convertad.exe

The application convertad.exe has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 18 anti-malware scanners. It is set to automatically execute when any user logs into Windows (through the local user run registry setting) with the name ‘ConvertAd’.
Version:
1.0.0.1

MD5:
2e6401965221473be81feb928b7f91d6

SHA-1:
293ec9d4f020d2f93ef7fb02ed0b41822fef4e86

SHA-256:
0d26a4c849c4c0742e911f86a42a1535500f1425fdd7c805043f9167ea3fc22d

Scanner detections:
18 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
4/19/2024 9:24:57 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Application.Generic.952887
778

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.ConvertAd
7.1.1

avast!
Win32:Adware-gen [Adw]
2014.9-141219

AVG
Generic6
2015.0.3256

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.ConvertAd
4.0.3.141128

Bitdefender
Application.Generic.952887
1.0.20.1765

ESET NOD32
Win32/Adware.ConvertAd
8.10893

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/ConvertAd
12/19/2014

F-Secure
Application.Generic.952887
11.2014-19-12_6

G Data
Application.Generic.952887
14.12.24

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.ConvertAd
t3scan.1.8.5.0

K7 AntiVirus
Adware
13.188.14368

McAfee
Artemis!FA0446B79E5F
5600.6912

MicroWorld eScan
Application.Generic.952887
15.0.0.1059

Reason Heuristics
Threat.Win.Reputation.IMP
14.12.19.0

Sophos
Generic PUA FA
4.98

Trend Micro House Call
Suspicious_GEN.F47V1207
7.2.353

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
35820

File size:
2 MB (2,140,672 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.1

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\convertad\convertad.exe

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
11/21/2014 11:58:21 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:OFFYgixz5jr8z+JK4MUxMbCqNYCl5QCSJ6nmLHl2v1mxXWTk8lA5BBZpE:wFYf5jr8KJaUACqNYCl5QCSJ6pv1mETk

Entry address:
0x148CAE

Entry point:
E8, C6, B4, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, 3B, 0D, E0, 90, 5D, 00, 75, 02, F3, C3, E9, 4D, B5, 00, 00, 8B, 41, 04, 85, C0, 75, 05, B8, B8, EC, 5A, 00, C3, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, 7D, 08, 00, 57, 8B, F9, 74, 2D, 56, FF, 75, 08, E8, 05, 03, 00, 00, 8D, 70, 01, 56, E8, 1A, 18, 00, 00, 59, 59, 89, 47, 04, 85, C0, 74, 11, FF, 75, 08, 56, 50, E8, 13, B6, 00, 00, 83, C4, 0C, C6, 47, 08, 01, 5E, 5F, 5D, C2, 04, 00, 8B, FF, 56, 8B, F1, 80, 7E, 08, 00, 74, 09, FF, 76, 04, E8, AD, 17, 00, 00, 59, 83, 66, 04, 00, C6, 46...
 
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Code size:
1.5 MB (1,570,304 bytes)

Startup File (All Users Run)
Registry location:
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

Name:
ConvertAd

Command:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\convertad\convertad.exe


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