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{blocked}.exe

CBS Interactive

This installer uses the CNET Download.com download manager (private label) in order to provide monetized offerings to end users. These offers could include ad-supported toolbars or various web browser extensions. The application {blocked}.exe by CBS Interactive has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 2 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the DownloadCom Spot Install installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from software-files-a.cnet.com.
Publisher:
CNET Download.com  (signed by CBS Interactive)

Product:
CNET Download.com

Version:
5, 4, 0, 134

MD5:
29234fd3bc36e337591c6491b16f88ff

SHA-1:
28cacf026f995edbcc5b7ede1cfe66ad3f4e4b86

SHA-256:
dec6a4319d395a1b31b5e527c130c82f961e204ea7e11e2688381faba0773890

Scanner detections:
2 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Explanation:
The installer is a co-bundle distribution utility that might contain adware or various unwanted programs. While the software it is providing is typically clean, some of the donwload manager offers could be classified as unwanted.

Description:
This is also known as bundleware, or downloadware, which is an downloader designed to simply deliver ad-supported offers in the setup routine of an otherwise legitimate software.

Analysis date:
4/19/2024 7:12:41 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
Bundler.PPI.CBSInteractive.?
14.8.1.0

Sophos
Mal/EncPk-AAK
4.94

File size:
873.6 KB (894,600 bytes)

Product version:
5, 4, 0, 134

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2013

Original file name:
CNET Download.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
DownloadCom Spot Install

Language:
English (United States)

Digital Signature
Signed by:
CBS Interactive

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
7/22/2013 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
8/22/2015 12:59:59 AM

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

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:
4E4BA2EE1F4C2B3D88BE589DA3471167

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
8/7/2013 7:38:10 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:zmsqM2CRM2x+iR6X0KljGWRnhoNowQX3xN8MoQwTzomFXkxa8rTsFW:zysRMiRnKl61U3n8MP0zomtkxa+AU

Entry address:
0x20D8D0

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, 90, 53, 00, 8D, BE, 00, 80, EC, FF, 57, EB, 0B, 90, 8A, 06, 46, 88, 07, 47, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, ED, B8, 01, 00, 00, 00, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, 01, DB, 73, 0B, 75, 28, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, 1F, 48, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, EB, D4, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C9, EB, 52, 31, C9, 83, E8, 03, 72, 11, C1, E0, 08, 8A, 06, 46, 83, F0, FF, 74, 75, D1, F8, 89, C5, EB, 0B, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B...
 
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Packer / compiler:
UPX v0.89.6 - v1.02 / v1.05 -v1.24

Code size:
852 KB (872,448 bytes)

The file {blocked}.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://software-files-a.cnet.com/s/software/12/50/84/.../cbsidlm-cbsi134-Mass_Traffic_Instant_Free_Backlink_Generator-ORG-75699731.exe

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