2013-10-30_free-video-to-mp3-converter_video2mp3_96we53tu.exe

Windows Internet Explorer

GVU Technologies LLC

While the file properties state the file is developed by 'Microsoft Corporation', this is not the case and it is designed just to look like a legitimate Microsoft system file. The application 2013-10-30_free-video-to-mp3-converter_video2mp3_96we53tu.exe, “Win32 Cabinet Self-Extractor ” by GVU Technologies has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. This is a setup program which is used to install the application.
Publisher:
Microsoft Corporation  (signed by GVU Technologies LLC)

Product:
Windows® Internet Explorer

Description:
Win32 Cabinet Self-Extractor

Version:
8.00.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255)

MD5:
aa11e08cec750767b439878fa3b47304

SHA-1:
553fcb6d56ba5883b19e0f48f1f623aa33489933

SHA-256:
c34ef606d8e4203fc0c204e47229634a7c048b63757eefd38e6aa6aae417af41

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:
4/26/2024 9:28:26 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.DownloadAdmin.GVUTechnologies.Installer (M)
15.12.15.16

File size:
10.5 MB (11,026,240 bytes)

Product version:
8.00.7600.16385

Copyright:
© Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

Original file name:
WEXTRACT.EXE .MUI

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\2013-10-30_free-video-to-mp3-converter_video2mp3_96we53tu.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
GoDaddy.com, Inc.

Valid from:
10/5/2013 11:03:58 PM

Valid to:
10/5/2014 11:03:58 PM

Subject:
CN=GVU Technologies LLC, O=GVU Technologies LLC, L=St. Louis, S=Missouri, C=US

Issuer:
SERIALNUMBER=07969287, CN=Go Daddy Secure Certification Authority, OU=http://certificates.godaddy.com/repository, O="GoDaddy.com, Inc.", L=Scottsdale, S=Arizona, C=US

Serial number:
4B063C7BCD89BE

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
7/13/2009 6:42:43 PM

OS version:
6.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
196608:JquJQ9zuekmkkQnEKRw+3N6bo9Gz5V5Yam9Kt3MN1SU6mDi/3Y3if:JO6GQjRwgI8W7hmQZMNEUfD4c4

Entry address:
0x6AF8

Entry point:
E8, 1C, 06, 00, 00, E9, 4D, FD, FF, FF, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, 3B, 0D, C4, C2, 00, 01, 75, 03, C2, 00, 00, E9, 98, 06, 00, 00, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, FF, 25, 74, 12, 00, 01, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, FF, 25, 70, 12, 00, 01, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, 51, 8D, 4C, 24, 04, 2B, C8, 1B, C0, F7, D0, 23, C8, 8B, C4, 25, 00, F0, FF, FF, 3B, C8, 72, 0A, 8B, C1, 59, 94, 8B, 00, 89, 04, 24, C3, 2D, 00, 10, 00, 00, 85, 00, EB, E9, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, 53, 56, 57, 8B, 54, 24, 10, 8B...
 
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Entropy:
7.9976  (probably packed)

Code size:
43 KB (44,032 bytes)

The file 2013-10-30_free-video-to-mp3-converter_video2mp3_96we53tu.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.