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regtasktool_installer.exe

Forden Limited

The application regtasktool_installer.exe by Forden Limited has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 3 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) installer. This version of the installer will bundle the Ask.com Toolbar, a potentially unwanted web browser extension. The file has been seen being downloaded from fileextensiondo.com.
Publisher:
Forden Limited  (signed and verified)

MD5:
6adf7ef1bbc40a4357d2e9248002dc36

SHA-1:
cf2e98c819bfcc938e8f4da0e7c36c57ccec7938

SHA-256:
4c21d01c794cda137f8e339e57886570d8211f6fd4aed59f2bc71ae2fcbe576a

Scanner detections:
3 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Explanation:
Bundles that Ask.com toolbar as a third-party offer, a web browser extension that may modify a user's search and home pages.

Analysis date:
4/25/2024 7:09:42 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Comodo Security
ApplicUnwnt
17682

ESET NOD32
Win32/Bundled.Toolbar.Ask (variant)
8.9341

Reason Heuristics
PUP.PCSpeedBoost.Optional.Installer.Meta (L)
15.7.24.22

File size:
2.1 MB (2,160,040 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\regtasktool_installer.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Forden Limited

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
10/12/2011 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
10/11/2013 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Forden Limited, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=Forden Limited, L=Hong Kong, S=Hong Kong, C=HK

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)10, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
30A63367DC811CCA7538AE8B9943EF70

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/5/2009 4:50:41 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:JqPejxGBzJqluXYvZghOmQi2SzPc7z7GD9:kmxGpJq4IvZghOmQipyHK9

Entry address:
0x30CB

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 60, 91, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 30, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 7C, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 38, 3F, 42, 00, E8, F1, 2B, 00, 00, A3, 84, 3E, 42, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 30, F4, 41, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, 54, 91, 40, 00, 68, 80, 36, 42, 00, E8, A4, 28, 00, 00, FF, 15, AC, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, 90, 42, 00, 50, 57, E8, 92, 28, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.9912

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
22.5 KB (23,040 bytes)

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

http://fileextensiondo.com/download.php

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