alot_toolbar_dictionary_uk_installer.exe

ALOT Toolbar

Alot.com

The application alot_toolbar_dictionary_uk_installer.exe, “ALOT Toolbar Setup” 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.
Publisher:
ALOT  (signed by Alot.com)

Product:
ALOT Toolbar

Description:
ALOT Toolbar Setup

Version:
2.5.7002.477

MD5:
88d99583fbad5e96d732bf64eaf75aaa

SHA-1:
c06ee3eb16f29050ded40f04ecdf061c0926a7e2

SHA-256:
4c467778e06215efca3065aefa4af1003c2d33584ff4c35844b2210bcbdfc785

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:
4/16/2024 1:00:09 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Alot (M)
17.2.16.10

File size:
658.2 KB (673,992 bytes)

Copyright:
© 2009

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
6/21/2007 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
6/22/2010 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 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:
1027946633D229F3ECCCF0561C8075

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

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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Entropy:
7.9339

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
25 KB (25,600 bytes)

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