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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 13 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:
9cc0487ce5f3e36de0e44ef8f54ad1e5

SHA-1:
3a140be3a4334f7c174d5d402eb96bb431926eb4

SHA-256:
c2cf46b0d0633fb77cd10488aa77ecfaee12ab9d8f67c51f5869be5b5c53e128

Scanner detections:
13 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Analysis date:
4/27/2024 3:15:50 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.SmartApps
7.1.1

avast!
Win32:PUP-gen [PUP]
2014.9-141221

AVG
Adware Generic5.CHNW
2014.0.4189

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Agent-33507
0.98/21511

Dr.Web
Adware.GamePlayLabs.41
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.SmartApps.F application
7.0.302.0

G Data
Win32.Adware.Smartapps
14.12.24

IKARUS anti.virus
AdWare.Smartapps
t3scan.1.8.3.0

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Agent.dhzzwy
0.28.6.63362

Reason Heuristics
Adware.GamePlayLabs.GratifyingApps.P
14.12.21.8

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.Agent
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
34232

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.Agent.Win32.14987
2.0.0.1972

File size:
257.6 KB (263,784 bytes)

Product version:
1.1.0.0

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Gratifying Apps

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
4/30/2014 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
5/1/2015 1:59:59 AM

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:
5/30/2014 6:34:39 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
12.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:jjU4m8pJAv1+B+yU/6/pcwkGUaP4DpT2SccS3sROxBzokCNOo09hpZQv90c1kZra:njm8p4/6/K/x5cpcwo09hpZQv90cWZR8

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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Code size:
162.5 KB (166,400 bytes)

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