alwaysrememberme_at_c3.exe

Always Remember Me Free Trial

Demand Media Inc

The application alwaysrememberme_at_c3.exe, “Always Remember Me Free Trial Setup ” by Demand Media Inc has been detected as adware by 2 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Inno Setup installer. This version of the installer will bundle the Ask.com Toolbar, a potentially unwanted web browser extension. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.arcadetown.com.
Publisher:
Riva Celso   (signed by Demand Media Inc)

Product:
Always Remember Me Free Trial

Description:
Always Remember Me Free Trial Setup

Version:
1.0

MD5:
001bab2977e17e40ae75f0782c76b594

SHA-1:
2130c1019b4dcf0621ca22e2699db73b532f1961

SHA-256:
296b82c158572f1e512c8ed61ac6647cd756ad687af485b02b09288a0a7c8ddc

Scanner detections:
2 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Bundles that Ask.com toolbar as a third-party offer, a web browser extension that may modify a user's search and home pages.

Analysis date:
4/26/2024 6:42:01 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

ESET NOD32
Win32/Bundled.Toolbar.Ask (variant)
8.10087

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.DemandMedia.W
14.7.28.0

File size:
46.5 MB (48,766,048 bytes)

Product version:
1.0

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Inno Setup

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\alwaysrememberme_at_c3.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
The USERTRUST Network

Valid from:
7/5/2010 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
7/5/2013 4:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Demand Media Inc, O=Demand Media Inc, STREET="1333 Second Street, Ste. 100", STREET=Santa Monica Headquarters, L=Santa Monica, S=CA, PostalCode=90401, C=US

Issuer:
CN=UTN-USERFirst-Object, OU=http://www.usertrust.com, O=The USERTRUST Network, L=Salt Lake City, S=UT, C=US

Serial number:
00B59247E636AB04099E33A2FB6D5BA8B5

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 3:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
786432:pqfpiYEVneqIQjJeu1bjE6J6CNDGBpJ72MB96Rvnwi7lMigfeA/7YJs5DEOg2v5H:p5YQ6QNeCVoC1ApJ7ZgRvwr5eKBELU

Entry address:
0x9B24

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, A2, 95, FF, FF, E8, A9, A7, FF, FF, E8, D4, C9, FF, FF, E8, 1B, CA, FF, FF, E8, 0E, F3, FF, FF, E8, 75, F4, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, DB, A1, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, A4, A1, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 9B, FE, FF, FF, E8, 02, FA, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, 04, D0, FF, FF, 8B, 55, F0, B8, EC, CD, 40, 00, E8, 53, 96, FF, FF, 6A, 02, 6A, 00, 6A, 01, 8B, 0D, EC, CD, 40, 00, B2, 01, B8...
 
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Entropy:
8.0000

Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

The file alwaysrememberme_at_c3.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

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