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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 download1us.softpedia.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Cucusoft, Inc.   (signed by Cucusoft, Inc.)

Product:
Cucusoft Net Guard

Description:
Cucusoft Net Guard Setup

Version:
2.3.2.0

MD5:
89d9f191ba03177ec96a49b7eb7c6226

SHA-1:
ce80363e09ad22b42502347787988528b5bb8fce

SHA-256:
e62594ffe376613633d155f1101593ec9a1c4aec8c624aae43a5444a1e462c2c

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:
4/18/2024 7:15:55 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

ESET NOD32
Win32/OpenCandy
7.9091

Reason Heuristics
PUP.OpenCandy.Installer (L)
16.11.28.22

File size:
4.3 MB (4,485,512 bytes)

Product version:
2.3.2.0

Copyright:
Cucusoft, Inc.

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Inno Setup

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Cucusoft, Inc.

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
9/9/2010 4:22:08 PM

Valid to:
9/9/2013 4:22:03 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:
6/20/1992 12:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
98304:DrV7Muo+CO+PmG3VHu4v75wTBRXbsXoSLfpPCcr:t7xmbmwuU5wl1sXokVCcr

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://download1us.softpedia.com/dl/4eaf0e42a45f63e86a633eb29b60d1c0/52c58935/100213679/software/.../netguard.exe

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

http://www.zdnet.be/.../netguard

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