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google_talk.exe

Fast Downloads

The Adlogica setup manager, an installer that bundles applications with offers for additional 3rd party software, mostly unwanted adware, and may be installed without consent. The application google_talk.exe by Fast Downloads has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. The program is a setup application that uses the Adlogica Downloader installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from download.downloadzone.org.
Publisher:
Fast Downloads  (signed and verified)

MD5:
59e2e476e410946eabd10b2be8465ef1

SHA-1:
cf4361ea2358dc2254d178ec1c9d9d408488992e

SHA-256:
f2df50c66d99c09549ad20c681518ec78f161e8a87ab30ea87f80879e6bd7fd5

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.

Description:
This 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:
4/26/2024 12:14:18 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Adlogica.FastDown.Bundler (M)
16.5.11.8

File size:
103.8 KB (106,272 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Adlogica Downloader (using Nullsoft Install System)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\google_talk.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Fast Downloads

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
8/13/2013 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
8/14/2014 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Fast Downloads, O=Fast Downloads, STREET=96 Jessie st 4th floor, L=San Francisco, S=CA, PostalCode=94105, C=US

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
00D9726FD3E4B9094351093A3495F1FE97

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/5/2009 5:50:52 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:MgXdZt9P6D3XJZC65Ky/9XO3jR0eWSzUu/0WfD:Me34+6UQ9OzRgW/cwD

Entry address:
0x30FA

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 60, 91, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 30, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 7C, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 18, EC, 42, 00, E8, F1, 2B, 00, 00, A3, 64, EB, 42, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 98, 8F, 42, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, 54, 91, 40, 00, 68, 60, E3, 42, 00, E8, A4, 28, 00, 00, FF, 15, AC, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, 40, 43, 00, 50, 57, E8, 92, 28, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.6729

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23.5 KB (24,064 bytes)

The file google_talk.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://download.downloadzone.org/download.php?id=28404a42ff540653eb7a456a1df5b4889f7de4b8&z=8&p=eyJweSI6ImR6IiwicnMiOiJnIiwicnQiOiJzIiwiYyI6InVzIiwibyI6IndpbjciLCJiIjoiY2gzMyIsInVfaWQiOiJkel81MzMwZGU0Mzc2MDEwMC4yOTkxNjM5My5lMmZiMzQ1MzBmMDVhNmJkMWM5NjM2NzA2NGRlNGVlMSIsInBhX2lkIjoiOCIsInN0X2lkIjoiMCIsInNwX2lkIjoiMDAwMi0wMTEwMiIsInRzIjoxMzk1NzExNTU1LCJrdyI6Imdvb2dsZSB0YWxrIiwiY3UiOiIiLCJjYSI6bnVsbH0

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