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gpotatotoolbar.exe

GPotato Toolbar

Zugo Ltd

The application gpotatotoolbar.exe, “GPotato Toolbar Installer” by Zugo 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 NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) installer. It is also typically executed from an Internet Explorer cache folder.
Publisher:
Zugo Ltd  (signed and verified)

Product:
GPotato Toolbar

Description:
GPotato Toolbar Installer

Version:
1.0.0.0

MD5:
90d5e665040132e905b328a3c71f44bf

SHA-1:
267e946d547aac8e99bb50a3cd6d841f810a475c

SHA-256:
b3989a32c8c9aa196c2443c584f9bb0111c8df1313f95823b1d70fc5e44245bb

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:
4/26/2024 3:46:12 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Zugo (M)
16.12.2.21

File size:
1 MB (1,051,512 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.0

Copyright:
© Visicom Media Inc. (License)

Trademarks:
, All Rights Reserved

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\content.ie5\{random}\gpotatotoolbar.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Zugo Ltd

Authority:
The USERTRUST Network

Valid from:
1/28/2011 7:00:00 AM

Valid to:
1/28/2013 6:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Zugo Ltd, O=Zugo Ltd, STREET=PO Box 36, STREET=1st Floor, STREET=37 Broad St., L=St Helier, S=Jersey, PostalCode=JE4 9NU, C=JE

Issuer:
CN=UTN-USERFirst-Object, OU=http://www.usertrust.com, O=The USERTRUST Network, L=Salt Lake City, S=UT, C=US

Serial number:
46241CDE5C7B500B51C5F1328228F2A9

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/6/2009 5:50:46 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:UGKG6I+SVJkoPBoiO1/zQS5lC5OadxGzWhIJcSYAJnn:xKGX+SVJkoPBy/095RCahxSVJn

Entry address:
0x323C

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 30, 91, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 30, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B4, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 7C, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 58, 3F, 42, 00, E8, 09, 2C, 00, 00, A3, A4, 3E, 42, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 58, F4, 41, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, B8, 91, 40, 00, 68, A0, 36, 42, 00, E8, BC, 28, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, 90, 42, 00, 50, 57, E8, AA, 28, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.9718

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23 KB (23,552 bytes)

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