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netcut.exe

WEBCELLENCE LTD

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application netcut.exe by WEBCELLENCE has been detected as adware by 5 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the installCore installer. The setup program uses the InstallCore engine which may bundle additional software offers including toolbars and browser extensions. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.arcai.com.
Publisher:
WEBCELLENCE LTD  (signed and verified)

MD5:
770d48a7462878cbb2d01636048b3764

SHA-1:
6221cf5badf3c3b1cb8f9fb8f93a3ffaee275017

SHA-256:
7f4fbc492a0eb23ab455c705b78b51e50893be78f7ede0c4b6f753928509b6b5

Scanner detections:
5 / 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.

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:
4/26/2024 8:05:57 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

avast!
PUP-gen [PUP]
2014.9-140924

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3341

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.QD potentially unwanted application
8.7.0.302.0

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore.WEBCELLENCE
15.5.3.0

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
33706

File size:
764.1 KB (782,488 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\netcut.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
WEBCELLENCE LTD

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Subject:
CN=WEBCELLENCE LTD, OU=IT, O=WEBCELLENCE LTD, L=Ora, S=Israel, C=IL

Issuer:
CN=Thawte Code Signing CA - G2, O="Thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
61DF315E410D6AA0BFE57E4C149BE78E

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 10:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:mcqFaTg3q9TLF1g5zd8BqARnd+iS6S/qPEVGO2fwQhelZ9ex/h1DqbQwqMJ2VdVb:mnFJ3GTLFtBqA0iS67PEVD24Q42/h1mA

Entry address:
0x9C40

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, 86, 94, FF, FF, E8, 8D, A6, FF, FF, E8, 1C, A9, FF, FF, E8, BF, A9, FF, FF, E8, 5E, C9, FF, FF, E8, C9, F2, FF, FF, E8, 30, F4, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, FC, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, C5, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 96, FE, FF, FF, E8, C9, FA, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, 83, CF, FF, FF, 8B, 55, F0, B8, 24, CE, 40, 00, E8, 32, 95, FF, FF, 6A, 02, 6A, 00, 6A, 01, 8B, 0D, 24, CE...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

The file netcut.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://www.arcai.com/.../netcut.exe

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