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pp.exe

PowerPack

Linkular LLC

The application pp.exe by Linkular 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 NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) installer. It is also typically executed from the user's temporary directory.
Publisher:
Linkular LLC  (signed and verified)

Product:
PowerPack

Version:
3.0.0.2551

MD5:
7e1dd29a06f440cdb90660c00063397b

SHA-1:
9c79da7ecf7d6447ba0ac10b50f197f3cf61bab8

SHA-256:
eee62c67fc08bf93b4e0d398303ef5952cf2d544fe4cbd3022cc8aee84420f48

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:
5/8/2024 9:00:25 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Linkular.Installer (M)
16.6.9.17

File size:
509.5 KB (521,712 bytes)

Product version:
3.0.0.2551

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\{random}.tmp\pp.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Linkular LLC

Authority:
GoDaddy.com, Inc.

Valid from:
8/26/2011 1:21:38 AM

Valid to:
8/26/2012 1:21:38 AM

Subject:
CN=Linkular LLC, O=Linkular LLC, L=Redondo Beach, S=CA, C=US

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:
4EC609E6ADB72F

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/5/2009 11:52:01 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:tZ+117kifpJ/MPnT6gC680Y47OeFHsx1XhWnWmcBXXVfnbfOM4aT2zbmymT7SZl1:DQfanTrwv4FMx1X4nWjXlDzQb3Zq10Vz

Entry address:
0x30CB

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 60, 91, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 30, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 7C, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 38, 6F, 44, 00, E8, F1, 2B, 00, 00, A3, 84, 6E, 44, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 30, 9C, 42, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, 54, 91, 40, 00, 68, 80, 2E, 44, 00, E8, A4, 28, 00, 00, FF, 15, AC, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, F0, 46, 00, 50, 57, E8, 92, 28, 00, 00...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
22.5 KB (23,040 bytes)

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