hometab.exe

HomeTab

Simply Tech Ltd

One Floor App (Simply Tech/Widdit) distributes and bundles potentially unwanted programs (PUPs) using its OneFloorApp install manager (SimplyInstaller). The application hometab.exe, “HomeTab Setup ” by Simply Tech has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 20 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Widdit Setup installer.
Publisher:
Simply Tech Ltd  (signed and verified)

Product:
HomeTab

Description:
HomeTab Setup

Version:
7.5

MD5:
b51d6bd849a8a0d792944eff7d86fe89

SHA-1:
4cc6acd9d23789c3da516b07f9cb6498e3ea8826

SHA-256:
8fce171b6eb2c788b429d8d56a78036761679d3a6aad5863ea8e6e82575f1864

Scanner detections:
20 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Description:
This is an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:
4/18/2024 11:59:12 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Adware.Zapp.A
354

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/Adware.Gen
3.6.1.96

Bitdefender
Adware.Zapp.A
1.0.20.230

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Dr.Web
Adware.Toolbar.607, Adware.Downware.1490, Adware.Downware.835
9.0.1.046

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Adware.Zapp
8.16.02.15.02

ESET NOD32
Win32/Toolbar.Widdit.A potentially unwanted application
10.7.0.302.0

F-Secure
Adware.Zapp.A
11.2016-15-02_2

G Data
Adware.Zapp
16.2.24

IKARUS anti.virus
AdWare.Zapp
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.183.13504

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:WebToolbar.Win32.FirstFloor
14.0.0.657

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.HomeTab.A
v2016.02.15.02

MicroWorld eScan
Adware.Zapp.A
17.0.0.138

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.WebToolbar.dejknp
0.28.2.61942

nProtect
Adware.Zapp.A
14.06.09.01

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM06.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Widdit.SimplyTech.Bundler (M)
16.2.15.14

SUPERAntiSpyware
PUP.WebToolbar/Variant
9322

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V0722
7.2.46

File size:
897.7 KB (919,248 bytes)

Product version:
7.5

Copyright:
Copyright (c) 2012, www.simplytech.com

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Widdit Setup

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
4/4/2012 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
4/5/2014 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Simply Tech Ltd, O=Simply Tech Ltd, STREET=10 Zarhin street, L=Raanana, S=Raanana, PostalCode=43662, C=IL

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

Serial number:
1FC78D842B3886BB8D32517578F7489C

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
7/9/2012 3:41:29 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:O3MjhnZ888888888888W888888888881AKWY2fHMi0ICTvk24V/bx6lYGyuEHZMf:YMjhl6zCTvDEiYGy5UtnTKVneOH7

Entry address:
0x16478

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, A4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, C4, 89, 45, C0, 89, 45, A4, 89, 45, D0, 89, 45, C8, 89, 45, CC, 89, 45, D4, 89, 45, D8, 89, 45, EC, B8, B8, 52, 41, 00, E8, AC, 03, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, 45, 6B, 41, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 01, 6B, 41, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 48, AB, 41, 00, E8, 56, EC, FF, FF, E8, FD, E7, FF, FF, 8D, 55, EC, 33, C0, E8, 7F, 84, FF, FF, 8B, 55, EC, B8, E8, D6, 41, 00, E8, E2, E9, FE, FF, 6A, 02, 6A, 00, 6A, 01, 8B, 0D, E8, D6, 41, 00, B2, 01...
 
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Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
84 KB (86,016 bytes)

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