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newzio 1.4-bg.exe

Newzio 1.4

Blekko, Inc.

The application newzio 1.4-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 1.4

Description:
Newzio 1.4 exe

Version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

MD5:
c4fc81cc7873a69a241022d435daca95

SHA-1:
519d4dcacdcf016fc7f740d6250036f763468e07

SHA-256:
e84fd6165cc64c25bd3f4a9173fb145c88021da3ffffe238b1176e7d7799b200

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:
4/25/2024 7:04:51 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
Adware.Crossrider.Blekko (M)
16.5.4.6

File size:
754.4 KB (772,552 bytes)

Product version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

Copyright:
Copyright 2011

Original file name:
Newzio 1.4.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\newzio 1.4\newzio 1.4-bg.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Blekko, Inc.

Authority:
DigiCert Inc

Valid from:
4/3/2012 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
6/10/2015 8:00:00 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:
11/3/2013 5:06:54 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:zQXt2FdvE+vu1UNQIe6yVGxqXVl37mSv5fuTyJQkJ7A:zQXt2FdvE+veluo7mSgTyA

Entry address:
0x7038D

Entry point:
E8, F5, B3, 00, 00, E9, 00, 00, 00, 00, 6A, 14, 68, 10, 42, 4B, 00, E8, 6D, 01, 00, 00, E8, 44, 10, 00, 00, 0F, B7, F0, 6A, 02, E8, 88, B3, 00, 00, 59, B8, 4D, 5A, 00, 00, 66, 39, 05, 00, 00, 40, 00, 74, 04, 33, DB, EB, 33, A1, 3C, 00, 40, 00, 81, B8, 00, 00, 40, 00, 50, 45, 00, 00, 75, EB, B9, 0B, 01, 00, 00, 66, 39, 88, 18, 00, 40, 00, 75, DD, 33, DB, 83, B8, 74, 00, 40, 00, 0E, 76, 09, 39, 98, E8, 00, 40, 00, 0F, 95, C3, 89, 5D, E4, E8, DC, 0E, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 08, 6A, 1C, E8, DC, 00, 00, 00, 59, E8...
 
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Entropy:
6.4421

Code size:
592 KB (606,208 bytes)

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