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connectify-windows-malavida.exe

The application connectify-windows-malavida.exe has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 8 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) installer, however the file is not signed with an authenticode signature from a trusted source. This will display context specific advertisements in the browser as well as attempt to modify the browser's search provider. The file has been seen being downloaded from downloads.malavida.net.
MD5:
aae0df284bf827cd8e3bfd38cc2e18e5

SHA-1:
0ad05fe05b62e19d1adb10bfd418edbe6c3be1b4

SHA-256:
2f1fd60ec8076292d52fd29a2536902f82fda2a922b4b19034cf42361ed2b87d

Scanner detections:
8 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Explanation:
The installer may include an offer for the Babylon Toolbar (a homepage/search hijacker), which is potentially installed with minimal user consent.

Analysis date:
4/26/2024 2:01:42 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AVG
Toolbar.Babylon
2017.0.2668

Baidu Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Malavida
4.0.3.16728

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.301
9.0.1.0210

ESET NOD32
Win32/Malavida
10.9959

McAfee
Artemis!AAE0DF284BF8
5600.6324

Reason Heuristics
Adware.Downloader.DB (M)
16.7.28.20

Vba32 AntiVirus
suspected of Trojan.Downloader.gen.h
3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus
Malavida
30388

File size:
142.1 KB (145,491 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\connectify-windows-malavida.exe

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

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:TLk395hYXJxNUyiksMjrHYZfLUwA7JKjy4FYOInj:TQqCyiksM/HYZowAgjtF2j

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:
7.5452

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
22.5 KB (23,040 bytes)

The file connectify-windows-malavida.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://downloads.malavida.net/en/.../connectify-windows-malavida.exe

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