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setup-softpub-1.1.exe

The application setup-softpub-1.1.exe has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 18 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) installer, however the file is not signed with an authenticode signature from a trusted source. It will plug into the web browser and display context-based advertisements by overwriting existing ads or by inserting new ones on various web pages.
MD5:
8b77a9331939a9ab0640ed6e38fc78e5

SHA-1:
edceb82833dcb79bf2c7955de206e7ee3bb85d8a

SHA-256:
adee0b34eb0579476a94833a73de65f28f4474a58fdfb9c96f212a7a7505caae

Scanner detections:
18 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Explanation:
Injects advertising in the web browser in various formats.

Analysis date:
5/8/2024 10:38:01 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/Linkular.D
7.11.182.222

avast!
Adware-gen [Adw]
141025-0

Comodo Security
ApplicUnwnt
19982

Dr.Web
Adware.PowerPack.27
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.Linkular.AJ application
7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/Linkun.A (exact, not disinfectable)
4.6.5.141

G Data
NSIS.Application.Linkular
14.11.24

K7 AntiVirus
Adware
13.185.13888

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Linkun
15.0.0.543

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Linkular
v2014.11.03.10

McAfee
RDN/Generic PUP.x!cgh
5600.6958

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Linkular.dbpxeq
0.28.6.62995

Sophos
Linkular
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
Adware.BrowseFox/Variant
10260

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_SPNR.0BIT14
7.2.307

Trend Micro
TROJ_SPNR.0BIT14
10.465.03

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.Linkun
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
34232

File size:
443.1 KB (453,777 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\Program Files\davenport\intercepter\x86\1.3\offers\setup-softpub-1.1.exe

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/5/2009 5:52:01 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:gPxKg15iJA3sc3Xy9uTk4FF1g38Hx1iCJXOyC1aNJjrlIpGPy7:gPxK83N3i9uTk4rH1fiaNhRIpGPy7

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, 6F, 44, 00, E8, F1, 2B, 00, 00, A3, 84, 6E, 44, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 30, 9C, 42, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, 54, 91, 40, 00, 68, 80, 2E, 44, 00, E8, A4, 28, 00, 00, FF, 15, AC, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, F0, 46, 00, 50, 57, E8, 92, 28, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.9128

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
22.5 KB (23,040 bytes)

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