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adwarealert.sys

C-NetMedia

The file adwarealert.sys by C-NetMedia has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. It runs as a Windows file system device driver named “adwarealert”.
Publisher:
C-NetMedia  (signed and verified)

MD5:
3b5b8a53d56775aef8babf2800f39a3d

SHA-1:
271d87eec4a06ab95a1a2ad01a9a685fd6e303f9

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:
5/1/2024 6:12:12 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP (M)
17.2.15.10

File size:
19.1 KB (19,568 bytes)

File type:
Driver (Win32 SYS)

Common path:
C:\Windows\System32\drivers\adwarealert.sys

Digital Signature
Signed by:
C-NetMedia

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
9/19/2007 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
11/14/2010 5:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=C-NetMedia, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=C-NetMedia, L=Mobile, S=Alabama, C=US

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2004 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)04, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
02A78994E8042BC50C7A333E91F74B3D

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/21/2007 3:00:34 PM

OS version:
6.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Native (none required)

Linker version:
8.0

Entry address:
0x28A6

Entry point:
8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, A1, 80, 0F, 01, 00, 85, C0, B9, 4E, E6, 40, BB, 74, 04, 3B, C1, 75, 1E, 8B, 15, D0, 0D, 01, 00, B8, 80, 0F, 01, 00, C1, E8, 08, 33, 02, A3, 80, 0F, 01, 00, 75, 07, 8B, C1, A3, 80, 0F, 01, 00, F7, D0, A3, 84, 0F, 01, 00, 5D, E9, 9E, FD, FF, FF, 5C, 00, 41, 00, 64, 00, 77, 00, 61, 00, 72, 00, 65, 00, 41, 00, 6C, 00, 65, 00, 72, 00, 74, 00, 00, 00, CC, CC, BC, 29, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 9A, 2C, 00, 00, 68, 0D, 00, 00, B0, 29, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, D0, 2C...
 
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Entropy:
6.6541

Code size:
9.4 KB (9,600 bytes)

Driver
Display name:
adwarealert

Description:
adwarealert system protection

Type:
File system 'filter' driver (FileSystemDriver)

Group:
FSFilter AntiVirus

Depends on:
FltMgr


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