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QuizScope Installer

QuizScope

The application quizscope.exe by QuizScope has been detected as a potentially unwanted program 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 setup routine uses the RevenYou.Com Pay Per Install platform (OutBrowse) which bundles additional software offers inclduing toolbars, extensions, PC utilities as well as other PUPs. The file has been seen being downloaded from d1.quizscope.com.
Publisher:
QuizScope  (signed and verified)

Product:
QuizScope Installer

Version:
4.0.4504.0

MD5:
8ef87ad948a0cb884be61a3f59c3f74d

SHA-1:
c4663c169247fa0c06eb539b635791b7c36485bf

SHA-256:
656cb48ebe11c08019fc233d77a52827b4d8179eae8710c77b90c9c37daaa669

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Explanation:
Bundles additional adware offers during download and installation using the OutBrowse installer.

Analysis date:
7/6/2025 12:54:40 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.OutBrowse (M)
16.12.3.23

File size:
272.5 KB (279,016 bytes)

Product version:
4.0.4504.0

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2015

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\inetcache\ie\{random}\quizscope.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
QuizScope

Authority:
thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
9/8/2015 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
9/8/2016 4:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=QuizScope, O=QuizScope, L=Irvine, S=California, C=US

Issuer:
CN=thawte SHA256 Code Signing CA, O="thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
6334CF32E921A4E1CD4C0C18E1CEBE72

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/5/2009 2:50:46 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:BsMB+dX08rJqkEV2dw7Gpt7pvRmqVTrXJTJaA1VBex3RS3DIN:bB8zdqkEV2UGptdZpVJJBVUxIT6

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, 3F, 42, 00, E8, 09, 2C, 00, 00, A3, A4, 3E, 42, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 58, F4, 41, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, B8, 91, 40, 00, 68, A0, 36, 42, 00, E8, BC, 28, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, 90, 42, 00, 50, 57, E8, AA, 28, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.9129

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23 KB (23,552 bytes)

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

http://d1.quizscope.com/.../getclient.php?gcl=YTMyMzIwNTA1MjjboUUqDbSzw93+Igg/22Cz5D2kK1PL1TRSb8DyMUoWEq2KJmM2iM3ER3L+uDRF7Duxzh5udUBCB0phq5ogc1Ml9WV6rCkjYter+mokssjDPDuYwkZljWIHZRE55niETPg=

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