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backgroundhost64.exe

Add-ons Framework

Retail Benefits Inc

The application backgroundhost64.exe by Retail Benefits Inc has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat.
Publisher:
Retail Benefits Inc  (signed and verified)

Product:
Add-ons Framework

Version:
1.1.8.18

MD5:
49773c44e70754222a7ebd38cf94a206

SHA-1:
c225e3d3fbe06d9263649e154f6a995fb480a401

SHA-256:
12470aae2f68c8b51e00322b118d0f890238354918cc7c3eac37145f95786d61

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:
5/4/2024 12:55:59 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Besttoolbars (M)
17.1.16.6

File size:
503.8 KB (515,856 bytes)

Product version:
1.1.8.18

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\fes shopping assistant\backgroundhost64.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Retail Benefits Inc

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
2/7/2013 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
2/8/2016 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Retail Benefits Inc, O=Retail Benefits Inc, STREET=9403 Caserta St, STREET=9403 Caserta St, L=Lake Worth, S=Florida, PostalCode=33467, C=US

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

Serial number:
0095AD86E4BF930709DD8BD19967F69439

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
8/18/2014 6:55:13 AM

OS version:
5.2

OS bitness:
Win64

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

Entry address:
0x3CCE4

Entry point:
48, 83, EC, 28, E8, EB, 95, 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, E2, 88, 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:
6.0628

Code size:
322.5 KB (330,240 bytes)

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