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install_helper.exe

GreenBottleSoftware Inc.

The application install_helper.exe by GreenBottleSoftware has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat.
Publisher:
GreenBottleSoftware Inc.  (signed and verified)

MD5:
d0274720b8344b9eff91c0bd7b481b56

SHA-1:
9b4a2192b45ebc1ef39a3b986e8b07cd2b51fffa

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:
4/26/2024 1:58:17 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.GreenBottleSoftware.Installer (M)
16.2.10.22

File size:
441 KB (451,560 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\Documents and Settings\{user}\Local settings\temp\install_helper.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
GreenBottleSoftware Inc.

Authority:
GoDaddy.com, Inc.

Valid from:
3/29/2013 6:18:22 PM

Valid to:
3/29/2016 7:18:22 PM

Subject:
CN=GreenBottleSoftware Inc., O=GreenBottleSoftware Inc., L=Beaverton, S=OR, 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:
07C97E877D6A20

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
2/9/2012 6:01:00 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:3bn+LV1ouWu9nOJ+NvJTwizjJ9gKwZXkX3/iZoi:atWuYJYv19MXkaZL

Entry address:
0x452B2

Entry point:
E8, DE, 6D, 00, 00, E9, 79, FE, FF, FF, 6A, 0C, 68, 30, 59, 46, 00, E8, B4, F6, FF, FF, 83, 65, E4, 00, 8B, 75, 08, 3B, 35, 60, B4, 46, 00, 77, 22, 6A, 04, E8, F8, 3B, 00, 00, 59, 83, 65, FC, 00, 56, E8, FF, 43, 00, 00, 59, 89, 45, E4, C7, 45, FC, FE, FF, FF, FF, E8, 09, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 45, E4, E8, C0, F6, FF, FF, C3, 6A, 04, E8, F3, 3A, 00, 00, 59, C3, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 56, 8B, 75, 08, 83, FE, E0, 0F, 87, A1, 00, 00, 00, 53, 57, 8B, 3D, 74, 90, 45, 00, 83, 3D, 1C, 95, 46, 00, 00, 75, 18, E8, 12, 62, 00...
 
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Code size:
351 KB (359,424 bytes)

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