infoatoms.exe

InfoAtoms

InfoAtoms Inc.

This is part of the InfoAtoms browser extension which will display variopus forms of advertising in the web browser by injecting new ads such as banner, text-links and search results. The application infoatoms.exe, “InfoAtoms Installer” by InfoAtoms 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 the user's temporary directory.
Publisher:
InfoAtoms Inc.  (signed and verified)

Product:
InfoAtoms

Description:
InfoAtoms Installer

Version:
1.0.16.0

MD5:
a0e0175f454c71cadb8cccf8aa94c01c

SHA-1:
62824e32b75014fdfb834e5ff7c85cf7fa9c8669

SHA-256:
9f2ea9a6736b3778f1e7aa1362e6d2fb99355267ad3ac3cdd4b28ca537667414

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:
4/25/2024 8:28:10 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InfoAtoms.Installer (M)
15.12.27.3

File size:
796.4 KB (815,464 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.16.0

Copyright:
Copyright 2012 InfoAtoms Inc.

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\{random}.tmp\avast-antivirus_002\software\infoatoms.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
GoDaddy.com, Inc.

Valid from:
4/12/2012 2:06:59 PM

Valid to:
4/3/2013 4:35:07 PM

Subject:
CN=InfoAtoms Inc., O=InfoAtoms Inc., L=La Jolla, S=CA, C=US

Issuer:
SERIALNUMBER=07969287, CN=Go Daddy Secure Certification Authority, OU=http://certificates.godaddy.com/repository, O="GoDaddy.com, Inc.", L=Scottsdale, S=Arizona, C=US

Serial number:
04788136C18C1C

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/5/2009 2:50:46 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:eqcfxjxLHcaEbeWdQR10q+23vH8KsJkstQ8m7ylhDl8K:u598Ve0y10qjP70TzX

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:
7.7983

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23 KB (23,552 bytes)

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