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frameworkengine.exe

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Gratifying Apps

This is part of a distribution package that is classified as adware distributed by 50onRed. This adware is used to interact with the installed web browsers and inject ads and modify the default search and homepages. The application frameworkengine.exe by Gratifying Apps has been detected as adware by 9 anti-malware scanners. This web browser addon will display additional advertisements in the user's browser including popup, banner, contextual hyperlinks as well as affiliate links.
Publisher:
Gratifying Apps  (signed and verified)

Product:
Framework

Description:
FrameworkEngine

Version:
1.1.0.0

MD5:
306a569c27d35a56facfa583a4936caf

SHA-1:
31fd8bc50626b1a52ac26eb82aec0f30fc36ff86

SHA-256:
83b262d235b340e318148b3caca5110660b0ca9c74bbe6711cb85644c60b34a6

Scanner detections:
9 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Browser extension that injects additional advertisements (banner and text links) on web pages.

Analysis date:
4/25/2024 3:16:03 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.SmartApps
7.1.1

avast!
Win32:PUP-gen [PUP]
2014.9-141025

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3310

Dr.Web
Adware.GamePlayLabs.41
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.SmartApps
8.10620

IKARUS anti.virus
AdWare.Smartapps
t3scan.1.7.8.0

Reason Heuristics
Adware.GamePlayLabs.GratifyingApps.P
14.10.25.18

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.Agent
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
32938

File size:
258.5 KB (264,752 bytes)

Product version:
1.1.0.0

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\browserprotector\frameworkengine.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Gratifying Apps

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
4/29/2014 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
4/30/2015 4:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Gratifying Apps, O=Gratifying Apps, L=Philadelphia, S=Pennsylvania, C=US

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

Serial number:
0BC7E6EB474AD9514161F0DF4C0D2268

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
5/29/2014 9:34:39 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
12.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:sjU4m8pJAv1+B+yU/6/pcwkGUaP4DpT2SccS3sROxBiokCNO509hpZQv90c1kZrv:Ejm8p4/6/K/x5cplw509hpZQv90cWZRZ

Entry address:
0x18A32

Entry point:
E8, CD, 69, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, 55, 8B, EC, FF, 35, 1C, B7, 43, 00, FF, 15, AC, A0, 42, 00, 85, C0, 74, 0F, FF, 75, 08, FF, D0, 59, 85, C0, 74, 05, 33, C0, 40, 5D, C3, 33, C0, 5D, C3, 55, 8B, EC, 8B, 45, 08, A3, 1C, B7, 43, 00, 5D, C3, 55, 8B, EC, 51, 8D, 45, FC, 50, 68, F8, A5, 42, 00, 6A, 00, FF, 15, 3C, A1, 42, 00, 85, C0, 74, 17, 68, 10, A6, 42, 00, FF, 75, FC, FF, 15, B4, A1, 42, 00, 85, C0, 74, 05, FF, 75, 08, FF, D0, 8B, E5, 5D, C3, 55, 8B, EC, FF, 75, 08, E8, C1, FF, FF, FF, 59, FF, 75, 08...
 
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Entropy:
6.4635

Code size:
162.5 KB (166,400 bytes)

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