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convertad.exe

The application convertad.exe has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 17 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:
a28a85817a0587f647cf3c7382778f79

SHA-1:
66b60fc68a3756e4c54bba436d96dc8151e8e3a0

SHA-256:
bd5325c58e597caf52fd5a161c7cc4292afc1188fa242b650164dc8115f99619

Scanner detections:
17 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
4/19/2024 2:53:55 AM 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

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:
11/13/2014 11:29:04 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:9FFYgixz5jr8z+JK4MUxMbCqNYCl5QCSJ6nmLHl2v1mxXWTk8lA5BBApE:HFYf5jr8KJaUACqNYCl5QCSJ6pv1mET1

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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