Notation.exe

Notation

Advernet Limited

The application Notation.exe by Advernet Limited has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. It runs as a separate (within the context of its own process) windows Service named “Notation”.
Publisher:
Advernet  (signed by Advernet Limited)

Product:
Notation

Version:
1.0.0.6

MD5:
940e626bc470367d5407c839b2ca696a

SHA-1:
d6418e318078833c1075237cafb3452da4a01d65

SHA-256:
d87e49692fba46ddf3a251edc3a67836ace66dc45faf82baffe24e6ddf7c1254

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
4/25/2024 7:52:04 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Advernet (M)
16.3.23.21

File size:
53.6 KB (54,912 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.6

Copyright:
Copyright © Advernet 2011-2012

Original file name:
Notation.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\Program Files\notation\notation.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
6/11/2012 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
7/1/2015 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Advernet Limited, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=Advernet Limited, L=Dublin, S=Dublin 8, C=IE

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:
054D2128EC82CC8BBD064732DEF892AA

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/28/2012 12:40:34 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
8.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

CTPH (ssdeep):
768:43npdi4cs//HvQa4ZNAjMrwXI/w8IrqwuD9jom8grNGbH42qm/:4Zr/af8Ew8IuD9jom8qN242B/

Entry address:
0xDDDE

Entry point:
FF, 25, 00, 20, 40, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 02, 00, 10, 00, 00, 00, 20, 00, 00, 80, 18, 00, 00, 00, 38, 00, 00, 80, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 01, 00, 01, 00, 00, 00, 50, 00, 00, 80, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 01, 00, 01, 00, 00, 00, 68, 00, 00, 80, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00...
 
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Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C# / Basic .NET

Code size:
47.5 KB (48,640 bytes)

Service
Display name:
Notation

Type:
Win32OwnProcess


The executing file has been seen to make the following network communications in live environments.

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a92-122-88-103.deploy.akamaitechnologies.com  (92.122.88.103:80)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to ip20.ip-91-121-54.eu  (91.121.54.20:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to ip153.ip-149-202-141.eu  (149.202.141.153:443)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ip-144.net-80-236-32.suresnes.rev.numericable.fr  (80.236.32.144:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to cluster011.ovh.net  (213.186.33.40:80)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to a23-200-88-123.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.200.88.123:443)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a23-200-86-145.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.200.86.145:80)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to ip30.ip-91-121-54.eu  (91.121.54.30:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to ec2-52-6-82-78.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (52.6.82.78:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to a23-201-172-135.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.201.172.135:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to msnbot-207-46-194-10.search.msn.com  (207.46.194.10:443)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to cluster010.ovh.net  (213.186.33.19:80)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to a104-89-7-88.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (104.89.7.88:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to a104-85-19-177.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (104.85.19.177:443)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to zippyshare.com  (37.187.134.184:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-54-194-240-68.eu-west-1.compute.amazonaws.com  (54.194.240.68:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a88-221-112-179.deploy.akamaitechnologies.com  (88.221.112.179:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to 163-172-88-247.rev.poneytelecom.eu  (163.172.88.247:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to www.assimilator.ch  (83.166.135.2:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to vs-62-4-24-208.serverhive.com  (62.4.24.208:80)

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