AnyProtect.exe

AnyProtect

ClickMeIn Limited

The application AnyProtect.exe by ClickMeIn Limited has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. This is a setup program which is used to install the application. It runs as a scheduled task under the Windows Task Scheduler named APSnotifierPP1 triggered by a time event. This file is typically installed with the program AnyProtect by CMI Limited which is a potentially unwanted software program. It is also typically executed from an Internet Explorer cache folder. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.anyprotect.com.
Publisher:
AnyProtect by CMI  (signed by ClickMeIn Limited)

Product:
AnyProtect

Version:
1.0.0.1

MD5:
26549dbacc671342c246c481f5cd79a6

SHA-1:
14ef56bfcc8f43be957bf39abac3455c91df27b2

SHA-256:
cae56a1feed093fba6ab6de503acf038d40882dd63f68afee165c16bb2629b28

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:
4/19/2024 10:16:06 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Task.ClickMeInLimited.K
14.7.24.17

File size:
20 MB (20,991,024 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.1

Copyright:
2013 (C)

Original file name:
AnyProtect.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

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

Digital Signature
Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
1/11/2012 10:00:00 PM

Valid to:
3/2/2015 8:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=ClickMeIn Limited, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=ClickMeIn Limited, L=Nicosia, S=Nicosia, C=CY

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:
0181B78FA98E62B38390017BFFA25E8C

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
1/10/2014 11:36:59 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
393216:ngnbNtl9Z3tRrsAApE5USkaWsAD9uoWFgfqQVL4lCuWxRHBouQ4+u7vxqNX9glz:ngnb3Zdy89XWtuNaC3xUlBou97vxNlz

Entry address:
0x144496

Entry point:
E8, 6D, 90, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, 3B, 0D, B0, CF, 62, 00, 75, 02, F3, C3, E9, F4, 90, 00, 00, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 51, 53, 56, 8B, 35, 28, 43, 5C, 00, 57, FF, 35, 28, 89, 63, 00, FF, D6, FF, 35, 24, 89, 63, 00, 8B, D8, 89, 5D, FC, FF, D6, 8B, F0, 3B, F3, 0F, 82, 81, 00, 00, 00, 8B, FE, 2B, FB, 8D, 47, 04, 83, F8, 04, 72, 75, 53, E8, BA, 63, 00, 00, 8B, D8, 8D, 47, 04, 59, 3B, D8, 73, 48, B8, 00, 08, 00, 00, 3B, D8, 73, 02, 8B, C3, 03, C3, 3B, C3, 72, 0F, 50, FF, 75, FC, E8, 27, 92, 00, 00, 59, 59, 85...
 
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Entropy:
7.9357  (probably packed)

Code size:
1.8 MB (1,847,296 bytes)

Scheduled Task
Task name:
APSnotifierPP1

Trigger:
Time

Action:
anyprotect.exe --notifier 3a

Description:
Performs maintenance tasks for the APS subsystem.


The file AnyProtect.exe has been discovered within the following program.

AnyProtect  by CMI Limited
AnyProtect by ClickMeIn Limited is a potentially unwanted program.
www.anyprotect.com
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