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writeclick_2016.exe

WhiteSmoke Inc

The application writeclick_2016.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.
Publisher:
WhiteSmoke Inc  (signed and verified)

Version:
1.00.6034.13115

MD5:
077adfb03219e7990186e9f4071e2677

SHA-1:
8329935606390c7632bf2ad1e69d41d58e768bf1

SHA-256:
3354c96eeffc270f897fd2bad259a1d278758e8aea401d750de15bd416873c66

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 2:50:05 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.WhiteSmoke (M)
16.7.18.22

File size:
8.5 MB (8,940,576 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\writeclick_2016.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
WhiteSmoke Inc

Authority:
Symantec Corporation

Valid from:
8/4/2015 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
9/3/2017 4:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=WhiteSmoke Inc, O=WhiteSmoke Inc, L=Wilmington, S=Delaware, C=US

Issuer:
CN=Symantec Class 3 SHA256 Code Signing CA, OU=Symantec Trust Network, O=Symantec Corporation, C=US

Serial number:
1464EFB2CC87AF9A3F855E683C12294D

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
2/24/2012 11:21:56 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
196608:tjxdSUvmSSF88scoVDDKn9QOVg9Eqxy7O89LYYcw/xIpwo:tjPQS8noDKn9U+qxyVmOpIio

Entry address:
0x3814

Entry point:
81, EC, 84, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 1C, C7, 44, 24, 10, 70, 8A, 40, 00, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 30, 80, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 80, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, A4, 82, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 58, 89, 44, 00, E8, FA, 28, 00, 00, 53, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, A3, 68, 88, 44, 00, 8D, 44, 24, 3C, 50, 53, 68, 1F, 8B, 40, 00, FF, 15, 70, 81, 40, 00, 68, 14, 8B, 40, 00, 68, 60, 48, 44, 00, E8, 24, 26, 00, 00, FF, 15, AC, 80, 40, 00, 50, BF, 50, 10, 47, 00, 57, E8, 12, 26...
 
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Entropy:
7.9996

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
27 KB (27,648 bytes)

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