blinkx_video_toolbar_video01ask_video01ask.exe

Blinkx

The application blinkx_video_toolbar_video01ask_video01ask.exe by Blinkx has been detected as adware 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 NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) installer.
Publisher:
Blinkx  (signed and verified)

MD5:
fac08cc72fce8424d62b82dc2c921313

SHA-1:
177bfb549269b145481132429cfe4ba928b4fd5d

SHA-256:
561a204de8b1df41bf4ab13308ea2185b5baa7344c6bf3c75460f309f5d60078

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:
4/26/2024 2:52:36 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Blinkx.Installer (M)
16.2.22.3

File size:
359.8 KB (368,448 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\blinkx_video_toolbar_video01ask_video01ask.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
5/14/2008 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
5/15/2011 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Blinkx, OU=Blinkx, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=Blinkx, L=San Francisco, S=California, C=US

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2004 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)04, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
5A782BE720091AA3168A3D042724408F

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
2/21/2009 8:46:34 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:RlOtNEuVPzxOp3OlfEikniWGlLd8iKnvVjDxFJp8ysYVbYdZD284AwpNuduF7i:2vNiqMiNkBDnJp8XYVbYHD2RNCG2

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, 05, 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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Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23 KB (23,552 bytes)