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app_15822

Red Balloons Software, LLC

This is the Performersoft setup installer. The file app_15822 by Red Balloons Software 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 InstallBrain installer. It is also typically executed from the user's temporary directory.
Publisher:
Red Balloons Software, LLC  (signed and verified)

MD5:
593dcd797ef738ddc2823c6903b46a1c

SHA-1:
ea6b8b78bae75808562f9b9dfc0b12d3389399d2

SHA-256:
5a25ff9db57b3393f42fd1da00564bd3ff7cfc247edf9385a05f3d93027a625f

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.

Description:
This is also known as bundleware, or downloadware, which is an downloader designed to simply deliver ad-supported offers in the setup routine of an otherwise legitimate software.

Analysis date:
4/20/2024 1:59:37 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Performersoft.RedBalloonsSoftware.Bundler (M)
16.2.12.20

File size:
1.7 MB (1,781,048 bytes)

Bundler/Installer:
InstallBrain (using Nullsoft Install System)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\{random}.tmp\app_15822

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Red Balloons Software, LLC

Authority:
GoDaddy.com, Inc.

Valid from:
11/20/2013 1:13:54 AM

Valid to:
11/20/2014 1:13:54 AM

Subject:
CN="Red Balloons Software, LLC", O="Red Balloons Software, LLC", L=San Francisco, S=California, C=US

Issuer:
SERIALNUMBER=07969287, CN=Go Daddy Secure Certification Authority, OU=http://certificates.godaddy.com/repository, O="GoDaddy.com, Inc.", L=Scottsdale, S=Arizona, C=US

Serial number:
2B41EF13399233

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
9/26/2011 8:21:28 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:cXkqxkXj/pElnQmPJ7jU3nKf/EKNARvLQhPZ2aQzYm+vpkbOmC:cXkxXClnTOKRAZkhEaQzYxRkbOmC

Entry address:
0x3883

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, 68, 92, 40, 00, 89, 6C, 24, 14, FF, 15, 30, 80, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B4, 80, 40, 00, 55, FF, 15, C0, 82, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, B8, 2E, 47, 00, E8, 36, 2A, 00, 00, 55, 68, B4, 02, 00, 00, A3, D0, 2D, 47, 00, 8D, 44, 24, 38, 50, 55, 68, 64, 92, 40, 00, FF, 15, 84, 81, 40, 00, 68, 4C, 92, 40, 00, 68, C0, AD, 46, 00, E8, 18, 27, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 80, 40, 00, 50, BF, A0, 30, 4C, 00, 57, E8, 06, 27, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.9869

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
27.5 KB (28,160 bytes)

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