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4sync_update.exe

4Sync

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 4sync_update.exe by New IT Limited has been detected as adware by 3 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 www.4sync.com.
Publisher:
New IT Solutions  (signed by New IT Limited)

Product:
4Sync

Description:
4Sync Setup

Version:
1.2.9.23156

MD5:
8c461a9859aa50e19ad6daaba5e749b2

SHA-1:
f338bdb5ba53b1acd5d6b6ecca7a7b7fa02d34ef

SHA-256:
786a73c82a7118cfa7c5867a1995d00ac7fad96846aac396ea6d06e6b8266fd0

Scanner detections:
3 / 68

Status:
Adware

Description:
This is an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:
4/23/2024 11:05:21 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

avast!
Win32:Toolbar-N [PUP]
2014.9-140910

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.NewITLimited.M
14.9.10.13

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V0816
7.2.253

File size:
12.6 MB (13,161,432 bytes)

Product version:
1.2.9.23156

Copyright:
New IT Solutions

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
New IT Desktop Setup

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\roaming\4sync\temp\4sync_update.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
New IT Limited

Authority:
GoDaddy.com, Inc.

Valid from:
11/16/2012 7:16:05 PM

Valid to:
11/16/2013 5:30:34 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:
2B2A165690BBAA

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
8/14/2013 5:40:21 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
196608:sUJJQGHXE0N8xeicPTe7Y5Q9jB7lQsiQi+VxqmxGmpPEBNWs0r:BJjNEry2Zus0MqJBNWsS

Entry address:
0x3645D8

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, E8, 33, C0, 89, 45, E8, 89, 45, EC, B8, 88, 7F, 75, 00, E8, 00, A1, CA, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, 45, 47, 76, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, A1, 18, 13, 77, 00, 8B, 00, E8, 7A, 2D, EA, FF, E8, 31, 09, FE, FF, E8, 80, 13, FE, FF, 85, C0, 75, 72, A1, C4, 13, 77, 00, 80, 38, 00, 74, 1B, 83, C9, FF, BA, 60, 47, 76, 00, B8, E8, 47, 76, 00, E8, C8, 13, FE, FF, 33, C0, E8, 75, 4D, CA, FF, EB, 7D, A1, 70, 16, 77, 00, 80, 38, 00, 74, 1E, 8D, 55, EC, 33, C0, E8, 8B, 25, CA, FF, 8B, 45, EC, B9, 01, 00, 00...
 
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Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
3.4 MB (3,553,792 bytes)

The file 4sync_update.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://www.4sync.com/download/.../4Sync_12923156.exe

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