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atube_catcher_setup.exe

aTube Catcher

DsNET Corp.

The application atube_catcher_setup.exe by DsNET has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 8 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) installer. The installer uses the OpenCandy monitzation platform which will donwload and install offers in the setup for potentially unwanted software including ad/search-supported toolbars. The file has been seen being downloaded from download1142.mediafire.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
DsNET Corp  (signed by DsNET Corp.)

Product:
aTube Catcher

Version:
2.9.988

MD5:
e6cab25cd744fe4367b771dc5173b0d2

SHA-1:
d7c9a98cdfd62810f7cb60ef6aa6e2bde05516fb

SHA-256:
20b62079e365fdbec9180d4cca14b683707ab72de0446674732b799598ffd512

Scanner detections:
8 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

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 7:22:36 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.OpenCandy
4.0.3.1587

Dr.Web
Adware.Toolbar.246
9.0.1.0219

ESET NOD32
Win32/Bundled.Toolbar.Ask.G potentially unsafe (variant)
9.11324

G Data
Win32.Adware.OpenCandy
15.8.25

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.200.15263

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OpenCandy
v2015.08.07.05

Reason Heuristics
PUP.DsNET.aTube.Installer.Meta (M)
16.6.9.12

Trend Micro House Call
Suspicious_GEN.F47V0222
7.2.219

File size:
12.7 MB (13,326,008 bytes)

Product version:
2.9.988

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Language:
English (United States)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
DsNET Corp.

Authority:
The USERTRUST Network

Valid from:
3/7/2011 6:00:00 PM

Valid to:
3/7/2014 5:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=DsNET Corp., O=DsNET Corp., STREET=Plan de Ayala M3 L30, STREET=Mexico Revolucionario, L=Ecatepec, S=Mexico, PostalCode=55266, C=MX

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

Serial number:
009934C0F374A7790598E44428C2B46363

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/5/2009 4:50:46 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
393216:0MlL8Hl6ES3sJeMitCZDzvmVfyQBKha06o+:0MlgFJJH4CpvmRyQAZ4

Entry address:
0x323C

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 30, 91, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 30, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B4, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 7C, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 58, 3F, 42, 00, E8, 09, 2C, 00, 00, A3, A4, 3E, 42, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 58, F4, 41, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, B8, 91, 40, 00, 68, A0, 36, 42, 00, E8, BC, 28, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, 90, 42, 00, 50, 57, E8, AA, 28, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.9997

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23 KB (23,552 bytes)

The file atube_catcher_setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.

http://download1142.mediafire.com/8p3wlszyblrg/.../aTube_Catcher_Setup.exe

http://download1107.mediafire.com/h766h4ls08lg/.../aTube_Catcher_Setup.exe

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