newzio 1.3-bg.exe

Newzio 1.3

Blekko, Inc.

The application newzio 1.3-bg.exe by Blekko has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. Part of the Corssrider web browser platform, the BG executable is a background process that manage various function of the installed extensions in user's browser including managing installation, updates and remote code downloads.
Publisher:
AlgoClicks  (signed by Blekko, Inc.)

Product:
Newzio 1.3

Description:
Newzio 1.3 exe

Version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

MD5:
80399b418a05939a95c09020d3edde2a

SHA-1:
1b92eaeb6884db8730d69301f52ee6ebad9da507

SHA-256:
6158b78e2591375e633a48f553337995cb7a26ef7501f87f184568a418398003

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
The software may change the browser's home page and search provider settings as well as display advertisements.

Note:
Crossrider is the owner of a platform that enables the creation of cross-browser extensions by developers but is not the owner of this detected application. The owner/publisher of this file is Blekko, Inc..

Analysis date:
4/26/2024 5:52:48 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
Adware.Crossrider (M)
16.7.31.20

File size:
725.9 KB (743,368 bytes)

Product version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

Copyright:
Copyright 2011

Original file name:
Newzio 1.3.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\newzio 1.3\newzio 1.3-bg.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
DigiCert Inc

Valid from:
4/3/2012 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
6/10/2015 7:00:00 AM

Subject:
CN="Blekko, Inc.", O="Blekko, Inc.", L=Redwood City, S=California, C=US

Issuer:
CN=DigiCert Assured ID Code Signing CA-1, OU=www.digicert.com, O=DigiCert Inc, C=US

Serial number:
04A6DE4CBB85009FDEB5922F181C5382

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
8/12/2013 4:44:27 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:29lZNxUdRL9ElrSOt/y14LtFdWE57idICSZxqP7X/2sHRU5s9/9KJ6TaySa:68RhArSORy14F57aQqDX/ZCibTWa

Entry address:
0x6FA36

Entry point:
E8, 73, AD, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 8B, 45, 08, 33, C9, 3B, 04, CD, E8, 2E, 4B, 00, 74, 13, 41, 83, F9, 2D, 72, F1, 8D, 48, ED, 83, F9, 11, 77, 0E, 6A, 0D, 58, 5D, C3, 8B, 04, CD, EC, 2E, 4B, 00, 5D, C3, 05, 44, FF, FF, FF, 6A, 0E, 59, 3B, C8, 1B, C0, 23, C1, 83, C0, 08, 5D, C3, E8, 4F, 0E, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 06, B8, 50, 30, 4B, 00, C3, 83, C0, 08, C3, E8, 3C, 0E, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 06, B8, 54, 30, 4B, 00, C3, 83, C0, 0C, C3, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 56, E8, E2, FF, FF, FF, 8B, 4D, 08...
 
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Entropy:
6.4944

Code size:
578.5 KB (592,384 bytes)

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