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Researcher.exe

Researcher

Smart Compute Ltd

The application Researcher.exe by Smart Compute has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat.
Publisher:
Smart Compute  (signed by Smart Compute Ltd)

Product:
Researcher

Version:
1.1.0.0

MD5:
2b5ace92ec7d12ad938cb595e5154df5

SHA-1:
2a4456630f5d0b595fc7045d5edb96c161fe53ce

SHA-256:
13cfd9c645fd19271d14522da0b7828603b2c1dc1c0b2f7183c6af2097401358

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Note:
Our current pool of anti-malware engines have not currently detected this file, however based on our own detection heuristics we feel that this file is unwanted.

Analysis date:
4/25/2024 11:55:49 PM UTC  (a few moments ago)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.SmartCompute.K
14.8.31.22

File size:
97 KB (99,368 bytes)

Product version:
1.1.0.0

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2013

Original file name:
Researcher.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English

Common path:
C:\Program Files\smart compute\researcher\researcher.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Smart Compute Ltd

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
7/5/2013 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
7/6/2014 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Smart Compute Ltd, O=Smart Compute Ltd, POBox=Suite LP21498, STREET=145-157 St John Street, L=Clerkenwell, S=London, PostalCode=EC1V 4PW, C=GB

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
00CB9E4160189018A02F5EC6ABCEC74C32

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
11/15/2013 12:34:50 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
1536:nNVTzNr7pZ3h++IcC5hqsWjcdt6HxMyoTx7cJEhAj:nNVTzZVZM+Yh1twxMBxIJ1j

Entry address:
0x3283

Entry point:
E8, E4, 27, 00, 00, E9, 00, 00, 00, 00, 6A, 14, 68, 00, 0A, 41, 00, E8, 67, 14, 00, 00, E8, B1, 29, 00, 00, 0F, B7, F0, 6A, 02, E8, 77, 27, 00, 00, 59, B8, 4D, 5A, 00, 00, 66, 39, 05, 00, 00, 40, 00, 74, 04, 33, DB, EB, 33, A1, 3C, 00, 40, 00, 81, B8, 00, 00, 40, 00, 50, 45, 00, 00, 75, EB, B9, 0B, 01, 00, 00, 66, 39, 88, 18, 00, 40, 00, 75, DD, 33, DB, 83, B8, 74, 00, 40, 00, 0E, 76, 09, 39, 98, E8, 00, 40, 00, 0F, 95, C3, 89, 5D, E4, E8, 58, 21, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 08, 6A, 1C, E8, DC, 00, 00, 00, 59, E8...
 
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Code size:
38 KB (38,912 bytes)

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