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pfportchecker201404.exe

Portforward, LLC

The application pfportchecker201404.exe by Portforward has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 3 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) installer. The installer uses the InstallMonetizer platform which will donwload and install adware toolbars and other potentially unwanted software offers during setup. The file has been seen being downloaded from portforward.com.
Publisher:
Portforward, LLC  (signed and verified)

MD5:
ad292b28f875ee8c7ab01f73995e5ba1

SHA-1:
6a6352e54203393342c6684283e88aa07bdf1680

SHA-256:
0c149c4118338deb5f7f50d8f549a1b0be5e0fc1c86cdb3cb24e43bab1c2a210

Scanner detections:
3 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Explanation:
Uses the InstallMonetizer distribution platform to bundle adware.

Analysis date:
4/25/2024 12:00:58 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallMonetizer.AN
8.9720

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallMonetizer.Bundle (M)
16.3.10.15

Vba32 AntiVirus
suspected of Trojan.Downloader.gen.h
3.12.26.0

File size:
157.4 KB (161,224 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Portforward, LLC

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
6/7/2012 12:00:00 PM

Valid to:
6/8/2015 11:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN="Portforward, LLC", O="Portforward, LLC", STREET=3380 Riverbanks Rd., L=Grants Pass, S=OR, PostalCode=97527, C=US

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
0082C14B9DF94DA5247E8AB7AED30A32CC

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/6/2009 11:50:46 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:EQIURTXJ/45HA0lvBwY9nkhn/zaAXawMTVm9V/ZeSEouWEqt4BJOAVWU:EspsA0lGMnqzapwMVntEEo4BJO8N

Entry address:
0x323C

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 30, 91, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 30, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B4, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 7C, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 58, 3F, 42, 00, E8, 09, 2C, 00, 00, A3, A4, 3E, 42, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 58, F4, 41, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, B8, 91, 40, 00, 68, A0, 36, 42, 00, E8, BC, 28, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, 90, 42, 00, 50, 57, E8, AA, 28, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.7189

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23 KB (23,552 bytes)

The file pfportchecker201404.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://portforward.com/.../PFPortChecker201404.exe

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