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Northcode proxy

Northcode Inc.

The application start.exe by Northcode has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat.
Publisher:
Northcode Inc.  (signed and verified)

Product:
Northcode proxy

Description:
proxy

Version:
3, 1, 0, 0

MD5:
f2b59063763b3ef546bb973978aa35b2

SHA-1:
4eb32f3dd38e4b42da767ea32b64826453ce08e5

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Note:
Our current pool of anti-malware engines have not currently detected this file, however based on our own detection heuristics we feel that this file is unwanted.

Analysis date:
4/24/2024 9:31:47 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP (M)
17.2.24.11

File size:
149.9 KB (153,491 bytes)

Product version:
3, 1, 0, 0

Copyright:
Copyright © 2007

Trademarks:
All Rights Reserved

Original file name:
proxy.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Documents and Settings\{user}\Local settings\temp\{random}.tmp\tools\start.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Northcode Inc.

Authority:
Thawte Consulting (Pty) Ltd.

Valid from:
3/11/2009 7:00:00 AM

Valid to:
5/10/2010 6:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Northcode Inc., OU=SECURE APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT, O=Northcode Inc., L=Ottawa, S=ON, C=CA

Issuer:
CN=Thawte Code Signing CA, O=Thawte Consulting (Pty) Ltd., C=ZA

Serial number:
418234F1A99F61F7C5EA116AB09AD596

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
3/31/2009 4:28:48 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

Entry address:
0x2ED4

Entry point:
60, E8, 00, 00, 00, 00, 5B, 81, EB, D0, 48, 94, 01, 83, EC, 74, 8B, EC, 8B, 83, AB, 4B, 94, 01, 89, 45, 00, 8B, 83, B3, 4B, 94, 01, 03, 45, 00, 89, 45, 2C, 8B, 83, B7, 4B, 94, 01, 03, 45, 00, 89, 45, 30, C7, 45, 14, 00, 00, 00, 00, C7, 45, 18, 00, 00, 00, 00, C7, 45, 1C, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 45, 14, FF, 45, 14, 66, 33, C9, 8A, 8C, 03, FF, 4B, 94, 01, 84, C9, 74, 7A, 8B, 45, 1C, 66, 01, 4D, 1C, 03, C3, 05, 13, 4C, 94, 01, 50, 8B, 45, 2C, FF, 10, 85, C0, 0F, 84, 5E, 02, 00, 00, 89, 45, 10, 8B, 45, 1C, 03, C3...
 
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Entropy:
6.0465

Packer / compiler:
ASPack v1.08.04

Code size:
28 KB (28,672 bytes)

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