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addthis_toolbar_phase1.exe

FreeCause

The application addthis_toolbar_phase1.exe by FreeCause has been detected as a potentially unwanted program 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 Nullsoft Scriptable Install System installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from s31.freecause.com.
Publisher:
FreeCause  (signed and verified)

MD5:
76c1d174600bd62b01d0a90baa255fe2

SHA-1:
ffb5dc5e936409aa896f99af5c5fa656d74fb6a7

SHA-256:
9ffb232ddf5252a8958bda44b3ea0a8c0aeb6cce81b3cba041c01a8384054c72

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:
4/23/2024 11:04:32 PM UTC  (a few moments ago)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.FreeCause.W
14.2.26.9

File size:
385.6 KB (394,832 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Nullsoft Scriptable Install System

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\addthis_toolbar_phase1.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
FreeCause

Authority:
VeriSign

Valid from:
3/19/2012 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
4/26/2015 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN="FreeCause, Inc.", OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O="FreeCause, Inc.", L=Boston, S=Massachusetts, C=US

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)10, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
605E5D633DE88751BF7880C36287931F

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/24/2007 4:04:20 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:5S+ouKLg03z83mV0KxiUNt9caV10rd0TNruIJyxlQ54AkcLPeRwqE01N0:InKmVhiOKaVOrd0BKMsQ4AkcLPKS

Entry address:
0x30BE

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, C0, 91, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 30, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 7C, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 98, 3F, 42, 00, E8, E1, 2A, 00, 00, A3, E4, 3E, 42, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 90, F4, 41, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, B4, 91, 40, 00, 68, E0, 36, 42, 00, E8, 98, 27, 00, 00, FF, 15, AC, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, 90, 42, 00, 50, 57, E8, 86, 27, 00, 00...
 
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Code size:
22 KB (22,528 bytes)

The file addthis_toolbar_phase1.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://s31.freecause.com/AddThis_Toolbar_Phase1.exe

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