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specialsavings.exe

PurpleTech Software Inc

This is the Performersoft setup installer. The application specialsavings.exe by PurpleTech Software Inc has been detected as adware by 3 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the InstallBrain installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from dl.addonupdater.com.
Publisher:
PurpleTech Software Inc  (signed and verified)

MD5:
c560e234abc1c44141852ec460d7830b

SHA-1:
3a3935483265ccb3478a09995626d45f56faed56

SHA-256:
c6f6366a4c23b0bdf129e587f3229e52aa0c2b56266ce417d101fdd04d2b9762

Scanner detections:
3 / 68

Status:
Adware

Description:
This 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:
4/29/2024 1:04:04 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Dr.Web
Adware.Plugin.115
9.0.1.0100

Reason Heuristics
PUP.PurpleTechSoftware.O
14.8.7.17

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V1018
7.2.100

File size:
1.2 MB (1,227,096 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
InstallBrain (using Nullsoft Install System)

Digital Signature
Signed by:
PurpleTech Software Inc

Authority:
GoDaddy.com, Inc.

Valid from:
9/12/2012 5:45:58 AM

Valid to:
9/12/2015 5:45:58 AM

Subject:
CN=PurpleTech Software Inc, O=PurpleTech Software Inc, L=Beaverton, S=OR, C=US

Issuer:
SERIALNUMBER=07969287, CN=Go Daddy Secure Certification Authority, OU=http://certificates.godaddy.com/repository, O="GoDaddy.com, Inc.", L=Scottsdale, S=Arizona, C=US

Serial number:
00C5C4C135A4BC

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/6/2009 1:50:41 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:+Nkq9YHtWov69MC722c+b0F6DdQoHYza7OdaVCwf+fRF8OVpZCyU7cqnvSG:2J9ZWCC2c+b4146cF+fblCyU7co

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, 3F, 42, 00, E8, F1, 2B, 00, 00, A3, 84, 3E, 42, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 30, F4, 41, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, 54, 91, 40, 00, 68, 80, 36, 42, 00, E8, A4, 28, 00, 00, FF, 15, AC, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, 90, 42, 00, 50, 57, E8, 92, 28, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.9805

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
22.5 KB (23,040 bytes)

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

https://dl.addonupdater.com/.../specialsavings.exe

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