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mwssuuqazq.exe

Movie Mode

GenTechnologies Apps, LLC

This is part of an adware program designed to inject advertising in the web browser (banners, text-links) as well as modify the normal behavior of the browser. Part of the Injekt brand of unwanted programs. The application mwssuuqazq.exe, “MovieMode Service” by GenTechnologies Apps has been detected as adware by 6 anti-malware scanners. It runs as a separate (within the context of its own process) windows Service named “mWsSUuqaZq”. According to AVG, this software downloads additional adware offers during setup.
Publisher:
GenTechnologies Apps, LLC  (signed and verified)

Product:
Movie Mode

Description:
MovieMode Service

Version:
1.0.0.0

MD5:
6d7733131a6e37c1f408c5954d5fbee8

SHA-1:
07a28cafcebe6d0925592d2921975845465d9b26

SHA-256:
8ae670bfcddc9a16b62cf93c7b5d2521f966a9cbcb7a082d6dde8c2210277071

Scanner detections:
6 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Injects display ads (banner ads), in-text ads, interstitial ads, or other types of ads in the web browser as well as alters the browsers settings (home page, search, DNS, and security protocols).

Analysis date:
4/25/2024 7:05:25 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AVG
Potentially harmful program Downloader.BSH
2014.0.4037

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.MSIL.PullUpdate
4.0.3.14103

ESET NOD32
probably MSIL/Adware.PullUpdate.E application
7.0.302.0

Malwarebytes
Adware.MovieMode
v2014.10.03.09

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Service.GenTechnologiesApps.K
14.10.3.21

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4784449
33624

File size:
2.2 MB (2,321,776 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.0

Copyright:
Copyright © GenTechnologies Apps, LLC 2014

Original file name:
MovieModeService.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\ProgramData\upmbzq\mwssuuqazq.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
GenTechnologies Apps, LLC

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
5/1/2014 9:00:00 PM

Valid to:
5/2/2015 8:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN="GenTechnologies Apps, LLC", OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O="GenTechnologies Apps, LLC", L=Grandville, S=Michigan, 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:
169927F400601EBFFB8BCB8CA159DB85

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
10/1/2014 10:29:23 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:HbS5v1/RmZe8FcZPAMjTorWyxlrUJekZaWU1o3T5F5:SR4kvorWAro5ar1m1F5

Entry address:
0x2368DE

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

Code size:
2.2 MB (2,312,704 bytes)

Service
Display name:
mWsSUuqaZq

Type:
Win32OwnProcess

Depends on:
Winmgmt CryptSvc


The executing file has been seen to make the following network communications in live environments.

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-50-112-218-190.us-west-2.compute.amazonaws.com  (50.112.218.190:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-52-10-180-179.us-west-2.compute.amazonaws.com  (52.10.180.179:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-54-218-62-24.us-west-2.compute.amazonaws.com  (54.218.62.24:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a23-49-75-27.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.49.75.27:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-54-187-20-232.us-west-2.compute.amazonaws.com  (54.187.20.232:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-54-186-84-255.us-west-2.compute.amazonaws.com  (54.186.84.255:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-52-42-90-80.us-west-2.compute.amazonaws.com  (52.42.90.80:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-52-32-118-15.us-west-2.compute.amazonaws.com  (52.32.118.15:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to bfb75019.virtua.com.br  (191.183.80.25:80)

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