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backgroundhost64.exe

Add-ons Framework

Outfox Tv Productions Pty Ltd

The application backgroundhost64.exe by Outfox Tv Productions Pty has been detected as adware by 2 anti-malware scanners. While running, it connects to the Internet address li963-234.members.linode.com on port 80 using the HTTP protocol.
Publisher:
Outfox Tv Productions Pty Ltd  (signed and verified)

Product:
Add-ons Framework

Version:
1.1.3.3

MD5:
bca5d1d98ed0397b029799ab89e39407

SHA-1:
89eea6958f383c76bf82daf041cebd8ad1d68480

SHA-256:
faded605a3c573a1ce8abc0143e0a64679a95329ce38baa1d6091ed1d3128773

Scanner detections:
2 / 68

Status:
Adware

Analysis date:
4/27/2024 12:30:04 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

ESET NOD32
Win64/Toolbar.Besttoolbars (variant)
8.9614

Reason Heuristics
Plugin.Besttoolbars.OutfoxTvProductionsPty.Q
14.4.8.2

File size:
495.2 KB (507,112 bytes)

Product version:
1.1.2.3

Copyright:
ToolbarStudio Inc. All rights reserved.

Original file name:
BackgroundHost.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win64 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\outfoxtvaddon\backgroundhost64.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Outfox Tv Productions Pty Ltd

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
12/3/2013 11:00:00 AM

Valid to:
12/4/2014 10:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Outfox Tv Productions Pty Ltd, O=Outfox Tv Productions Pty Ltd, STREET=129 Robertson Street, L=Fortitude Valley, S=Qld, PostalCode=4006, C=AU

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
0DB9E809D891B3D1DE926581A15676EA

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
3/3/2014 8:54:42 PM

OS version:
5.2

OS bitness:
Win64

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:it86ERh5WopdzHDroLcXTHEtzud7314V6fqrnNvmKY9QTv5QMih9rxy7htWxHjIY:u86QddzHDUvyF4V6+NmX8T7htWljonSd

Entry address:
0x3B0E8

Entry point:
48, 83, EC, 28, E8, EF, 86, 00, 00, 48, 83, C4, 28, E9, 52, FE, FF, FF, CC, CC, 40, 55, 41, 54, 41, 55, 41, 56, 41, 57, 48, 83, EC, 50, 48, 8D, 6C, 24, 40, 48, 89, 5D, 40, 48, 89, 75, 48, 48, 89, 7D, 50, 48, 8B, 05, AE, 94, 03, 00, 48, 33, C5, 48, 89, 45, 08, 8B, 5D, 60, 33, FF, 4D, 8B, F1, 45, 8B, F8, 89, 55, 00, 85, DB, 7E, 2A, 44, 8B, D3, 49, 8B, C1, 41, FF, CA, 40, 38, 38, 74, 0C, 48, FF, C0, 45, 85, D2, 75, F0, 41, 83, CA, FF, 8B, C3, 41, 2B, C2, FF, C8, 3B, C3, 8D, 58, 01, 7C, 02, 8B, D8, 44, 8B, 65...
 
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Entropy:
6.0552

Code size:
316.5 KB (324,096 bytes)

The executing file has been seen to make the following network communications in live environments.

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to li963-234.members.linode.com  (45.33.9.234:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-23-23-124-22.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (23.23.124.22:80)

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