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ContentExplorer.exe

Lake Ventures LLC

This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application ContentExplorer.exe by Lake Ventures has been detected as adware by 9 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Adknowledge Fusion installer. This file is typically installed with the program ContentExplorer by Lake Ventures LLC which is a potentially unwanted software program.

File name:

ContentExplorer.exe

Publisher:

ContentExplorer (signed by Lake Ventures LLC)

Product:

ContentExplorer

Version:

0.0.0.0

MD5:

5ace33df551c33637e32a0fca32be52e

SHA-1:

209da18f518187da7e59da1ea5053ea65a0a7fcf

SHA-256:

57128fbc3bf12650c468680a860505e80ae23d9c39c89ef4c1336bef3c509415

Scanner detections:

9 / 68

Status:

Adware

Explanation:

This installer bundles various adware prorgams that may include toolbars and web browser advertising injectors/extensions.

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:

4/16/2024 11:38:17 AM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Avira AntiVirus

TR/Dropper.MSIL.Gen

7.11.141.68

Baidu Antivirus

Adware.MSIL.iBryte

4.0.3.16215

Dr.Web

Adware.iBryte.491

9.0.1.046

ESET NOD32

MSIL/Adware.iBryte (variant)

10.10547

F-Secure

Suspicious:W32/Malware.1de8affc61!Online

11.2016-15-02_2

McAfee

Artemis!3C5098BEA3C0

5600.6488

Reason Heuristics

PUP.Adknowledge.LakeVentures.Bundler (M)

16.2.15.12

Sophos

Generic PUA CJ

4.98

Trend Micro House Call

Suspicious_GEN.F47V0819

7.2.46

File size:

1 MB (1,063,664 bytes)

Product version:

0.0.0.0

Original file name:

ContentExplorer.exe

File type:

Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:

Adknowledge Fusion

Language:

Language Neutral

Common path:

C:\users\{user}\appdata\roaming\contentexplorer\contentexplorer.exe

Digital Signature

Signed by:

Lake Ventures LLC

Authority:

GoDaddy.com, Inc.

Valid from:

12/17/2013 8:22:44 PM

Valid to:

12/17/2014 8:22:44 PM

Subject:

CN=Lake Ventures LLC, O=Lake Ventures LLC, L=Aliso Viejo, S=California, C=US

Issuer:

SERIALNUMBER=07969287, CN=Go Daddy Secure Certification Authority, OU=http://certificates.godaddy.com/repository, O="GoDaddy.com, Inc.", L=Scottsdale, S=Arizona, C=US

Serial number:

2B14BBCA37F140

File PE Metadata

Compilation timestamp:

5/10/2014 3:00:26 AM

OS version:

4.0

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

8.0

.NET CLR dependent:

Yes

CTPH (ssdeep):

12288:atvlCDoYYRCy0nlsMWjjtwmnscqFL3xTE++qqxEb9W+wCXCWk/fw6UjGF5MN6QW8:aqrCjZnnVqF3xweZWuXCWkQ6SGkN6H8

Entry address:

0x10285A

Entry point:

FF, 25, 00, 20, 40, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00... 
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Developed / compiled with:

Microsoft Visual C# / Basic .NET

Code size:

1 MB (1,051,136 bytes)

The file ContentExplorer.exe has been discovered within the following program.

ContentExplorer by Lake Ventures LLC

From the Terms and Conditions: "Content Explorer is ad-supported. During general internet usage on sites where Content Explorer operates, users may see additional banner, search, pop-up, pop-under, and in-text link advertisements.

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