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alotservice.exe

ALOT Update Service

Alot.com

The application alotservice.exe by Alot.com has been detected as adware by 3 anti-malware scanners. It runs as a separate (within the context of its own process) windows Service named “ALOT Update Service”. While running, it connects to the Internet address h121.221.40.69.static.ip.windstream.net on port 443.
Publisher:
Inuvo Inc.  (signed by Alot.com)

Product:
ALOT Update Service

Version:
1.3.2000.0

MD5:
ae6d5de9c928501dd308ada34da1334b

SHA-1:
4526c3fdd30e4e24fe5c9db5b232de1c543e3488

SHA-256:
5edebc2bc4bb4860d61fa8cef82b317480b908a112acf91be3828364ec231cbc

Scanner detections:
3 / 68

Status:
Adware

Analysis date:
5/10/2024 3:58:15 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Boost by Reason
Optional.Service.Alot.L
188838

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Service.Alot.L
14.8.7.21

Sophos
Alot Toolbar
4.98

File size:
250.5 KB (256,472 bytes)

Product version:
1.3.2000.0

Copyright:
© Inuvo Corporation. All rights reserved.

Original file name:
alotservice.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\locallow\alotservice\alotservice.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Alot.com

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
6/13/2010 6:00:00 PM

Valid to:
6/20/2013 5:59:59 PM

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:
12/18/2012 2:53:28 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:qajANL5Gcsl2x0OZigjH0zqJUxEYNONpVdH7xn:tANfslrOZigjH0uJUxEYe7xn

Entry address:
0x14171

Entry point:
E8, 08, 7E, 00, 00, E9, 95, FE, FF, FF, 6A, 0C, 68, F8, 6A, 43, 00, E8, A9, E0, FF, FF, 6A, 0E, E8, 05, 80, 00, 00, 59, 83, 65, FC, 00, 8B, 75, 08, 8B, 4E, 04, 85, C9, 74, 2F, A1, A0, C0, 43, 00, BA, 9C, C0, 43, 00, 89, 45, E4, 85, C0, 74, 11, 39, 08, 75, 2C, 8B, 48, 04, 89, 4A, 04, 50, E8, 63, CC, FF, FF, 59, FF, 76, 04, E8, 5A, CC, FF, FF, 59, 83, 66, 04, 00, C7, 45, FC, FE, FF, FF, FF, E8, 0A, 00, 00, 00, E8, 98, E0, FF, FF, C3, 8B, D0, EB, C5, 6A, 0E, E8, D1, 7E, 00, 00, 59, C3, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, 8B...
 
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Entropy:
6.2569

Code size:
150.5 KB (154,112 bytes)

Service
Display name:
ALOT Update Service

Service name:
AlotService

Description:
Periodically updates ALOT products

Type:
Win32OwnProcess


The executing file has been seen to make the following network communication in live environments.

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to h121.221.40.69.static.ip.windstream.net  (69.40.221.121:443)

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