wikithemes.exe

Internet Widgits Pty Ltd

The application wikithemes.exe by Internet Widgits Pty has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. It is set to automatically execute when any user logs into Windows (through the local user run registry setting) with the name ‘WikiThemes’. This file is typically installed with the program WikiThemes - WikiThemes for Desktop by WikiThemes. While running, it connects to the Internet address 208.185.50.90.IPYX-063360-004-ZYO.zip.zayo.com on port 80 using the HTTP protocol.
Publisher:
Internet Widgits Pty Ltd  (signed and verified)

MD5:
cf0624f2120e3c9a6af538a3d5452818

SHA-1:
f3056f0a6cb0be15d5493fea7709abed26fb2bf3

SHA-256:
a8291d7a2fbcd1d65c3617757d0388f5c7768008989f5eb1b7ab5a446fb27846

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

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:
5/4/2024 8:21:48 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP (M)
17.2.1.10

File size:
45.6 MB (47,853,920 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\roaming\wikithemes\wikithemes.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
Internet Widgits Pty Ltd

Valid from:
11/14/2016 9:36:30 AM

Valid to:
11/12/2026 9:36:30 AM

Subject:
CN=WikiThemes, O=Internet Widgits Pty Ltd, S=Some-State, C=US

Issuer:
CN=WikiThemes, O=Internet Widgits Pty Ltd, S=Some-State, C=US

Serial number:
00BFAB17CFDB648FE9

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
1/14/2017 4:33:31 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
12.0

Entry address:
0x1C99451

Entry point:
E8, 9A, 3A, 01, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 8B, 55, 0C, A1, 20, B8, EC, 02, F7, D2, 8B, 4D, 08, 23, D0, 23, 4D, 0C, 0B, D1, 89, 15, 20, B8, EC, 02, 5D, C3, E8, 09, 21, 00, 00, 85, C0, 74, 08, 6A, 16, E8, CC, 21, 00, 00, 59, F6, 05, 20, B8, EC, 02, 02, 74, 21, 6A, 17, E8, C9, 2D, 60, 00, 85, C0, 74, 05, 6A, 07, 59, CD, 29, 6A, 01, 68, 15, 00, 00, 40, 6A, 03, E8, A9, F8, FF, FF, 83, C4, 0C, 6A, 03, E8, 16, FC, FF, FF, CC, 55, 8B, EC, 8D, 45, 18, 50, 6A, 00, FF, 75, 14, FF, 75, 10, FF, 75, 0C, FF, 75...
 
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Code size:
34.9 MB (36,635,648 bytes)

Startup File (All Users Run)
Registry location:
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

Name:
WikiThemes

Command:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\roaming\wikithemes\wikithemes.exe su


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

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to 34.f4.c1ad.ip4.static.sl-reverse.com  (173.193.244.52:443)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to 208.185.50.90.IPYX-063360-004-ZYO.zip.zayo.com  (208.185.50.90:80)

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