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phd-v1.4-nova.exe

PHD-V1.4

SIMONA-VIORICA MARIN

The application phd-v1.4-nova.exe by SIMONA-VIORICA MARIN has been detected as adware by 9 anti-malware scanners. It runs as a scheduled task under the Windows Task Scheduler triggered to execute each time a user logs in. This will display various ads in the web browser such as popups, interstitial and in-text links and distributed through various monetization platforms. It will also modify browser settings such as the search and home page.
Publisher:
PHD  (signed by SIMONA-VIORICA MARIN)

Product:
PHD-V1.4

Description:
PHD-V1.4 exe

Version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

MD5:
1cc7a7187f6966a159c35c7405a8f7b7

SHA-1:
b648d258a011689c5f94111429d0dc5dbc1e629a

SHA-256:
265fbeefa0c21b7e89250b7aba5ba09421599d9545e3e664f69b57212932df84

Scanner detections:
9 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
May modify the web browser's settings including changing the homepage and search provider in addition to delivering ads (by injecting banner and text-links directly in the webpage).

Analysis date:
4/25/2024 4:15:28 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.Toolbar
2014.07.24

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/CrossRider.Gen2
7.11.163.164

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3405

ESET NOD32
Win32/Toolbar.CrossRider.AE potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/A-7d811582
v6.4.7.1.166

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.PlusHD.A
v2014.07.23.09

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.07.23.09

Reason Heuristics
PUP.SIMONAVIORICAMARIN.M
14.7.23.8

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4789396
31208

File size:
631.3 KB (646,464 bytes)

Product version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

Copyright:
Copyright 2016

Original file name:
PHD-V1.4.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\phd-v1.4\phd-v1.4-nova.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
SIMONA-VIORICA MARIN

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
5/28/2014 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
5/29/2015 4:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=SIMONA-VIORICA MARIN, OU=Individual Developer, O=No Organization Affiliation, L=Bucuresti, S=Bucuresti, C=RO

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

Serial number:
4E4B7DC7EC2F3CC5CB6ACBE68E3870F5

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
7/16/2014 3:15:20 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:XKMjJdFijRGOoQ4hYz6+ct5tdvtLalUzzLopTF01353i4+0:XK4JiQj4ctBnzL0T6Li4+0

Entry address:
0x4AD9C

Entry point:
E8, 62, DF, 00, 00, E9, 00, 00, 00, 00, 6A, 14, 68, 78, 37, 48, 00, E8, DE, 4E, 00, 00, E8, 9A, 29, 00, 00, 0F, B7, F0, 6A, 02, E8, F5, DE, 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, B1, 67, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 08, 6A, 1C, E8, DC, 00, 00, 00, 59, E8...
 
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Entropy:
6.3526

Code size:
451 KB (461,824 bytes)

Scheduled Task
Task name:
ac247733-a1a0-4fe3-b6c4-a2fdec82bccc-7

Trigger:
Logon (Runs on logon)

Action:
phd-v1.4-nova.exe \cvajrsxgu='phd-v1.4' \rehsvmgi=58362 \wdamvhcfa='


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