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pointblankpts.exe

Download Helper

New IT Limited

This is a bundle installer which bundles applications with offers for additional 3rd party software, mostly unwanted adware, and may be installed with minimal consent. The application pointblankpts.exe by New IT Limited has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. The program is a setup application that uses the New IT Desktop Setup installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from dc107.4sharedhelper.com.
Publisher:
New IT Limited  (signed and verified)

Product:
Download Helper

Version:
2, 4, 4, 0

MD5:
f9e2ed120c1f778be52516afb5e405f7

SHA-1:
372fcc75b8a18969d7e0a2e553f3e90b5f7119ad

SHA-256:
4c333d849fa4bfea4764c715af60e06ae7c9a675fc2a1bb2834c159c95465896

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

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.

Description:
This 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:
4/25/2024 10:47:58 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.New IT Limited.NewIT.Bundler (M)
16.2.27.17

File size:
1.3 MB (1,395,056 bytes)

Product version:
2, 4, 4, 0

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2013

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
New IT Desktop Setup

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
New IT Limited

Authority:
GoDaddy.com, Inc.

Valid from:
11/16/2012 1:46:05 PM

Valid to:
11/16/2013 12:00:34 PM

Subject:
CN=New IT Limited, O=New IT Limited, L=Nicosia, S=Nicosia, C=CY

Issuer:
SERIALNUMBER=07969287, CN=Go Daddy Secure Certification Authority, OU=http://certificates.godaddy.com/repository, O="GoDaddy.com, Inc.", L=Scottsdale, S=Arizona, C=US

Serial number:
2B2A165690BBAA

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
5/31/2013 2:48:55 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:6S+VZMFvzuei/bc6EGn5u5TtyJ8adjCzjyhhcDkPQcKiwMH5yUKc5thLfrXa7sjJ:6HVZM1zur/bc6/nRJ/aOheDkPQcKiwM3

Entry address:
0xD676

Entry point:
E8, B2, 45, 00, 00, E9, 79, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 81, EC, 28, 03, 00, 00, A1, 14, 34, 42, 00, 33, C5, 89, 45, FC, F6, 05, E4, 33, 42, 00, 01, 56, 74, 08, 6A, 0A, E8, 43, 35, 00, 00, 59, E8, 6C, 46, 00, 00, 85, C0, 74, 08, 6A, 16, E8, 6E, 46, 00, 00, 59, F6, 05, E4, 33, 42, 00, 02, 0F, 84, CA, 00, 00, 00, 89, 85, E0, FD, FF, FF, 89, 8D, DC, FD, FF, FF, 89, 95, D8, FD, FF, FF, 89, 9D, D4, FD, FF, FF, 89, B5, D0, FD, FF, FF, 89, BD, CC, FD, FF, FF, 66, 8C, 95, F8, FD, FF, FF, 66, 8C, 8D, EC, FD, FF...
 
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Code size:
107.5 KB (110,080 bytes)

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

http://dc107.4sharedhelper.com/downloadhelper/named/xerox3240_br/jOWdPwX4/.../pointblankpts.exe

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