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quiknowledge-setup-1.9.0.1.exe

QUIKNOWLEDGE

This is part of the InfoAtoms browser extension which will display variopus forms of advertising in the web browser by injecting new ads such as banner, text-links and search results. The application quiknowledge-setup-1.9.0.1.exe, “Quiknowledge Setup” by QUIKNOWLEDGE has been detected as adware by 2 anti-malware scanners. This is a setup and installation application and has been known to bundle potentially unwanted software. It is also typically executed from the user's temporary directory. The file has been seen being downloaded from d6wgnub3dtjjf.cloudfront.net.
Publisher:
QUIKNOWLEDGE  (signed and verified)

Product:
Quiknowledge

Description:
Quiknowledge Setup

Version:
1.9.0.1

MD5:
3fd533f99d1b05898563b92a262c0dc3

SHA-1:
1eedd1043b2d40f193768aeaa38ac5ebe861af89

SHA-256:
16d511059047a879be656f6ba9d28ee0aafadcf4e7a949c7dcffdb6c2abe05bd

Scanner detections:
2 / 68

Status:
Adware

Analysis date:
4/16/2024 4:01:04 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Dr.Web
Adware.Plugin.101
9.0.1.048

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.QUIKNOWLEDGE.X
14.3.2.9

File size:
1.1 MB (1,182,632 bytes)

Product version:
1.9.0.1

Copyright:
(c) 2013 Quiknowledge

Original file name:
quiknowledge-setup.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\{random}.tmp\222749988_stp\quiknowledge-setup-1.9.0.1.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
QUIKNOWLEDGE

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
8/9/2013 5:08:06 AM

Valid to:
8/10/2014 5:08:06 AM

Subject:
E=support@quiknowledge.com, CN=QUIKNOWLEDGE, OU=QUIKNOWLEDGE, O=QUIKNOWLEDGE, L=La Jolla, S=CA, C=US

Issuer:
CN=GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - G2, O=GlobalSign nv-sa, C=BE

Serial number:
1121DF7C70666AA82F10CCD4461A39593E7F

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/5/2009 2:52:06 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:GHxUGAiQWnqxuDGd7mh7uOAz+U9bHBYlqCTqIcfVxN:0ypmqxuqd7G7lGhFyjTXc9

Entry address:
0x323C

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, 58, 6F, 44, 00, E8, 09, 2C, 00, 00, A3, A4, 6E, 44, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 58, 9C, 42, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, B8, 91, 40, 00, 68, A0, 2E, 44, 00, E8, BC, 28, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, F0, 46, 00, 50, 57, E8, AA, 28, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.8294  (probably packed)

Code size:
23 KB (23,552 bytes)

The file quiknowledge-setup-1.9.0.1.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://d6wgnub3dtjjf.cloudfront.net/.../quiknowledge-setup-1.9.0.1.exe

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