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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.
Publisher:
QuizScope  (signed and verified)

Product:
QuizScope Installer

Version:
4.0.4504.0

MD5:
3d79bfb63cfcef18d33c62ece4c91650

SHA-1:
e333ffcd425aecd2d666e65bdda64d51917c53ff

SHA-256:
5f8bb56fd0029f3019bd208b92d05658c3499c71b8e739462c42376b4e686154

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

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

Analysis date:
6/14/2024 12:48:48 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.OutBrowse (M)
16.12.28.12

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 6:00:00 PM

Valid to:
9/8/2016 5:59:59 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 4:50:46 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

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:
7.9128

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23 KB (23,552 bytes)

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