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alot-appbar-installer.exe

Barra de aplicativos da ALOT

Alot.com

The application alot-appbar-installer.exe, “Configuração da barra de aplicativos da ALOT” by Alot.com has been detected as adware 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 NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) installer. It is also typically executed from an Internet Explorer cache folder. The file has been seen being downloaded from files.alotimg.com.
Publisher:
ALOT  (signed by Alot.com)

Product:
Barra de aplicativos da ALOT

Description:
Configuração da barra de aplicativos da ALOT

Version:
1.3.0001.0

MD5:
05d872f46d48ab1362d2952094efd5f9

SHA-1:
6e72d3a868b5462229edc54ff83e62f5669a9f96

SHA-256:
4b015560725f28ba31675ed84023176d21d5975da6f4ab6eaf7429bdc6cd091d

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:
4/25/2024 11:49:00 PM UTC  (a few moments ago)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Alot.Installer (M)
16.4.7.18

File size:
1.1 MB (1,160,264 bytes)

Copyright:
(c) 2010 ALOT.com

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\content.ie5\{random}\alot-appbar-installer.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Alot.com

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
6/14/2010 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
6/21/2013 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Alot.com, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=Alot.com, L=New York, S=New York, C=US

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2009-2 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)09, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
0EBE0040F9558F86569F54286EF65398

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
9/9/2009 2:23:23 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:smJuUy/G9VDZIef7EpJ2G3VS7AVVxbcS/buwTNKuWuytkgnevcx:s/GXDOG7EpJdlS8KHuJitfx

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 alot-appbar-installer.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://files.alotimg.com/app/3/bar/installer/link/3/0/8/3/.../alot-appbar-installer.exe

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