, 68, A0, 2E, 44, 00, E8, BC, 28, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, F0, 46, 00, 50, 57, E8, AA, 28, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
6.9924

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23 KB (23,552 bytes)

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

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to unallocated.barefruit.co.uk  (92.242.140.20:443)

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