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midtownmadness2-setup.exe

Tucows Inc.

The application midtownmadness2-setup.exe by Tucows has been detected as adware by 7 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) installer. The setup program uses the InstallCore engine which may bundle additional software offers including toolbars and browser extensions.
Publisher:
Tucows Inc.  (signed and verified)

MD5:
f77416c7794e6b27b77404e4bde787a1

SHA-1:
16c8092439e26492026bc6a892c189714d1608d9

SHA-256:
504a339e751a3512e1c27a032feb029fef77a9b69adbf5907212027dbb42a05b

Scanner detections:
7 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Uses the InstallCore download manager to install additional potentially unwanted software which may include extensions such as DealPly and various toolbars.

Analysis date:
4/24/2024 9:24:14 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.2220
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/DownloadAdmin.G potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

F-Secure
Adware:W32/WebInstallBundle
11.2014-02-10_5

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Downware.crgjbr
0.28.2.62440

Norman
InstallCore.WQEC
11.20141002

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.Tucows
15.1.21.15

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4783369
33520

File size:
1.2 MB (1,212,224 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\midtownmadness2-setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Tucows Inc.

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
8/20/2013 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
8/20/2016 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Tucows Inc., O=Tucows Inc., STREET=96 Mowat Ave., L=Toronto, S=Ontario, PostalCode=M6K 3M1, C=CA

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
4A452F2DD2EEA6072814A28EF2F01AEE

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/22/2012 2:07:51 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:9g44A3isJxwzKcfYXQGByv/LmYeicKLIi8CtcRxEi9uqhRkLC0GzGx:24zEKcfYAGgv/i5i5aRWi9ukqJGzu

Entry address:
0x333B

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, B0, 73, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 30, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, C0, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 88, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, B8, 3C, 42, 00, E8, 2C, 25, 00, 00, 53, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, A3, C0, 3B, 42, 00, 8D, 44, 24, 38, 50, 53, 68, 43, 74, 40, 00, FF, 15, 64, 71, 40, 00, 68, 38, 74, 40, 00, 68, C0, 33, 42, 00, E8, 1D, 24, 00, 00, FF, 15, BC, 70, 40, 00, 50, BF, 00, 90, 42, 00, 57, E8, 0B, 24, 00, 00...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23 KB (23,552 bytes)

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