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netguard.exe

Cucusoft Net Guard

Cucusoft, Inc.

The application netguard.exe, “Cucusoft Net Guard Setup ” by Cucusoft has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 2 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Inno Setup installer. The installer uses the OpenCandy monitzation platform which will donwload and install offers in the setup for potentially unwanted software including ad/search-supported toolbars. The file has been seen being downloaded from s1.download.net.pl and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Cucusoft, Inc.   (signed by Cucusoft, Inc.)

Product:
Cucusoft Net Guard

Description:
Cucusoft Net Guard Setup

Version:
2.3.1.1

MD5:
84f7f74843a936c0cde33da59af583a3

SHA-1:
cd3225f50cb4dd28e171b6cc643c1de7dc2f3567

SHA-256:
70a1f550a07a3ad947632850b56cae6916807db7ad37fa503d4352259bdd7c47

Scanner detections:
2 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Explanation:
Packages the OpenCandy software bundler that offers to install additional software and may include web browser add-ons and toolbars which display advertising (based on publisher settings and geo context).

Analysis date:
5/7/2024 4:47:13 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

ESET NOD32
Win32/OpenCandy
8.9091

Reason Heuristics
PUP.OpenCandy.Installer (L)
16.11.28.22

File size:
4.3 MB (4,484,360 bytes)

Product version:
2.3.1.1

Copyright:
Cucusoft, Inc.

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Inno Setup

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Cucusoft, Inc.

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
9/9/2010 2:22:08 PM

Valid to:
9/9/2013 2:22:03 PM

Subject:
E=support@cucusoft.com, CN="Cucusoft, Inc.", O="Cucusoft, Inc.", C=VG

Issuer:
CN=GlobalSign ObjectSign CA, OU=ObjectSign CA, O=GlobalSign nv-sa, C=BE

Serial number:
0100000000012AF714B12B

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):
98304:5EV7Mursm/nVZ26dv2dHfaQB1MhXTbstrWy9spdquE1ayj:A7xwYb26de5aQ/YYspWj

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, 53, C9, FF, FF, E8, 9A, 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, E8, CD, 40, 00, E8, 32, 95, FF, FF, 6A, 02, 6A, 00, 6A, 01, 8B, 0D, E8, CD...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

The file netguard.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 3 URLs.

http://s1.download.net.pl/216cf9f4b1netguaerd.exe

http://www.cucusoft.com/SoftwareDownload.aspx?pid=40

https://losangeles-s02-i01-traffic.cyberghostvpn.com/go/browse.php?u=http://.../SoftwareDownload.aspx?pid=40&b=7

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