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messageboxcheck.exe

Mediaclick

The application messageboxcheck.exe by Mediaclick has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. It is set to automatically start when a user logs into Windows via the current user run registry key under the display name ‘messagebox’.
Publisher:
Mediaclick  (signed and verified)

MD5:
d4b32604154b0484cb522cffc80cd5c3

SHA-1:
538c40b634aa346902336b8a5d6209c519ee468f

SHA-256:
e1bb74132832bbc5c5eb88549df41c8ff70d30f77cae0018d11058aa966f2e4c

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:
4/25/2024 7:12:05 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Mediacli (M)
16.7.13.12

File size:
97.9 KB (100,280 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\messagebox\messageboxcheck.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Mediaclick

Authority:
Thawte Consulting (Pty) Ltd.

Valid from:
3/3/2010 9:00:00 AM

Valid to:
3/4/2011 8:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Mediaclick, O=Mediaclick, L=Gangnam-gu, S=Seoul, C=KR

Issuer:
CN=Thawte Code Signing CA, O=Thawte Consulting (Pty) Ltd., C=ZA

Serial number:
4995688FF6DA3C9BEAA792BB26023CA2

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
8/11/2010 1:20:12 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
1536:ekaYhTCVh+mtBfsclENsge6bjREBl6V6I8uGqEuxNPBg8OAkW0ssk6OqEqH7G0W:ekhTC/1hMNsgHTVbdxNEAb

Entry address:
0x45BD0

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, 60, 43, 00, 8D, BE, 00, B0, FC, FF, 57, EB, 0B, 90, 8A, 06, 46, 88, 07, 47, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, ED, B8, 01, 00, 00, 00, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, 01, DB, 73, 0B, 75, 28, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, 1F, 48, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, EB, D4, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C9, EB, 52, 31, C9, 83, E8, 03, 72, 11, C1, E0, 08, 8A, 06, 46, 83, F0, FF, 74, 75, D1, F8, 89, C5, EB, 0B, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B...
 
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Entropy:
7.3947

Packer / compiler:
UPX v0.89.6 - v1.02 / v1.05 -v1.24

Code size:
64 KB (65,536 bytes)

Startup File (User Run)
Registry location:
HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

Name:
messagebox

Command:
"C:\Program Files1\messag~1\messageboxcheck.exe" \run


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