4shared_desktop_3.3.5.exe

4shared Desktop Setup

New IT Limited

This is a bundle installer which bundles applications with offers for additional 3rd party software, mostly unwanted adware, and may be installed with minimal consent. The application 4shared_desktop_3.3.5.exe by New IT Limited has been detected as adware by 5 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the New IT Desktop Setup installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from dc199.4shared.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
New IT Solutions  (signed by New IT Limited)

Product:
4shared Desktop Setup

Version:
3.3.5

MD5:
e9f8b207976458896456a4b81c85e0cc

SHA-1:
52057ea7610e8956e6cf8f8ea7046f7c0abed9e7

SHA-256:
57e642f12f8bd2fe14aa0cccd7c59f1762eac917876132345fe15318ebcb5e68

Scanner detections:
5 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Bundles the Conduit Toolbar and/or Conduit Search Protect.

Description:
This is also known as bundleware, or downloadware, which is an downloader designed to simply deliver ad-supported offers in the setup routine of an otherwise legitimate software.

Analysis date:
4/25/2024 6:05:57 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

ESET NOD32
Win32/Toolbar.Conduit
8.9489

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.4Shared
v2014.03.18.03

Panda Antivirus
PUP/Conduit.A
14.03.18.03

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.NewITLimited.T
14.3.18.15

VIPRE Antivirus
Conduit
26992

File size:
2.3 MB (2,426,528 bytes)

Copyright:
New IT Solutions

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
New IT Desktop Setup (using Nullsoft Install System)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\4shared_desktop_3.3.5.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
GoDaddy.com, Inc.

Valid from:
11/4/2011 6:00:14 PM

Valid to:
11/3/2012 3:47:52 PM

Subject:
CN=New IT Limited, O=New IT Limited, L=Nicosia, S=Nicosia, C=CY

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:
0434DD1A1F0904

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
4/10/2010 2:19:31 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:00FMDt/Tj8n83goH2GKQZxiUMVYoqiqc+n1QMNdbZ0u+46fcYQJ:0+eK8QcxMlqimHeu+jK

Entry address:
0x354B

Entry point:
81, EC, D4, 02, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 57, 6A, 20, 33, ED, 5E, 89, 6C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, D8, 84, 40, 00, 89, 6C, 24, 14, FF, 15, 30, 80, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B8, 80, 40, 00, 55, FF, 15, B0, 82, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 98, 06, 47, 00, E8, 67, 27, 00, 00, 55, 68, B4, 02, 00, 00, A3, B0, 05, 47, 00, 8D, 44, 24, 38, 50, 55, 68, 1C, 86, 40, 00, FF, 15, 80, 81, 40, 00, 68, 04, 86, 40, 00, 68, A0, 85, 46, 00, E8, 35, 26, 00, 00, FF, 15, B4, 80, 40, 00, 50, BF, A0, 10, 4C, 00, 57, E8, 23, 26, 00, 00...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
25 KB (25,600 bytes)

The file 4shared_desktop_3.3.5.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 3 URLs.

http://dc199.4shared.com/download/.../4shared_Desktop_335.exe

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