backup_installer.exe

Fedder Corporation Limited

The application backup_installer.exe by Fedder Limited has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 7 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) installer. This version of the installer will bundle the Ask.com Toolbar, a potentially unwanted web browser extension. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.backuppcfiles.com.
Publisher:
Fedder Corporation Limited  (signed and verified)

MD5:
5af31ab0cb875e310e6f115b8e398fe3

SHA-1:
13c11370367d59432aa6c6bd5cb0c4dd025a23d8

SHA-256:
5969b8af57741779a9e1385cea869598f44ed0ae1adb6fc047be024f94250cd4

Scanner detections:
7 / 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:
4/18/2024 10:12:47 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

avast!
Win32:Adware-gen [Adw]
2014.9-150408

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.1417
9.0.1.098

ESET NOD32
Win32/Bundled.Toolbar.Ask.D potentially unsafe (variant)
9.11250

McAfee
Artemis!5AF31AB0CB87
5600.6802

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic.cthmyi
0.30.0.296

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Optional.Installer
15.4.7.22

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
38014

File size:
7.6 MB (7,931,016 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

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

Digital Signature
Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
9/17/2013 9:00:00 AM

Valid to:
9/18/2015 8:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Fedder Corporation Limited, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=Fedder Corporation Limited, L=Hong Kong, S=Hong Kong, C=HK

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)10, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
22D2B6AFF4224506F133F373AAB07BFB

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/6/2009 7:50:41 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
196608:3opv8ENUW9S0aP3OeLsjOrjA0pVukWAgmvNwg:YpvPUEaP+YA0pAkUgNwg

Entry address:
0x30CB

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 60, 91, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 30, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 7C, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 38, 3F, 42, 00, E8, F1, 2B, 00, 00, A3, 84, 3E, 42, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 30, F4, 41, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, 54, 91, 40, 00, 68, 80, 36, 42, 00, E8, A4, 28, 00, 00, FF, 15, AC, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, 90, 42, 00, 50, 57, E8, 92, 28, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.9964

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
22.5 KB (23,040 bytes)

The file backup_installer.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

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