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pwvusz.exe

Vlad Zemyn

The is the installer for the WebPick InstalleRex download manager which bundles applications with offers for additional 3rd party software, mostly unwanted adware, and may be installed without consent. The application pwvusz.exe by Vlad Zemyn has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. It is also typically executed from an Internet Explorer cache folder.
Publisher:
Vlad Zemyn  (signed and verified)

MD5:
c3d1a4d0a47d3fc352fc7f7f5ae89dae

SHA-1:
69c0419707579fea81ba21a8b6f6e1d87b0a9a4e

SHA-256:
1bada4081063026aa0de5354e5f9808ce564e79941e68462092c8c22c750f970

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:
4/23/2024 10:28:05 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.WebPick.VladZemyn (M)
16.1.21.21

File size:
721.7 KB (739,024 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\content.ie5\{random}\pwvusz.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Vlad Zemyn

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
9/27/2013 7:00:00 AM

Valid to:
9/28/2014 6:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Vlad Zemyn, O=Vlad Zemyn, STREET=Oboronnaya 43, L=Kiev, S=Kiev, PostalCode=03110, C=UA

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

Serial number:
00FA2E3FCB8E83B20759399F7E1D9549EE

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
9/29/2013 8:07:26 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:jXqJ7Gq8fI1Xjqj65qze/ztD4eJ0WGMBp8+OND3kUbC3RM4rPPOCQov:jXql1zqyqqLPVG42+YU3y4rPvLv

Entry address:
0x13B4D

Entry point:
E8, F7, 40, 00, 00, E9, 00, 00, 00, 00, 6A, 14, 68, 58, 9F, 42, 00, E8, ED, 09, 00, 00, E8, C4, 42, 00, 00, 0F, B7, F0, 6A, 02, E8, 8A, 40, 00, 00, 59, B8, 4D, 5A, 00, 00, 66, 39, 05, 00, 00, 40, 00, 74, 04, 33, DB, EB, 33, A1, 3C, 00, 40, 00, 81, B8, 00, 00, 40, 00, 50, 45, 00, 00, 75, EB, B9, 0B, 01, 00, 00, 66, 39, 88, 18, 00, 40, 00, 75, DD, 33, DB, 83, B8, 74, 00, 40, 00, 0E, 76, 09, 39, 98, E8, 00, 40, 00, 0F, 95, C3, 89, 5D, E4, E8, 96, 01, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 08, 6A, 1C, E8, DC, 00, 00, 00, 59, E8...
 
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Entropy:
7.6983

Code size:
140 KB (143,360 bytes)

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