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muvic.exe

PINWID LTD

The application muvic.exe by PINWID has been detected as adware by 4 anti-malware scanners. It is set to automatically start when a user logs into Windows via the current user run registry key under the display name ‘Browser Infrastructure Helper’. Additionally, the file is typically installed by a number of programs including Muvic Smartbar by Pinwid Ltd. and Muvic Smartbar Engine by Pinwid Ltd., both potentially unwanted software.
Publisher:
Smartbar  (signed by PINWID LTD)

Product:
Smartbar

Version:
11.40.58.16153

MD5:
60a04f15f0db97b896c713a89a66c6a6

SHA-1:
0880470e8fbc61bf4fa3bc4db07939cdcffc0764

SHA-256:
f16db9880dbd35bf13dafde58b3f2d68ecb7e1214f7db8794c4ec75a9ef357f4

Scanner detections:
4 / 68

Status:
Adware

Analysis date:
4/19/2024 10:07:31 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AVG
MalSign.Pindi
2015.0.3513

Reason Heuristics
PUP.PINWID.F
14.4.6.0

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V0325
7.2.96

VIPRE Antivirus
Adware.Linkury
27768

File size:
27.5 KB (28,192 bytes)

Product version:
11.40.58.16153

Original file name:
Smartbar.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\smartbar\application\muvic.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
PINWID LTD

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
2/4/2014 4:00:00 PM

Valid to:
2/5/2015 3:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=PINWID LTD, O=PINWID LTD, STREET=14 Shenkar Arie, L=HERZLIYA, S=NA, PostalCode=46733, C=IL

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

Serial number:
00D9AC9FC9A1B1E8FD63013E3CCE7B0578

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
3/25/2014 7:15:21 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

CTPH (ssdeep):
384:sdeHcow4Rgtx9080jNh88WU9OQxwvSAaIpPhcXZ/PUqcI7TBGss9nhCxYPLg8l4h:s4/wW/9OoIu/PUqcIfA9MEl

Entry address:
0x6822

Entry point:
FF, 25, 00, 20, 40, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00...
 
[+]

Entropy:
6.4278

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C# / Basic .NET

Code size:
18.5 KB (18,944 bytes)

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

Name:
Browser Infrastructure Helper

Command:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\smartbar\application\muvic.exe startup


The file muvic.exe has been discovered within the following programs.

Muvic Smartbar  by Pinwid Ltd.
This adware injects advertising in the user's Internet browser by running as an extension and/or add-on. Ads are delivered in the form of banners and text-links (roll-overs) as well as some popup ads.
www.browse-search.com/?
80% remove it
Muvic Smartbar Engine  by Pinwid Ltd.
This adware program injects advertisements with its affiliate ad providers in order to serve a number of ad types including banner, inline text links and popups.
82% remove it
 
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