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popupblocker.exe

CleanMyPC Software

The application popupblocker.exe by CleanMyPC Software has been detected as a potentially unwanted program 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 NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.cleanregistry.net.
Publisher:
CleanMyPC Software  (signed and verified)

MD5:
fbf9f46c638c156157dd46c5cfcbaa9a

SHA-1:
ca86e084e6101a578db54b52afdd9c0b76b714bb

SHA-256:
d69c0d2ed9aad5ba1ca53ac0d9797468cfce9cc4ef31e7d3aec4fea7b688e273

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
4/19/2024 12:03:17 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Optional.CleanMyPCSoftware.M
14.6.4.3

File size:
151.9 KB (155,592 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
CleanMyPC Software

Authority:
The USERTRUST Network

Valid from:
5/17/2006 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
5/18/2007 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=CleanMyPC Software, O=CleanMyPC Software, STREET="Room 305, Building 01B, MuXuYuan Street 66#", L=NanJing, S=JiangSu, PostalCode=210007, C=CN

Issuer:
CN=UTN-USERFirst-Object, OU=http://www.usertrust.com, O=The USERTRUST Network, L=Salt Lake City, S=UT, C=US

Serial number:
00FC6F1C50B71826AC348F0A1E5AA08AC6

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
3/16/2003 1:40:57 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:T+vHWx5rJmkSrL7ODae8whshDieV8TMtBlNHZY+eCB5e:Sm4FKWwhshDL8TEBlNHZDeCB5e

Entry address:
0x3E2A

Entry point:
83, EC, 0C, 53, 55, 56, 57, FF, 15, A8, 70, 40, 00, 8B, 35, 98, 92, 40, 00, 05, E8, 03, 00, 00, 89, 44, 24, 14, B3, 20, FF, 15, 2C, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, 04, 00, 00, 68, 20, FB, 79, 00, 57, FF, 15, C4, 70, 40, 00, 57, FF, 15, C0, 70, 40, 00, 50, FF, 35, 98, 92, 40, 00, FF, 15, 5C, 71, 40, 00, 80, 3E, 22, 75, 04, 80, C3, 02, 46, 8B, 2D, 14, 72, 40, 00, EB, 09, 3A, C3, 74, 0B, 56, FF, D5, 8B, F0, 8A, 06, 84, C0, 75, F1, 56, FF, D5, 8B, D8, 89, 5C, 24, 18, EB, 05, 53, FF, D5, 8B, D8, 80, 3B, 20, 74, F6, 80, 3B...
 
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Entropy:
7.8161

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft Install System v2.0b2, v2.0b3

Code size:
23 KB (23,552 bytes)

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

http://www.cleanregistry.net/.../popupblocker.exe

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