popularscreensaverssetup.popularscreensavers_7i.dhijmjbenobkbfaopobmafipbehikanf.ch.exe

PopularScreensavers

Mindspark Interactive Network, Inc.

The application popularscreensaverssetup.popularscreensavers_7i.dhijmjbenobkbfaopobmafipbehikanf.ch.exe, “PopularScreensavers Setup” 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 Setup Factory installer, however the file is not signed with an authenticode signature from a trusted source. The file has been seen being downloaded from ak.dl.popularscreensavers.com.
Publisher:
Mindspark Interactive Network, Inc.

Product:
PopularScreensavers

Description:
PopularScreensavers Setup

Version:
1.1.0.1

MD5:
7683a67d7beb5aa8d2583a94995238df

SHA-1:
04ad2d8a4bcb87557aeb2b1005a41244ac42d920

SHA-256:
2a4ee8e55ca2bbd8d293a0ae4637d37df1cf30fcdcade00955313c53b063218b

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.

Analysis date:
4/19/2024 1:15:41 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Mindspark.Installer
16.1.9.7

File size:
129.8 KB (132,938 bytes)

Product version:
2.0.0.0

Copyright:
© 2014 Mindspark Interactive Network, Inc. An IAC Company. All rights reserved.

Trademarks:
® & ™ Mindspark Interactive Network, Inc. An IAC Company. All rights reserved.

Original file name:
suf_launch.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Setup Factory

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\popularscreensaverssetup.popularscreensavers_7i.dhijmjbenobkbfaopobmafipbehikanf.ch.exe

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
8/27/2013 10:10:44 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
1536:2IGD0yLjVWnpWkTXPsTnt/zcmAHcvxWM6tR1duIZ+0+DJFkyjEC/ZRpujw:2IGhKptXPyBzcf8pWM6TuIIT7jbN

Entry address:
0x29E1

Entry point:
E8, A6, 1D, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 56, 57, 33, F6, BF, C8, AB, 40, 00, 83, 3C, F5, 54, A0, 40, 00, 01, 75, 1D, 8D, 04, F5, 50, A0, 40, 00, 89, 38, 68, A0, 0F, 00, 00, FF, 30, 83, C7, 18, FF, 15, C0, 70, 40, 00, 85, C0, 74, 0C, 46, 83, FE, 24, 7C, D3, 33, C0, 40, 5F, 5E, C3, 83, 24, F5, 50, A0, 40, 00, 00, 33, C0, EB, F1, 8B, FF, 53, 8B, 1D, C4, 70, 40, 00, 56, BE, 50, A0, 40, 00, 57, 8B, 3E, 85, FF, 74, 13, 83, 7E, 04, 01, 74, 0D, 57, FF, D3, 57, E8, 18, FD, FF, FF, 83, 26, 00, 59, 83, C6, 08...
 
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Entropy:
7.0849

Code size:
22 KB (22,528 bytes)

The file popularscreensaverssetup.popularscreensavers_7i.dhijmjbenobkbfaopobmafipbehikanf.ch.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.