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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:
1.1.0.0

MD5:
9a3c62b1640fa2a9dc510871caed701f

SHA-1:
e33ea48cf4d3ead00a1001a25f32474c401dcb2c

SHA-256:
144db9228627c318f7d187f3f0ffc721071f2d947595bb6ac9402a0087a15b1d

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:
4/24/2024 5:30:57 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InfoAtoms (M)
16.8.9.2

File size:
1.3 MB (1,355,032 bytes)

Product version:
1.1.0.0

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\installer_for_directx_061275\infoatoms.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
InfoAtoms Inc.

Authority:
GoDaddy.com, Inc.

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

Valid to:
4/3/2013 6:35:07 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 4:50:46 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:Ujr7ukO2a/S8fZobGD+EDUFbufCJZras7z85vZ0iYYSUtQe93aLzq:sr7DORq8f2bGDZodasng0eSor3ai

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:
7.9089

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23 KB (23,552 bytes)

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