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hongsoft_1040.exe

The application hongsoft_1040.exe has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 23 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) installer, however the file is not signed with an authenticode signature from a trusted source. According to Microsoft Security Essentials, the software bundles and installs the Lolliport adware program (in many cases without a user's knowledge). It usually gets on your PC as an installer for a free game or application. This software bundler installs other potentially unwanted software, including Adware:Win32/Lollipop, at the same time as other software.
MD5:
ee74acd6350ac17058f0e405795b8d56

SHA-1:
c86fcc32f17fe09523f869f046606e2f1c1f5ac3

SHA-256:
c7eba43a3d505977b19856cb64276b5d70e723d35f5888a0dba3e28723aa5e2e

Scanner detections:
23 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Explanation:
This software bundler installs other potentially unwanted software, including Adware:Win32/Lollipop during isntallation without a user's consent.

Analysis date:
4/19/2024 12:44:59 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
DeepScan:Generic.Mitglied
1151

avast!
NSIS:Adware-JM [PUP]
2014.9-131211

AVG
MultiBundle.D
2014.0.3543

Bitdefender
DeepScan:Generic.Mitglied
1.0.20.1205

Dr.Web
Trojan.MulDrop4.22250
9.0.1.0241

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
DeepScan:Generic.Mitglied
8.13.08.29.01

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallMonetizer.AG
7.9127

Fortinet FortiGate
W32/DownWare.G
12/11/2013

F-Prot
W32/AdAgent.AI.gen
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
DeepScan:Generic.Mitglied
11.2013-29-08_5

G Data
DeepScan:Generic.Mitglied
13.8.22

K7 AntiVirus
Adware
13.174.10396

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:Downloader.Win32.Agent
14.0.0.4639

McAfee
Artemis!EE74ACD6350A
5600.7285

Microsoft Security Essentials
SoftwareBundler:Win32/Lolliport
1.163.1557.0

MicroWorld eScan
DeepScan:Generic.Mitglied
14.0.0.1035

Norman
Suspicious_Gen3.AIMAX
11.20130829

Panda Antivirus
Trj/CI.A
13.08.29.01

Rising Antivirus
NS:PUF.SilenceInstaller!1.9DDF
23.00.65.131209

SUPERAntiSpyware
Heur.Agent/Gen-WhiteBox
10707

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.R0CBH08I513
7.2.241

Trend Micro
TROJ_GEN
10.465.29

VIPRE Antivirus
InstallMonetizer
23994

File size:
1.4 MB (1,440,922 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\hongsoft_1040.exe

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/5/2009 2:50:52 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:BxXqHus872umRguuUmCr9uejsx6+G+8HXbJd5A8z3rGdKN2mwx8w8OSD:3qTYrmRguSC1jsMX+ybSVEM8w8OSD

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:
7.9780

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23.5 KB (24,064 bytes)

The file hongsoft_1040.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://cdn.shyapotato.us/nsi/.../hongsoft_1040.exe

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