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 2 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Adknowledge Fusion installer. This executable runs as a local area network (LAN) Internet proxy server listening on port 51108 and has the ability to intercept and modify all inbound and outbound Internet traffic on the local host. This file is typically installed with the program ContentExplorer by Lake Ventures LLC which is a potentially unwanted software program.
Publisher:
ContentExplorer  (signed by Lake Ventures LLC)

Product:
ContentExplorer

Version:
0.0.0.0

MD5:
ccdecc22b6d998ea190694c6cbe1659a

SHA-1:
c35aa7b81437688bc99204130288608b0aa16f68

SHA-256:
894adc2f45ccebaa1a15aacf7d845f48714b6850af15441ba72e5745ad888c50

Scanner detections:
2 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Description:
This 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:
4/27/2024 3:27:47 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
TR/Dropper.MSIL.Gen
7.11.141.68

Reason Heuristics
PUP.LakeVentures.P
14.5.21.16

File size:
1 MB (1,063,664 bytes)

Product version:
0.0.0.0

Copyright:
Copyright © ContentExplorer 2014

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
Authority:
GoDaddy.com, Inc.

Valid from:
12/17/2013 5:22:44 PM

Valid to:
12/17/2014 5:22:44 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:
5/20/2014 2:00:26 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
8.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:BTENV2OtggRnwbK3sNoPkJDmJ5JePtIxM2yeM:atlcaPkJD0eJ2g

Entry address:
0x102916

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...
 
[+]

Entropy:
7.2811

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C# / Basic .NET

Code size:
1 MB (1,051,136 bytes)

Local Proxy Server
Proxy for:
Internet Settings

Local host address:
http://127.0.0.1:51108/

Local host port:
51108

Default credentials:
No


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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The executing file has been seen to make the following network communications in live environments.

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to r2.ycpi.vip.bf1.yahoo.net  (98.139.199.205:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to pr.comet.vip.bf1.yahoo.com  (66.196.116.112:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to l1.ycs.vip.dcb.yahoo.com  (206.190.56.190:443)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-54-84-185-41.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (54.84.185.41:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-54-84-118-85.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (54.84.118.85:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-54-208-30-101.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (54.208.30.101:80)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to ec2-50-19-214-19.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (50.19.214.19:443)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to 132-126-232-198.static.unitasglobal.net  (198.232.126.132:80)

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