mycutebuddy{4.wfbhckiglgwe12.9}.exe

SIEN S.A.

This is the SIEN AppScion Installer which bundles applications with offers for additional 3rd party software, mostly unwanted adware, and may be installed with minimal consent. The application mycutebuddy{4.wfbhckiglgwe12.9}.exe, “MyCuteBuddy Setup” by SIEN S.A has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 2 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the SIEN SuperInstall installer. This file is typically installed with the program MyCuteBuddy by Sien SA which is a potentially unwanted software program.
Publisher:
MyCuteBuddy  (signed by SIEN S.A.)

Product:
MyCuteBuddy

Description:
MyCuteBuddy Setup

Version:
5.41.1.0

MD5:
dd3580281fd53a9a993ae99f6b683f61

SHA-1:
091636479c1e031d8f3f97a02827d9e1da4086c4

SHA-256:
ae151e137a61522e94e4a9fa19fd8716b43afab65b255875f715bbfa617aa8cb

Scanner detections:
2 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Description:
This is an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:
4/20/2024 12:38:06 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.1769
9.0.1.04

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.SIENSA.b
14.3.1.14

File size:
1.9 MB (2,038,160 bytes)

Product version:
5.41.1.0

Copyright:
(c)MyCuteBuddy. All rights reserved.

Original file name:
Bootstrapper.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
SIEN SuperInstall

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Documents and Settings\{user}\Mycutebuddy%7b4.wfbhckiglgwe12.9%7d.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
8/22/2012 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
8/23/2014 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=SIEN S.A., OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=SIEN S.A., L=Paris, S=France, C=FR

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:
514EA00D30C8C244C3E818890BF73967

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
10/8/2012 4:20:02 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:nZCHk8x4CErLUCoIe73L6MdKIz4jdMV9Jq+/A0PtAlLNc5Va+LlwVQy/X8x:Z6x4CgL6Ie7GMdKIz4jdK9Jq+/A0oNFu

Entry address:
0x1243EC

Entry point:
E8, 77, 88, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, 3B, 0D, D0, 8E, 5A, 00, 75, 02, F3, C3, E9, FE, 88, 00, 00, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 56, 8B, 75, 14, 85, F6, 75, 04, 33, C0, EB, 61, 83, 7D, 08, 00, 75, 13, E8, 21, 27, 00, 00, 6A, 16, 5E, 89, 30, E8, 68, 8B, 00, 00, 8B, C6, EB, 48, 83, 7D, 10, 00, 74, 16, 39, 75, 0C, 72, 11, 56, FF, 75, 10, FF, 75, 08, E8, 0A, 6C, 00, 00, 83, C4, 0C, EB, C7, FF, 75, 0C, 6A, 00, FF, 75, 08, E8, D8, 2C, 00, 00, 83, C4, 0C, 83, 7D, 10, 00, 74, BB, 39, 75, 0C, 73, 0E, E8, D7, 26, 00, 00, 6A...
 
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Code size:
1.3 MB (1,388,544 bytes)

The file mycutebuddy{4.wfbhckiglgwe12.9}.exe has been discovered within the following program.

MyCuteBuddy  by Sien SA
This Iminent software bundles various potentially unwanted web browser extensions and toolbars during install.
www.mycutebuddy.com
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The file mycutebuddy{4.wfbhckiglgwe12.9}.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 24 URLs.

http://vz.mycutebuddy.com/vz/9DA09A43-E2C5-48B6-8E6D-1A2A3E641DF8/.../mycutebuddy{4.APt1WJcIh5Z912.7}.exe

https://my-cute-buddy.en.softonic.com/download-tracker?th=1/6CH9aeXedl4L8u BHNJXWTW LP1LFlnGQpxqjlxAPKIfeTshBeFDHDH2p4qHekPN2qK35KEJeDO/.../7hpMgrTyWLbgQ9IHbXnhdRXxOeRh FY8eRjUlPpRwgDkUGLeLA5

http://vz.mycutebuddy.com/vz/9DA09A43-E2C5-48B6-8E6D-1A2A3E641DF8/.../mycutebuddy{4.oBAjpOjoV4Z912.7}.exe

http://vz.mycutebuddy.com/vz/9DA09A43-E2C5-48B6-8E6D-1A2A3E641DF8/.../mycutebuddy{4.KWqDzURya4Z912.7}.exe

http://vz.mycutebuddy.com/vz/9DA09A43-E2C5-48B6-8E6D-1A2A3E641DF8/.../mycutebuddy{4.uGR1bouNxH8U.7}.exe

http://vz.mycutebuddy.com/vz/9DA09A43-E2C5-48B6-8E6D-1A2A3E641DF8/.../mycutebuddy{4.4Ebinxt20bCU.7}.exe

http://vz.mycutebuddy.com/vz/9DA09A43-E2C5-48B6-8E6D-1A2A3E641DF8/.../mycutebuddy{4.q00dfgpiGI8U.7}.exe

http://vz.mycutebuddy.com/vz/9DA09A43-E2C5-48B6-8E6D-1A2A3E641DF8/.../mycutebuddy{4.0uZY86dbF5SO12.7}.exe

http://vz.mycutebuddy.com/vz/9DA09A43-E2C5-48B6-8E6D-1A2A3E641DF8/.../mycutebuddy{4.OqZCbtHbv4Z912.7}.exe

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

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to par10s11-in-f1.1e100.net  (173.194.40.161:80)

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