qlsetup-ch.exe

QwiklinxForChrome

Quiklinx, Inc

The application qlsetup-ch.exe, “QwiklinxForChrome Setup ” by Quiklinx, Inc 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 Inno Setup installer. This file is typically installed with the program QwiklinxUpdate by Qwiklinx, Inc. which is a potentially unwanted software program.
Publisher:
Qwiklinx, Inc.   (signed by Quiklinx, Inc)

Product:
QwiklinxForChrome

Description:
QwiklinxForChrome Setup

Version:
1.5.0.1712

MD5:
1b1ccc430e4a7d0addfe6dac9ed5b736

SHA-1:
a7c1d29afb788ba6183f8a900c9dfaf6b4b406e3

SHA-256:
56e9309869ede1b6b3f5b5bde7404fd921baa2b01ebf9c1fc66dc1473c5ae1ed

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:
4/26/2024 9:53:43 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.Quiklinx
15.4.24.0

File size:
34.8 MB (36,521,104 bytes)

Product version:
1.5.0.1712

Copyright:
© 2012 Qwiklinx, Inc

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Inno Setup

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\roaming\qwiklinxupdate\qlsetup-ch.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
12/21/2011 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
12/21/2013 4:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN="Quiklinx, Inc", O="Quiklinx, Inc", L=Waltham, S=Massachusetts, C=US

Issuer:
CN=Thawte Code Signing CA - G2, O="Thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
0B1D774C76A82461AAEA3BBB3E52D63A

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
10/30/2010 2:54:54 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
786432:R/T618IR+dQCj0FGsetzqcNKfIOoblSW/3E/WBTMi8NxPdmwxJsF:RbCvaQCAgsedVNiIaW/3E6IiSdm+K

Entry address:
0x16478

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, A4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, C4, 89, 45, C0, 89, 45, A4, 89, 45, D0, 89, 45, C8, 89, 45, CC, 89, 45, D4, 89, 45, D8, 89, 45, EC, B8, B0, 52, 41, 00, E8, AC, 03, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, 45, 6B, 41, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 01, 6B, 41, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 48, AB, 41, 00, E8, 4E, EC, FF, FF, E8, F5, E7, FF, FF, 8D, 55, EC, 33, C0, E8, 7F, 84, FF, FF, 8B, 55, EC, B8, AC, D6, 41, 00, E8, E2, E9, FE, FF, 6A, 02, 6A, 00, 6A, 01, 8B, 0D, AC, D6, 41, 00, B2, 01...
 
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Entropy:
7.9998

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
84 KB (86,016 bytes)

The file qlsetup-ch.exe has been discovered within the following program.

QwiklinxUpdate  by Qwiklinx, Inc.
Publisher's description - “Qwiklinx is advertising supported with ads that are branded Quiklinx. Keywords may be double-underlined on webpages that you visit. When you hover over the link, you will see a small dialog box containing an advertisement.”
www.qwiklinx.net
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