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DesktopContainer.exe

Outfox.TV

Outfox Tv Productions Pty Ltd

The application DesktopContainer.exe, “DesktopContainer Module” by Outfox Tv Productions Pty has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. It is set to automatically start when a user logs into Windows via the current user run registry key under the display name ‘OutfoxTV’. While running, it connects to the Internet address li963-234.members.linode.com on port 80 using the HTTP protocol.
Publisher:
Outfox Tv Productions Pty Ltd  (signed and verified)

Product:
Outfox.TV

Description:
DesktopContainer Module

Version:
1.7.0.4

MD5:
44de03702e0a93651b448e57ee5b6dd6

SHA-1:
b5bfdbba410883d85ef027e76e0f57870ffa35f1

SHA-256:
6dde178d780a7f6f8d8ad5367418c18a8909d1240debf7bfce26590677af89f1

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Note:
Our current pool of anti-malware engines have not currently detected this file, however based on our own detection heuristics we feel that this file is unwanted.

Analysis date:
4/25/2024 6:46:48 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Optional.OutfoxTvProductionsPty.Q
14.4.3.7

File size:
311.4 KB (318,864 bytes)

Product version:
1.7.0.4

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2013

Original file name:
DesktopContainer.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Outfox Tv Productions Pty Ltd

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
12/2/2013 4:00:00 PM

Valid to:
12/3/2014 3:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Outfox Tv Productions Pty Ltd, O=Outfox Tv Productions Pty Ltd, STREET=129 Robertson Street, L=Fortitude Valley, S=Qld, PostalCode=4006, C=AU

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

Serial number:
0DB9E809D891B3D1DE926581A15676EA

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
4/2/2014 9:25:55 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:ZwJG4NpDGHy717A51zp8Bu1+Gb4v3iOxQWG2rFa/5ErFwUa:b68S5ypd1+3KdWNTwn

Entry address:
0xF2B60

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, 00, 4B, 00, 8D, BE, 00, 10, F5, 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:
7.7029

Packer / compiler:
UPX 2.90LZMA]

Code size:
268 KB (274,432 bytes)

Startup File (User Run)
Registry location:
HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

Name:
OutfoxTV

Command:
C:\Program Files\outfoxtv\outfoxtv\desktopcontainer.exe


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

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to li963-234.members.linode.com  (45.33.9.234:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-23-23-141-195.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (23.23.141.195:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-174-129-222-48.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (174.129.222.48:80)

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