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csginst.exe

AdTrustMedia Seacrh Engine Management SDK

Adtrustmedia, LLC

The application csginst.exe by Adtrustmedia has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. This file is typically installed with the program GeekBuddy by COMODO.
Publisher:
AdTrustMedia  (signed by Adtrustmedia, LLC)

Product:
AdTrustMedia Seacrh Engine Management SDK

Version:
1, 7, 402103, 74

MD5:
e00324628bc90b5f81ee47a1efa92ead

SHA-1:
aebc1907081b8d4f7395baac177b27630f877d7b

SHA-256:
5cdfcaf79353e4c6a1fd0ade5bbe6b56dd5e74a1dda0a9d6a86f68939b514b0d

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Explanation:
Displays advertising 'Trusted Advertisements' in the user's web browser in pages that normally would not show ads. Ads from AdTrustMedia are indicated by "AT-M Ad" displayed on the bottom right of the advertisement.

Analysis date:
5/5/2024 6:14:47 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP (M)
16.11.11.14

File size:
1.3 MB (1,356,712 bytes)

Product version:
1, 7, 402103, 74

Copyright:
2016 Adtrustmedia, LLC. All rights reserved.

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\comodo\geekbuddy\csginst.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Adtrustmedia, LLC

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
2/26/2016 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
2/26/2019 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN="Adtrustmedia, LLC", O="Adtrustmedia, LLC", STREET="41 Watchung Plaza \#330", L=Montclair, S=New Jersey, PostalCode=07042, C=US

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
7CA1D2BDF1931FE0463AB7FE748A69FA

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
10/25/2016 8:32:59 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
14.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:HeJbEQflaWyPWWv9czwALlLqIt4B9Uulv1AczIMgDTLhc+YhoI7cyqHq:HQrflaW3WvK0AJWIWBiulvqVdLhc+1kF

Entry address:
0x1F3F5

Entry point:
E8, 81, 06, 00, 00, E9, 8E, FE, FF, FF, 3B, 0D, 14, 60, 46, 00, F2, 75, 02, F2, C3, F2, E9, 43, 0A, 00, 00, E9, 97, 16, 00, 00, 55, 8B, EC, F6, 45, 08, 01, 56, 8B, F1, C7, 06, F4, B3, 44, 00, 74, 0A, 6A, 0C, 56, E8, BB, 04, 00, 00, 59, 59, 8B, C6, 5E, 5D, C2, 04, 00, 55, 8B, EC, 5D, E9, 9E, 05, 00, 00, E9, CA, FF, FF, FF, 53, 56, 57, 6A, 00, 68, A0, 0F, 00, 00, 68, 40, 75, 46, 00, E8, 08, 64, 01, 00, 83, C4, 0C, 68, 90, B6, 45, 00, FF, 15, 6C, B2, 44, 00, 8B, F0, 85, F6, 0F, 84, 8C, 00, 00, 00, 68, F8, B3...
 
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Code size:
294.5 KB (301,568 bytes)

The file csginst.exe has been discovered within the following programs.

GeekBuddy  by COMODO
Publisher's description - “GeekBuddy is part of the Comodo Group, one of the world's most trusted Internet Security and Antivirus technology providers.”
www.geekbuddy.com
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