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scorpionsaver_setup.exe

Adpeak, Inc.

This is the instaler for an an Adpeak program that shows ads in the browser without providing information about the ad's origin. Ads are injected as banners or text-links in random web pages. The application scorpionsaver_setup.exe by Adpeak has been detected as adware by 13 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) installer. It is also typically executed from an Internet Explorer cache folder. The file has been seen being downloaded from cdn.download2desktop.com.
Publisher:
Adpeak, Inc.  (signed and verified)

MD5:
b4b3f97ac5fd7b255f8b8a217ebf5ee8

SHA-1:
3ca19729701a34e0f3e8564653dc842368ccd019

SHA-256:
e5f4c315d70bcde3add060529d66772b3f438656c8f43512747808dfde346136

Scanner detections:
13 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Injects advertisements in the web browser in the form or banner ads and popups.

Analysis date:
4/26/2024 11:57:35 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AVG
MalSign.Adpeak
2015.0.3357

Comodo Security
ApplicUnwnt
17893

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.1720
9.0.1.0251

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.Adpeak (variant)
8.9507

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.176.11351

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Adpeak
v2014.09.08.10

McAfee
RDN/Generic PUP.x!brf
5600.7013

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Adpeak.ctyrbn
0.28.0.58101

Panda Antivirus
Trj/CI.A
14.09.08.10

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.Adpeak.T
14.9.8.22

Sophos
AdPeak
4.98

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V1127
7.2.251

VIPRE Antivirus
Adware.Adpeak
27128

File size:
541 KB (553,968 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\content.ie5\{random}\scorpionsaver_setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Adpeak, Inc.

Authority:
DigiCert Inc

Valid from:
7/17/2013 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
9/24/2014 7:00:00 AM

Subject:
CN="Adpeak, Inc.", O="Adpeak, Inc.", L=Sarasota, S=Florida, C=US

Issuer:
CN=DigiCert High Assurance Code Signing CA-1, OU=www.digicert.com, O=DigiCert Inc, C=US

Serial number:
0E4C86026B3F1F3BDBEDF4DA58E8FF09

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
7/14/2013 3:09:53 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:fiMO5C0cKDpdh4RphM6H/jpiQa/dFWmTzjFuV+u2nETUo89vHRnR+/s:pO5ncKDqR06Gl9TzjFEMvZR+/s

Entry address:
0x31DD

Entry point:
81, EC, D4, 02, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 57, 6A, 20, 33, ED, 5E, 89, 6C, 24, 14, C7, 44, 24, 10, D8, A2, 40, 00, 89, 6C, 24, 1C, FF, 15, 34, 80, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, 34, 81, 40, 00, 55, FF, 15, AC, 82, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 58, 4F, 43, 00, E8, 95, 2E, 00, 00, A3, A4, 4E, 43, 00, 55, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, B4, 02, 00, 00, 50, 55, 68, B8, B1, 42, 00, FF, 15, 7C, 81, 40, 00, 68, C0, A2, 40, 00, 68, A0, 3E, 43, 00, E8, 00, 2B, 00, 00, FF, 15, 38, 81, 40, 00, BB, 00, F0, 43, 00, 50, 53, E8, EE, 2A, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.9724

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
24.5 KB (25,088 bytes)

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

http://cdn.download2desktop.com/Installer/.../ScorpionSaver_Setup.exe

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