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News.net

International News Network Limited

The application DesktopContainer.exe, “DesktopContainer Module” by International News Network Limited has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 3 anti-malware scanners.
Publisher:
International News Network Limited  (signed and verified)

Product:
News.net

Description:
DesktopContainer Module

Version:
1, 1, 1, 2

MD5:
4147053f32fb4a99f613a6d3b292d12a

SHA-1:
9ceded4361e75d233af1130ddb2d035029011b93

SHA-256:
9bb526749dd70fdd29cffdfc5b4d06df109f2181a46fb51eaa50b1798ac46570

Scanner detections:
3 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
4/25/2024 1:00:20 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3242

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InternationalNewsNetworkLimited.Q
15.1.1.22

VIPRE Antivirus
News.net
35282

File size:
526.6 KB (539,280 bytes)

Product version:
1, 1, 1, 2

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2013

Original file name:
DesktopContainer.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\breakingnews\breakingnews\desktopcontainer.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
International News Network Limited

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
5/16/2013 10:00:00 AM

Valid to:
5/17/2015 9:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=International News Network Limited, O=International News Network Limited, STREET="Unit 902, 9th Floor,", STREET=Loke Yew Building, STREET=50-52 Queens Rd, L=Central, S=Hong Kong, PostalCode=999077, C=HK

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

Serial number:
17EFC172DA59DDF23B9F1131C93ADE7F

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
8/29/2013 2:40:51 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:5PHuBvUgV/cgAnBaSYVwQffasyUuzWIz0x+3tO:5POBRVjgowQ6s7IY0Y

Entry address:
0x1A9090

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, C0, 52, 00, 8D, BE, 00, 50, ED, FF, 57, 83, CD, FF, EB, 10, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 8A, 06, 46, 88, 07, 47, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, ED, B8, 01, 00, 00, 00, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, 01, DB, 73, 0B, 75, 28, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, 1F, 48, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, EB, D4, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C9, EB, 52, 31, C9, 83, E8, 03, 72, 11, C1, E0, 08, 8A, 06, 46, 83, F0, FF, 74, 75, D1, F8, 89...
 
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Entropy:
7.8992

Packer / compiler:
UPX 2.90LZMA

Code size:
504 KB (516,096 bytes)

The executing file has been seen to make the following network communication in live environments.

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to ec2-184-72-216-80.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (184.72.216.80:443)

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