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nielsenuninstallmodule.exe

The Nielsen Company

It is set to automatically execute when any user logs into Windows (through the local user run registry setting) with the name ‘NSWatchDog’.
Publisher:
The Nielsen Company  (signed and verified)

MD5:
31e6cb94e12caebc30a28bdd4558de7d

SHA-1:
2ce321950f9ba91d13b24099e207b7da85c2aa8b

SHA-256:
1c27615e30ebcf950b9a7e8f35045d3b5a7ec64b67e5b186353c2665d8f05445

Scanner detections:
0 / 68

Status:
Clean (as of last analysis)

Analysis date:
4/20/2024 12:11:31 PM UTC  (today)

File size:
194.2 KB (198,880 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\netratingsnetsight\netsight\nielsensurvey\nielsenuninstallmodule.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
The Nielsen Company

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
4/1/2013 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
4/3/2014 4:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=The Nielsen Company, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, OU=NetSight Meter, O=The Nielsen Company, L=Oldsmar, S=Florida, C=US

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)10, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
0180ED3AE80013814ED64BDF50FBE0D3

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
4/19/2013 1:33:56 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:RqqKkghxSjxuX7DRPLzW7KwT68lOUAJb1KHzj5:RSkQUjxAvRza7KwT7yJBKx

Entry address:
0xD0C8

Entry point:
E8, 49, 7A, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 56, 57, 8B, 7D, 10, 8B, C7, 83, E8, 00, 0F, 84, B7, 14, 00, 00, 48, 0F, 84, 9F, 14, 00, 00, 48, 0F, 84, 6C, 14, 00, 00, 48, 0F, 84, 21, 14, 00, 00, 48, 0F, 84, 99, 13, 00, 00, 8B, 4D, 0C, 8B, 45, 08, 53, 6A, 20, 5A, E9, 32, 04, 00, 00, 8B, 30, 3B, 31, 74, 74, 0F, B6, 30, 0F, B6, 19, 2B, F3, 74, 13, 33, DB, 85, F6, 0F, 9F, C3, 8D, 74, 1B, FF, 85, F6, 0F, 85, 2B, 04, 00, 00, 0F, B6, 70, 01, 0F, B6, 59, 01, 2B, F3, 74, 13, 33, DB, 85, F6, 0F, 9F, C3...
 
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Entropy:
6.4531

Code size:
127.5 KB (130,560 bytes)

Startup File (All Users Run)
Registry location:
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

Name:
NSWatchDog

Command:
C:\Program Files2\netrat~1\netsight\nielse~1\nielse~1.exe &pt=mp&mi=60862707922&os=microsoft_windows_7_version_6.1


The file nielsenuninstallmodule.exe has been discovered within the following program.

NCP Connect  by National Consumer Panel
Publisher's description - “The National Consumer Panel is an operational joint venture between the two leading longitudinal consumer insights providers in the United States – IRi and Nielsen. By recruiting, incenting, and equipping a representative sample of U.S.”
ncpconnect.ncponline.com
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