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marine2.exe

Freeze.com, LLC

This is the InstallX/InstallIQ download manager and installer that will bundle offers during setup for additional PUPs and other unwanted software. The application marine2.exe by Freeze.com 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 Wise Installer installer.
Publisher:
Freeze.com, LLC  (signed and verified)

MD5:
ca55f8de5765e2a5bc7d9bc1d82b2fe0

SHA-1:
fae7c61637d0541fc19a5e5bc60059ab473568fb

SHA-256:
bd282147a0ef7f6f07d295ecf28ccefe9ecf67876175e352bf2e0d9c4b60d370

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:
5/2/2024 11:41:38 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallX (M)
16.10.15.11

File size:
6.4 MB (6,744,176 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Wise Installer

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\marine2.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Freeze.com, LLC

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
11/13/2005 6:00:00 PM

Valid to:
1/7/2007 5:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN="Freeze.com, LLC", OU=Downloads, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O="Freeze.com, LLC", L=Waite Park, S=Minnesota, C=US

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2004 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)04, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
760FD90A1A5D07296CE99BD3D412D3DC

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
4/8/1999 3:24:47 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
196608:5gX3iD1qNgbki87LiP5v2itC7HPi5cwv3QyHr:5Fagbki86PxE7viYs

Entry address:
0x1000

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 81, EC, 78, 05, 00, 00, 53, 56, BE, 04, 01, 00, 00, 57, 8D, 85, 94, FD, FF, FF, 56, 33, DB, 50, 53, FF, 15, 34, 20, 40, 00, 8D, 85, 94, FD, FF, FF, 56, 50, 8D, 85, 94, FD, FF, FF, 50, FF, 15, 30, 20, 40, 00, 8B, 3D, 2C, 20, 40, 00, 53, 53, 6A, 03, 53, 6A, 01, 8D, 85, 94, FD, FF, FF, 68, 00, 00, 00, 80, 50, FF, D7, 83, F8, FF, 89, 45, FC, 0F, 84, 7B, 01, 00, 00, 8D, 85, 90, FC, FF, FF, 50, 56, FF, 15, 28, 20, 40, 00, 8D, 85, 98, FE, FF, FF, 50, 53, 8D, 85, 90, FC, FF, FF, 68, 10, 30, 40, 00, 50...
 
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Entropy:
7.9892

Packer / compiler:
Wise Installer Stub

Code size:
512 Bytes (512 bytes)

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