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Savings Wave

Engaging Apps

This is the installer application for a 50onRed advertising supported software package (displays ads in the browser and may hijack the home and search pages of the web browser). The application savingswave.exe, “Savings Wave Installer” by Engaging Apps has been detected as adware by 5 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Nullsoft Install System installer. It is built using the Crossrider cross-browser extension toolkit. While the file utilizes the Crossrider framework and delivery services, it is not owned by Crossrider.
Publisher:
Innovative Apps  (signed by Engaging Apps)

Product:
Savings Wave

Description:
Savings Wave Installer

Version:
1.29.153.2

MD5:
c648b9ee3f9a64a699ac9e13c107f485

SHA-1:
f61378d1de11119e92bdc44a081c550d41799909

SHA-256:
0d2ddeda4e618ea49c1d0ea0af0ceca5d75859c2544427c9b3fa759ceb3819ea

Scanner detections:
5 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Browser extension that injects additional advertisements (banner and text links) on web pages.

Analysis date:
4/26/2024 9:25:04 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Dr.Web
Trojan.Crossrider.10
9.0.1.0208

ESET NOD32
Win32/Packed.ScrambleWrapper
8.9860

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.SavingsWave.A
v2014.07.27.11

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.EngagingApps.L
14.8.7.21

VIPRE Antivirus
GamePlayLabs
29702

File size:
3.7 MB (3,908,824 bytes)

Copyright:
Copyright Innovative Apps

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Nullsoft Install System

Language:
English (United States)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Engaging Apps

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
6/4/2013 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
6/5/2014 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Engaging Apps, O=Engaging Apps, L=Philadelphia, S=Pennsylvania, C=US

Issuer:
CN=Thawte Code Signing CA - G2, O="Thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
632EEBD9B987BC680D444D8675A26545

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
2/19/2012 3:01:49 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.22

CTPH (ssdeep):
98304:lQgJhCPMHsxfoE3SjDQxYzxI/ug8omy8c:1EPysxT3SjWeZ7y8

Entry address:
0x4327

Entry point:
55, 89, E5, 57, 56, 53, 81, EC, AC, 01, 00, 00, FF, 15, 74, 93, 42, 00, C7, 04, 24, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, 58, 94, 42, 00, 53, C7, 04, 24, 00, 00, 00, 00, FF, 15, 98, 94, 42, 00, 56, A3, 40, 7B, 42, 00, C7, 04, 24, 08, 00, 00, 00, E8, 8D, 3B, 00, 00, A3, 9C, 7B, 42, 00, 8D, 85, 84, FE, FF, FF, 57, C7, 44, 24, 10, 00, 00, 00, 00, C7, 44, 24, 0C, 60, 01, 00, 00, 89, 44, 24, 08, C7, 44, 24, 04, 00, 00, 00, 00, C7, 04, 24, 01, B3, 40, 00, FF, 15, AC, 94, 42, 00, 83, EC, 14, C7, 44, 24, 04, 02, B3, 40, 00, C7...
 
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Entropy:
7.9941  (probably packed)

Code size:
34.5 KB (35,328 bytes)

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

http://savings-wave.com/SavingsWave.exe

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