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privdogsetup.exe

PrivDog

Adtrustmedia, LLC

The application privdogsetup.exe by Adtrustmedia 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.
Publisher:
Adtrustmedia, LLC  (signed and verified)

Product:
PrivDog

Version:
2.0.0.7

MD5:
34969ae4c872459bb0a044fe219242c9

SHA-1:
5e58d7bb148c418b51b1ddca9524cabc68150ce0

SHA-256:
41087eba6d178c68b5d29ed0c7ce463309bb8b4bf5e5f8ce4066d2fde641c6fd

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Explanation:
Displays advertising 'Trusted Advertisements' in the user's web browser in pages that normally would not show ads. Ads from AdTrustMedia are indicated by "AT-M Ad" displayed on the bottom right of the advertisement.

Analysis date:
4/24/2024 3:59:48 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.Adtrustmedia.P
14.4.13.14

File size:
4.6 MB (4,841,280 bytes)

Product version:
1.6.0.30

Copyright:
2012-2013 (c) AdTrustMedia. All rights reserved.

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Language:
English (United States)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Adtrustmedia, LLC

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
11/12/2012 12:00:00 AM

Valid to:
11/12/2013 11:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN="Adtrustmedia, LLC", O="Adtrustmedia, LLC", STREET="41 Watchung Plaza #330", L=Montclair, S=New Jersey, PostalCode=07042, C=US

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
7739F0D7E1D6C302E4AA8B647D9C7F52

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/5/2009 10:50:52 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
98304:kzjIb7TPj6eBKgRMJZTflqyaAxnYg+ZkRW7h7GJzn/k5rx/vP:kk7TL6WMJZtaAxnYgPkOQbv

Entry address:
0x30FA

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, 18, EC, 42, 00, E8, F1, 2B, 00, 00, A3, 64, EB, 42, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 98, 8F, 42, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, 54, 91, 40, 00, 68, 60, E3, 42, 00, E8, A4, 28, 00, 00, FF, 15, AC, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, 40, 43, 00, 50, 57, E8, 92, 28, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.9797

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23.5 KB (24,064 bytes)

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