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promo_fds.exe

GENCO LABS LLC

The application promo_fds.exe by GENCO LABS 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. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.freeweiser.me.
Publisher:
GENCO LABS LLC  (signed and verified)

MD5:
d1b26e7049d6f9a17be38b175d27b9d5

SHA-1:
5bee9986984f64ad160e28d6e881a723f86a26ca

SHA-256:
4c21c6f0cfffe9be0f9dbc35cf19d713e772b91acc3826e5d8ad53179b9e95f7

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:
5/17/2024 2:26:58 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.BR Software.GENCOLABS.Installer (M)
16.2.16.1

File size:
75.8 KB (77,664 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
GENCO LABS LLC

Authority:
Starfield Technologies, Inc.

Valid from:
1/25/2015 11:27:38 AM

Valid to:
10/20/2015 7:14:36 PM

Subject:
CN=GENCO LABS LLC, O=GENCO LABS LLC, L=Lewes, S=Delaware, C=US

Issuer:
CN=Starfield Secure Certificate Authority - G2, OU=http://certs.starfieldtech.com/repository/, O="Starfield Technologies, Inc.", L=Scottsdale, S=Arizona, C=US

Serial number:
009F84136BDDE96F16

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/5/2009 8:50:35 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
1536:4oLDYsacy7mHMowHjXJU5bZgBZ0tfCDfkF7T+IJrnv0KdZ:4oPyys5jXJU5bZg0fAM7T+IJvZ

Entry address:
0x323F

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 30, 91, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 30, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B4, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 7C, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 98, 27, 7A, 00, E8, 09, 2C, 00, 00, A3, E4, 26, 7A, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 98, DC, 79, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, B8, 91, 40, 00, 68, E0, 1E, 7A, 00, E8, BC, 28, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, 80, 7A, 00, 50, 57, E8, AA, 28, 00, 00...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23 KB (23,552 bytes)

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

http://www.freeweiser.me/ids/.../getFile?lnk=cHJvbW9fZmRzfGh0dHA6Ly93d3cuYXZpYW5jYS5jb20uYnIvcHJvbW9fZmRz

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