articlerewriteworker_setup.exe

Article Rewrite Worker

ALIKET SOFTWARE CO., LTD.

The application articlerewriteworker_setup.exe, “Article Rewrite Worker Setup ” by ALIKET SOFTWARE CO. has been detected as a potentially unwanted program 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 Inno Setup installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from files.downloadnow.com.
Publisher:
ArticleRewriteWorker.com   (signed by ALIKET SOFTWARE CO., LTD.)

Product:
Article Rewrite Worker

Description:
Article Rewrite Worker Setup

Version:
1.1.3.25

MD5:
fe215c28ab713b63c5263b3aeae8978d

SHA-1:
9671d7e7ba7611135aa6ea55f902f32345827723

SHA-256:
e2060b9f707a663db71196887d4fdb0aeccf34bee8bcfb528ff9f158d2d01c81

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
4/16/2024 4:42:59 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Optional.ALIKETSOFTWARECO.Installer
16.2.6.12

File size:
3.1 MB (3,211,832 bytes)

Product version:
1.1.3.25

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2011-2021 ArticleRewriteWorker.com

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Inno Setup

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
10/23/2010 3:00:00 AM

Valid to:
11/27/2012 2:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN="ALIKET SOFTWARE CO., LTD.", OU=Secure Application Development, O="ALIKET SOFTWARE CO., LTD.", L=BEIJING, S=BEIJING, C=CN

Issuer:
CN=Thawte Code Signing CA - G2, O="Thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
290E9CC99535D9DE6F80E9A454C75D64

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 1:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:82j5jnx/nSMjp7hY5yAiDUl4/YPHnQqQstFpX87RA0j3i88HI2ZfR7zE:xj5NvdjRhY5qDrAPHQqdrsRA0zXN2pZE

Entry address:
0x9A58

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, 6E, 96, FF, FF, E8, 75, A8, FF, FF, E8, A0, CA, FF, FF, E8, E7, CA, FF, FF, E8, 0E, F3, FF, FF, E8, 75, F4, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, 0B, A1, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, D4, A0, 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, AC, D0, FF, FF, 8B, 55, F0, B8, E4, CD, 40, 00, E8, 1F, 97, FF, FF, 6A, 02, 6A, 00, 6A, 01, 8B, 0D, E4, CD, 40, 00, B2, 01, B8...
 
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Entropy:
7.9953

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

Code size:
36.5 KB (37,376 bytes)

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