quizscope.exe

QuizScope Installer

QuizScope

The file 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:
e35ca5e610cb5d4222e82994b1d2bcc3

SHA-1:
ed7be2f4c4bd3e69e5caec40bdb7d04d2561ed1e

SHA-256:
2a6c167fb7589b8ee55488f5802ae440fcbb247d426ad936b9d4dbd4b8f6cfba

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

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

Analysis date:
7/5/2025 10:59:09 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.OutBrowse (M)
17.2.9.22

File size:
272.5 KB (279,016 bytes)

Product version:
4.0.4504.0

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2015

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\quizscope.exe.p58km80.partial

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
thawte, Inc.

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

Valid to:
9/8/2016 7:59:59 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 5:50:46 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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