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protorrent_0.3_downloader.exe

Cheng Du VTools Information Technology

The application protorrent_0.3_downloader.exe by Cheng Du VTools Information Technology has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. This is a setup program which is used to install the application. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.8appstore.net.
Publisher:
Cheng Du VTools Information Technology  (signed and verified)

MD5:
594d5a6cc5b22b350213beb17f2f92e7

SHA-1:
c0cfc53aa1dcb05bae930a48bb297343e3a412ff

SHA-256:
6b512abebc8b486118a92f1ea79c4ab99836ddc04b296f85724332bbd02b4563

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

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:
4/24/2024 2:23:10 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.ChengDuVToolsInformationTechnology (M)
16.1.11.14

File size:
781.8 KB (800,592 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Cheng Du VTools Information Technology

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
12/11/2011 12:00:00 AM

Valid to:
1/25/2014 11:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Cheng Du VTools Information Technology, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=Cheng Du VTools Information Technology, L=ChengDu, S=SiChuan, C=CN

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)10, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
1B5D68E0AFA12E8F1159C668DD228431

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
8/2/2013 5:58:58 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:m5UnZzPkMXdh4JIc+GIQDDIDtEtVJF1ohHuT5ZJLSM0O:lzP34OcDcZEXJFepuJSMN

Entry address:
0x1CE6C0

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, 90, 53, 00, 8D, BE, 00, 80, EC, FF, 57, 83, CD, FF, EB, 10, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 8A, 06, 46, 88, 07, 47, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, ED, B8, 01, 00, 00, 00, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, 01, DB, 73, 0B, 75, 28, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, 1F, 48, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, EB, D4, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C9, EB, 52, 31, C9, 83, E8, 03, 72, 11, C1, E0, 08, 8A, 06, 46, 83, F0, FF, 74, 75, D1, F8, 89...
 
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Packer / compiler:
UPX 2.90LZMA

Code size:
600 KB (614,400 bytes)

The file protorrent_0.3_downloader.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://www.8appstore.net/.../downloadfile.html?swid=626786

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