omgprivacyshield.exe

OMG Privacy Shield

Vast Tech Support

The application omgprivacyshield.exe, “This installer database contains the logic and data required to install OMG Privacy Shield.” by Vast Tech Support has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. This is a self-extracting archive and installer and has been known to bundle potentially unwanted software. The file has been seen being downloaded from RevenueWire's affiliate distribution platform tpsite.omgto.revenuewire.net.
Publisher:
OMG  (signed by Vast Tech Support)

Product:
OMG Privacy Shield

Description:
This installer database contains the logic and data required to install OMG Privacy Shield.

Version:
2.2.7

MD5:
e2423d8f90f8e7fb5d7035d6fbf7943b

SHA-1:
f0b9a36551e56a5d3d50b2a66a25da119afe4b39

SHA-256:
bf000d5940cb93843994282ea23e6e1ec13c35e50ff5a7feed176ab8ba9809cd

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Note:
Our current pool of anti-malware engines have not currently detected this file, however based on our own detection heuristics we feel that this file is unwanted.

Analysis date:
4/25/2024 4:04:57 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.VastTechSupport.Q
14.12.16.10

File size:
4.4 MB (4,581,616 bytes)

Product version:
2.2.7

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2014 OMG

Original file name:
OMGPrivacyShieldSetup.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\omgprivacyshield.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
5/23/2013 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
5/24/2015 4:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Vast Tech Support, O=Vast Tech Support, L=Delray Beach, S=Florida, C=US

Issuer:
CN=Thawte Code Signing CA - G2, O="Thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
074DFF23E064F33AB5EC78F8BEB7D2F2

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
8/12/2014 6:30:15 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
98304:HqKMgb6ViwLMX8bogM5GHUVV/T+4OZIz8vSZqtl1Tk0XS9Vowbdd:nXmAMb256o/C4/5wlpSXf

Entry address:
0xC875C

Entry point:
E8, 47, CC, 00, 00, E9, 79, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 51, 53, 56, 8B, F0, 33, DB, 3B, F3, 75, 1E, E8, 5D, 4E, 00, 00, 6A, 16, 5E, 53, 53, 53, 53, 53, 89, 30, E8, C5, D5, FF, FF, 83, C4, 14, 8B, C6, E9, C2, 00, 00, 00, 57, 39, 5D, 0C, 77, 1E, E8, 39, 4E, 00, 00, 6A, 16, 5E, 53, 53, 53, 53, 53, 89, 30, E8, A1, D5, FF, FF, 83, C4, 14, 8B, C6, E9, 9D, 00, 00, 00, 33, C0, 39, 5D, 14, 66, 89, 06, 0F, 95, C0, 40, 39, 45, 0C, 77, 09, E8, 0A, 4E, 00, 00, 6A, 22, EB, CF, 8B, 45, 10, 83, C0, FE, 83, F8, 22, 77...
 
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Entropy:
7.6535

Code size:
1021.5 KB (1,046,016 bytes)

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