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fireworks8-es.exe

Visual Tools

The application fireworks8-es.exe by Visual Tools has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. This is a setup program which is used to install the application. This will display context specific advertisements in the browser as well as attempt to modify the browser's search provider. The file has been seen being downloaded from dw4.uptodown.com.
Publisher:
Visual Tools  (signed and verified)

MD5:
7bb7523826e97513725988cb235c9ade

SHA-1:
13a035d7b442e6353cdff318f971533036b95530

SHA-256:
d0f13184fb19b5ef6efd5662165a3470d6ac90f8850f92ba25b80b2d54b7a3c5

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

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:
4/16/2024 11:00:21 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Babylon.Banylon (M)
16.2.9.2

File size:
767.1 KB (785,488 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\fireworks8-es.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Visual Tools

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
1/9/2013 6:00:00 PM

Valid to:
1/10/2015 5:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Visual Tools, O=Visual Tools, L=Belgrade, S=Serbia, C=RS

Issuer:
CN=Thawte Code Signing CA - G2, O="Thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
789958B0264F06055619270074AFA61F

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
7/31/2013 3:41:47 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:pjPesZfDKT3OUm+GqEgb8jN+1Cet5Mqc2AvFqgHs78+sA+kl3xmPmeh4H7E+BVw7:pjGiGT3PLpEDjNUCWc2MFqOV+9+Q4Pm4

Entry address:
0x1C48

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, E4, F8, B8, 7C, 1A, 00, 00, E8, C8, 62, 00, 00, 53, 56, 33, DB, 57, 8D, 8C, 24, E0, 07, 00, 00, 88, 5C, 24, 0E, C6, 44, 24, 0F, 01, E8, FE, 1A, 00, 00, 53, 89, 9C, 24, 3C, 0A, 00, 00, 89, 9C, 24, 40, 0A, 00, 00, 89, 9C, 24, 44, 0A, 00, 00, C7, 84, 24, 48, 0A, 00, 00, 03, 00, 00, 00, FF, 94, 24, 20, 08, 00, 00, 8D, 8C, 24, E0, 07, 00, 00, 89, 84, 24, 34, 0A, 00, 00, E8, 6D, FA, FF, FF, 8D, 8C, 24, E0, 07, 00, 00, E8, DF, FA, FF, FF, 85, C0, 0F, 85, 05, 01, 00, 00, 8D, 44, 24, 10, 50, 8D, 8C...
 
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Entropy:
7.9132

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
30 KB (30,720 bytes)

The file fireworks8-es.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://dw4.uptodown.com/dm/3/1378428874/c8bb6abc4256bfe1914a201c8f715ddb89f8a0da/.../macromedia-fireworks-8-0-0-777-es-win-setup.exe

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