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MachineIdCreator.exe

MachineIdCreator

InfoSpace

The application MachineIdCreator.exe, “MachineIdCreator Application” by InfoSpace has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. It is also typically executed from the user's temporary directory.
Publisher:
AVG Secure Search  (signed by InfoSpace)

Product:
MachineIdCreator

Description:
MachineIdCreator Application

Version:
17, 0, 0, 7

MD5:
29e88acc453f2a40a6a9b4d055cc699f

SHA-1:
1eedef98454b705f2983ee907a48c5eba8a230a3

SHA-256:
811df6d84757811e8b0d166d98dd96a486ec8d49594ae41cb9cf7ffd1dd0df10

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

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 5:43:51 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InfoSpace (M)
16.10.20.22

File size:
8 MB (8,402,248 bytes)

Product version:
17, 0, 0, 7

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2011

Original file name:
MachineIdCreator.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\{random}.tmp\configfiles\machineidcreator.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
InfoSpace

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
8/16/2013 8:00:00 AM

Valid to:
8/18/2014 7:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=InfoSpace, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, OU=Systems, O=InfoSpace, L=Bellevue, S=Washington, C=US

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)10, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
4FA97FCF31526C9CF6D4D2149CA247DB

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
8/27/2013 7:48:09 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:dUtKYIOORCSv2bS3jQGL+RabT0mlAQXSTsJdweK1:GtMNv4S3jp3BeQXSTkK1

Entry address:
0x4DDD5

Entry point:
E8, E1, DE, 00, 00, E9, A5, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 51, 53, 56, 57, FF, 35, EC, EC, 47, 00, E8, AF, 84, 00, 00, FF, 35, E8, EC, 47, 00, 8B, F8, 89, 7D, FC, E8, 9F, 84, 00, 00, 8B, F0, 59, 59, 3B, F7, 0F, 82, 83, 00, 00, 00, 8B, DE, 2B, DF, 8D, 43, 04, 83, F8, 04, 72, 77, 57, E8, 8D, E1, 00, 00, 8B, F8, 8D, 43, 04, 59, 3B, F8, 73, 48, B8, 00, 08, 00, 00, 3B, F8, 73, 02, 8B, C7, 03, C7, 3B, C7, 72, 0F, 50, FF, 75, FC, E8, A2, 41, 00, 00, 59, 59, 85, C0, 75, 16, 8D, 47, 10, 3B, C7, 72, 40, 50, FF, 75...
 
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Entropy:
0.6986

Code size:
408.5 KB (418,304 bytes)

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