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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:
8a81a574de0ff183054320f56b85e32f

SHA-1:
81104ad4ab860f6e5a5fce5fd52991fbfa776d64

SHA-256:
b455d1865c0f8a0974fbacf5a13eec675b4794ad05fcac4b210be1ca3a419664

Scanner detections:
17 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
4/16/2024 1:48:43 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

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 (2,104,320 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:
11/28/2014 12:48:51 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:GzP66zXzLK8K/HrT/U4fQdXuMkgJbGsJHClSEC1WJTkHXFmhQFcLEXQh2z:8PVfK8iHXq4MkgJbGuClSEC1BFm2FcLE

Entry address:
0x141181

Entry point:
E8, C2, B4, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, 3B, 0D, E0, 00, 5D, 00, 75, 02, F3, C3, E9, 49, B5, 00, 00, 8B, 41, 04, 85, C0, 75, 05, B8, E8, 5C, 5A, 00, C3, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, 7D, 08, 00, 57, 8B, F9, 74, 2D, 56, FF, 75, 08, E8, A2, 68, 00, 00, 8D, 70, 01, 56, E8, BE, 13, 00, 00, 59, 59, 89, 47, 04, 85, C0, 74, 11, FF, 75, 08, 56, 50, E8, 0F, 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, 51, 13, 00, 00, 59, 83, 66, 04, 00, C6, 46...
 
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Entropy:
6.4606

Code size:
1.5 MB (1,534,464 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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