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alot-appbar-installer.exe

INUVO Product

Inuvo Inc.

The application alot-appbar-installer.exe, “Configuração da barra de aplicativos da ALOT” by Inuvo 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 Inuvo Inc.)

Product:
INUVO Product

Description:
Configuração da barra de aplicativos da ALOT

Version:
1.3.5000.0

MD5:
fae9f111d09e95e05a23e0d355fb3672

SHA-1:
a12d074d6e8f5b2a8ad91f8cf3501b56a5982afa

SHA-256:
acf47f784fa9009ce98d0be6a3d803e944643f2c60ea0bb49ae63e924a67b7d4

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:
4/24/2024 3:34:06 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Alot.Inuvo.Installer (M)
16.1.19.22

File size:
1.1 MB (1,204,000 bytes)

Copyright:
(c) 2010 ALOT.com

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Inuvo Inc.

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
6/16/2013 9:00:00 PM

Valid to:
6/16/2016 8:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Inuvo Inc., OU=alot.com, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=Inuvo Inc., L=Conway, S=Arkansas, 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:
3882D25FACDF3244606CB5E968ED9FEA

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
2/24/2012 4:19:59 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:IVvaJW/4x8m4CfhQihXTjzzjt79QJJRLX5qXZClDRMnJepLW:xsg2m46hQcjjrt7ScpCl4opy

Entry address:
0x39E3

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, 91, 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, C0, 82, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, B8, 2E, 47, 00, E8, 37, 2A, 00, 00, 55, 68, B4, 02, 00, 00, A3, D0, 2D, 47, 00, 8D, 44, 24, 38, 50, 55, 68, 1C, 93, 40, 00, FF, 15, 84, 81, 40, 00, 68, 04, 93, 40, 00, 68, C0, AD, 46, 00, E8, 19, 27, 00, 00, FF, 15, B4, 80, 40, 00, 50, BF, A0, 30, 4C, 00, 57, E8, 07, 27, 00, 00...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
28 KB (28,672 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/3/0/0/8/.../alot-appbar-installer.exe

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