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DesktopContainer.exe

NEWSNET WIDGET

International News Network Limited

The application DesktopContainer.exe, “DesktopContainer Module” by International News Network Limited 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 ‘BreakingNews’.
Publisher:
International News Network Limited  (signed and verified)

Product:
NEWSNET WIDGET

Description:
DesktopContainer Module

Version:
1, 0, 0, 6

MD5:
839c2476157d65329e76c892d5f8cf31

SHA-1:
c33dbaaeb6feba24d06c6400b3e1c080ad8f8848

SHA-256:
1f6283352ec5778ca7f9b253ae110ed7bb2936961c834447c7d04843f291397b

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:
4/26/2024 1:28:28 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Besttoolbars.Internat (M)
16.5.23.16

File size:
558.6 KB (572,048 bytes)

Product version:
1, 0, 0, 6

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:
6/26/2013 2:55:49 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:ejB5sN4FzlCP3aEDvJ2ucX366isXcWb3iVGXv1N+jXxSZYmec:ejB5Ll63F23X3ZisMWOVGtM0Yo

Entry address:
0x1C4050

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, F0, 53, 00, 8D, BE, 00, 20, EC, 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:
7.9007

Packer / compiler:
UPX 2.90LZMA

Code size:
536 KB (548,864 bytes)

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

Name:
BreakingNews

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


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