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living_downstream_a_scientist_s_personal.exe

Tanja Matkovic

The application living_downstream_a_scientist_s_personal.exe by Tanja Matkovic has been detected as adware by 9 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) installer. The setup installer will bundle multiple adware offers during download and setup (based on the user's geographical location) including toolbars, extensions and coupon utilities. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.ft-download.com.
Publisher:
Tanja Matkovic  (signed and verified)

MD5:
1c428f70112b93be2f4da72f304e0937

SHA-1:
2bd9b35d0f0ddc498a0b7e75a618204083e731ef

SHA-256:
d239f03507d64962ac842460519082262364b4de43adaa047d1184a77d5fc4e0

Scanner detections:
9 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Bundles a number of adware programs in the installer.

Analysis date:
4/20/2024 1:42:15 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Comodo Security
ApplicUnwnt
17723

Dr.Web
Adware.Yontoo.4
9.0.1.0149

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OneClickDownloader.A
v2014.05.29.03

McAfee
Artemis!1C428F70112B
5600.7115

Qihoo 360 Security
Win32/Virus.Adware.47b
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.TanjaMatkovic.i
14.5.29.15

Sophos
1 Click Downloader
4.97

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V0131
7.2.149

VIPRE Antivirus
CoolMirage Ltd
26094

File size:
434.2 KB (444,664 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Tanja Matkovic

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
4/30/2013 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
5/1/2014 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Tanja Matkovic, OU=Individual Developer, O=No Organization Affiliation, L=Subotica, S=Subotica, C=RS

Issuer:
CN=Thawte Code Signing CA - G2, O="Thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
6A3131F81D52E40A00F4396C56D649C5

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

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:nA7AdOP8+9GMMIxu8Et4w9K78263xv33fG1ZKJQ9wQL:AaOP8k4awbj3xvKEYwK

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:
7.9050

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23 KB (23,552 bytes)

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

http://www.ft-download.com/.../Living_Downstream_A_Scientist_s_Personal.exe

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