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GenTechnologies Apps LLC

The application setup.exe by GenTechnologies Apps has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 7 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from dad.brandnewplay.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
GenTechnologies Apps LLC  (signed and verified)

MD5:
68ee49d66c3dc35fb04c5b27670d3705

SHA-1:
a8991dac53ad67b53411f08010ea3ec496ecf5a8

SHA-256:
0028acf340121783dc6badc02486dd64d1facd97130097588794724cd80c2ac5

Scanner detections:
7 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Explanation:
Bundles the Conduit Toolbar and/or Conduit Search Protect.

Analysis date:
4/25/2024 2:56:07 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

avast!
Win32:BHO-AMO [PUP]
2014.9-140523

Dr.Web
Adware.Conduit.33
9.0.1.0143

ESET NOD32
Win32/ExFriendAlert
8.9462

Panda Antivirus
PUP/Conduit.A
14.05.23.03

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.GenTechnologiesApps.F
14.5.23.15

Vba32 AntiVirus
suspected of Trojan.Downloader.gen.h
3.12.24.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Conduit
26792

File size:
1.2 MB (1,248,488 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
GenTechnologies Apps LLC

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
5/29/2012 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
5/30/2013 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=GenTechnologies Apps LLC, O=GenTechnologies Apps LLC, STREET="2885 Sanford Ave SW #18717", L=Grandville, S=MI, PostalCode=49418, C=US

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

Serial number:
62053D66554F056169C00D255B7B1DCF

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/6/2009 4:41:59 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:rgvZQM+bG3PEDIYv59HqFhUrv/CpgrhVEgiZnSnn/I7ZQMHX:UvSNbG/EDPKFhUrv/Co8giZnZ7SsX

Entry address:
0x30FA

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, 18, EC, 42, 00, E8, F1, 2B, 00, 00, A3, 64, EB, 42, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 98, 8F, 42, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, 54, 91, 40, 00, 68, 60, E3, 42, 00, E8, A4, 28, 00, 00, FF, 15, AC, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, 40, 43, 00, 50, 57, E8, 92, 28, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.9863

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23.5 KB (24,064 bytes)

The file setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.

http://dad.brandnewplay.com/download/bin/.../setup.exe

http://d.unfriendapp.com/UnfriendApp/263/.../Setup.exe

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