smarts8.exe

Monkey Code Lab

This adware is a web browser extension that will inject advertising in the browser in the form of unwanted banners and text-links which may link to malware sites and install unwanted software. The application smarts8.exe by Monkey Code Lab has been detected as adware by 6 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Nullsoft Install System installer. It is also typically executed from the user's temporary directory. It is distributed as part of the Brightcircle group of browser-extensions.
Publisher:
Monkey Code Lab  (signed and verified)

Description:
Qtsblqbif

Version:
22.10.8.20

MD5:
bb478e4e3a3d2b21d6349f0262398d4d

SHA-1:
60cd123b1920566116d7b8cd8652ab19b174c13d

SHA-256:
64f93ccb7e85af0dfc4d5c496a4bef24fde149fead00c833b47152b97236b5df

Scanner detections:
6 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
May modify the web browser's settings including changing the homepage and search provider in addition to delivering ads (by injecting banner and text-links directly in the webpage). Distributed through the Brightcircle investments brand.

Analysis date:
4/26/2024 3:10:11 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/CrossRider.pm
7.11.169.248

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3367

Kaspersky
Trojan.NSIS.GoogUpdate
15.0.0.494

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.CrossRider
v2014.08.29.01

McAfee
Artemis!BB478E4E3A3D
5600.7023

Reason Heuristics
PUP.MonkeyCodeLab.H
14.9.8.1

File size:
8.3 MB (8,668,424 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Nullsoft Install System

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\{random}.tmp\smarts8.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
7/28/2014 7:00:00 AM

Valid to:
7/29/2015 6:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Monkey Code Lab, O=Monkey Code Lab, STREET=Athinodorou 3, STREET=Dasoupoli Strovolos, L=Nicosia, S=Cyprus, PostalCode=2025, C=CY

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

Serial number:
70960DD13BD9997E55808BF80536533D

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/4/2012 8:54:55 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.22

CTPH (ssdeep):
196608:EEr2um1ICNrAb1mPfAHWaWliovOWhYS/PUyhB0H+zJRhpV:MICMYP4sli0yS/cyhB4UJRN

Entry address:
0x4105

Entry point:
55, 89, E5, 57, 56, 53, 81, EC, AC, 01, 00, 00, FF, 15, 74, C3, 44, 00, C7, 04, 24, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, 58, C4, 44, 00, 53, C7, 04, 24, 00, 00, 00, 00, FF, 15, 98, C4, 44, 00, 56, A3, 30, 3B, 44, 00, C7, 04, 24, 08, 00, 00, 00, E8, 8B, 3B, 00, 00, A3, 8C, 3B, 44, 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, A9, B2, 40, 00, FF, 15, AC, C4, 44, 00, 83, EC, 14, C7, 44, 24, 04, AA, B2, 40, 00, C7...
 
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Entropy:
7.9985  (probably packed)

Code size:
34 KB (34,816 bytes)

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