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internetaccesscontroller.exe

Internet Access Controller

Gear Box Computers®

The application internetaccesscontroller.exe, “Internet Access Controller® Setup ” has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 10 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Inno Setup installer, however the file is not signed with an authenticode signature from a trusted source. The installer uses the OpenCandy monitzation platform which will donwload and install offers in the setup for potentially unwanted software including ad/search-supported toolbars.
Publisher:
Gear Box Computers®

Product:
Internet Access Controller®

Description:
Internet Access Controller® Setup

Version:
3.2

MD5:
b42b09201f62707dec3f210aaee034e6

SHA-1:
e4605f1945301ff79c6bcb1ff81cbb1300c6787d

SHA-256:
3e7c263ab7604854d44d87d66ed9a8ffdfda53cab28ede347b290aadede06b84

Scanner detections:
10 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Explanation:
Packages the OpenCandy software bundler that offers to install additional software and may include web browser add-ons and toolbars which display advertising (based on publisher settings and geo context).

Analysis date:
4/26/2024 12:21:36 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
PCK/ExeCryptor
7.11.175.122

AVG
OpenCandy
2015.0.3329

Bkav FE
W32.Clodec8.Trojan
1.3.0.4959

ESET NOD32
Win32/OpenCandy
8.10483

Kaspersky
HEUR:Trojan.Win32.Generic
14.0.0.3142

McAfee
Artemis!B42B09201F62
5600.6985

Norman
Suspicious_Gen4.FIDJT
11.20141006

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.R0CBC0OHO14
7.2.279

Trend Micro
TROJ_GEN.R0CBC0OHO14
10.465.06

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
33534

File size:
3.7 MB (3,845,157 bytes)

Product version:
3.2

Copyright:
Copyright© 2013 Gear Box Computers

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Inno Setup

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

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 2:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
98304:Qn6m9L++Imq34CGe8oeW6L6DMOWjAOQq4kl7W:bILJi8oh6MDROQhr

Entry address:
0x9C40

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, 86, 94, FF, FF, E8, 8D, A6, FF, FF, E8, 1C, A9, FF, FF, E8, 53, C9, FF, FF, E8, 9A, C9, FF, FF, E8, C9, F2, FF, FF, E8, 30, F4, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, FC, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, C5, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 96, FE, FF, FF, E8, C9, FA, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, 83, CF, FF, FF, 8B, 55, F0, B8, E8, CD, 40, 00, E8, 32, 95, FF, FF, 6A, 02, 6A, 00, 6A, 01, 8B, 0D, E8, CD...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

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

http://www.gearboxcomputers.com/.../InternetAccessController.exe

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