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platypus6.client.exe

Platypus Billing System (Client)

Tucows Inc.

The application platypus6.client.exe by Tucows 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:
Tucows Inc.  (signed and verified)

Product:
Platypus Billing System (Client)

Version:
6.1.2141.0

MD5:
168057e0964038afb92c07454783d229

SHA-1:
23c1dfa6abda7f05a3feee838ca5505ad7ef90aa

SHA-256:
37ce5f68a496bf3f8e56c39d12889c88d779bfabe1ce72029d04e4b1a789621e

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:
5/12/2024 3:08:57 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP (M)
16.8.7.2

File size:
45 MB (47,225,000 bytes)

Product version:
6.1.2141.0

Copyright:
Tucows, Inc. © 1996-2008, 2009

Trademarks:
Platypus Billing System, Platypus Logo, Wombat Helpdesk System, Wombat Logo

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\mikrotek\platypus6.client.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Tucows Inc.

Authority:
Thawte Consulting (Pty) Ltd.

Valid from:
4/30/2009 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
5/1/2011 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Tucows Inc., OU=Platypus Billing System, O=Tucows Inc., L=Toronto, S=Ontario, C=CA

Issuer:
CN=Thawte Code Signing CA, O=Thawte Consulting (Pty) Ltd., C=ZA

Serial number:
264D222837911D35F90821F7D3395837

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/6/2009 11:41:54 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
786432:t3smM8SWdNnSM67KLrMW8Q2NKMhT3fz8sEXcZGe19qWQlM0If07jxjwKgErUow3:OZHW+M6mLrMpK0bfgc5aWfkxjvgE43

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, 3F, 42, 00, E8, 09, 2C, 00, 00, A3, A4, 3E, 42, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 58, F4, 41, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, B8, 91, 40, 00, 68, A0, 36, 42, 00, E8, BC, 28, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, 90, 42, 00, 50, 57, E8, AA, 28, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
8.0000

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23 KB (23,552 bytes)

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