D2M-Precheck.exe

D2M-Precheck

Adknowledge

This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application D2M-Precheck.exe has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. The program is a setup application that uses the Adknowledge Fusion installer, however the file is not signed with an authenticode signature from a trusted source. It is also typically executed from an Internet Explorer cache folder. The file has been seen being downloaded from ddnw0hpcyyfnj.cloudfront.net.
Publisher:
Adknowledge

Product:
D2M-Precheck

Version:
1.0.0.0

MD5:
5befa8e27bddefeeab4274ac382528fe

SHA-1:
ec0b5bc4b3e03800aead0ba5cd493a1bff909371

SHA-256:
38d1cc557eece7498f652f51b96eecb912a955c40ca4841e0907eb2262539ab3

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Description:
This is also known as bundleware, or downloadware, which is an downloader designed to simply deliver ad-supported offers in the setup routine of an otherwise legitimate software.

Analysis date:
5/5/2024 6:36:29 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Adknowledge.M
14.3.2.10

File size:
491.5 KB (503,296 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.0

Copyright:
Copyright © Adknowledge 2013

Original file name:
D2M-Precheck.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Adknowledge Fusion

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\content.ie5\{random}\d2m-precheck.exe

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
5/15/2013 2:42:42 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:jRknTJ1VsfsR0KSkmKTMyK0asZMpWjmUWZl:jRdUiYvTuiqoS/

Entry address:
0x7C27E

Entry point:
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Entropy:
7.9679

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

Code size:
489 KB (500,736 bytes)

The file D2M-Precheck.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

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