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finalizesetup.exe

PrivDog

Adtrustmedia, LLC

The application finalizesetup.exe, “PrivDog Setup Tool” 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 is a setup and installation application and has been known to bundle potentially unwanted software. This file is typically installed with the program PrivDog 2 Legacy Browser Plug-ins by Adtrustmedia, LLC.

File name:

finalizesetup.exe

Publisher:

Adtrustmedia, LLC (signed and verified)

Product:

PrivDog

Description:

PrivDog Setup Tool

Version:

2.2.0.14

MD5:

b1442d707c9498f2471b934e85685fd2

SHA-1:

cd69dcc437e8a6323486fc88569a04b19569218a

SHA-256:

f56c13a4f0e114a0838c91aade612579584e5d7bc14b7cdd59273bf0f595001d

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:

4/26/2024 11:56:18 AM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Reason Heuristics

PUP.Installer.Adtrustmedia.N

14.6.27.17

File size:

5 MB (5,232,296 bytes)

Product version:

2.2.0.14

Original file name:

finalizesetup.exe

File type:

Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:

Russian (Russia)

Common path:

C:\Program Files\adtrustmedia\privdog\2.2.0.14\finalizesetup.exe

Digital Signature

Signed by:

Adtrustmedia, LLC

Authority:

COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:

11/14/2013 4:00:00 AM

Valid to:

11/15/2014 3:59:59 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:

4969CFD545F605E70D3F1290BB4893DB

File PE Metadata

Compilation timestamp:

6/17/2014 5:10:02 PM

OS version:

5.0

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):

98304:lXEFa9kyAZ9kAApw9kIa9P9k+Zx96I1HqI1mbI1WaI1VZ:lXEFa9kPZ9kPw9kf9P9kO96I1KI18I16

Entry address:

0x7AFA7

Entry point:

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Entropy:

7.9194 (probably packed)

Code size:

580.5 KB (594,432 bytes)

The file finalizesetup.exe has been discovered within the following program.

PrivDog 2 Legacy Browser Plug-ins by Adtrustmedia, LLC

Publisher's description - “Your browser will only display ads from a trusted source. Malvertising is undermining trust on the web and a proactive response is required. Many prominent firms have unwittingly exposed their web site visitors to malicious web ads.”

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