htm4ffx.exe

htm

Montiera Technologies LTD

It is part of the Montiera web browser toolbar monetization platform which injects browser search and advertising within the user's web browser. The application htm4ffx.exe by Montiera Technologies has been detected as a potentially unwanted program 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.
Publisher:
High Tech Marketing SL  (signed by Montiera Technologies LTD)

Product:
htm

Version:
1.8.25.3

MD5:
459f282dfc4bc796c19e3563d3dd590f

SHA-1:
e86c3aa6e2b2c335ca80530f289d486e100d7aee

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

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:
4/25/2024 1:08:24 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Montiera.MontieraTechnologies.Installer (M)
16.1.17.22

File size:
264.4 KB (270,776 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Common path:
C:\Documents and Settings\{user}\Local settings\temp\{random}.tmp\htm\1.8.25.3\htm4ffx.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
6/25/2013 7:30:00 PM

Valid to:
6/26/2014 7:29:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Montiera Technologies LTD, O=Montiera Technologies LTD, STREET="18, Amammi st", L=Even Yehuda, S=Hasharon, PostalCode=40500, C=IL

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

Serial number:
3E6A02DA5FCBA17D267CD5B0DBC10A17

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/5/2009 6:20:52 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:3e34aNTU8/iBwVO3Luf+kcCmzB4YTCot5hVOz1:0NTU8/yt3S7QzSuD5y5

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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Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23.5 KB (24,064 bytes)

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