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AZTEC MEDIA INC.

The application starter.exe by AZTEC MEDIA INC has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. It is also typically executed from the user's temporary directory.
Publisher:
AZTEC MEDIA INC.  (signed and verified)

MD5:
5f66c89ff0e339223d1edf1325aa1ba9

SHA-1:
dc95bdb949da98f2202366b689d3f824fd675930

SHA-256:
98913128c9747119d2c0c3b5c687ddf824ab94d1a21dae4b7dbfe5399e88eedf

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:
4/19/2024 4:30:52 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Bandoo (M)
17.3.15.21

File size:
126 KB (129,024 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
AZTEC MEDIA INC.

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
1/28/2014 10:00:00 PM

Valid to:
5/19/2015 8:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=AZTEC MEDIA INC., OU=Development, O=AZTEC MEDIA INC., L=Panama City, S=Panama, C=PA

Issuer:
CN=Thawte Code Signing CA - G2, O="Thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
7DE0D719BBAF922D3A980DBD523B959A

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/15/2014 3:53:49 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

Entry address:
0x6D72

Entry point:
E8, 3C, 20, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 20, 8B, 45, 08, 56, 57, 6A, 08, 59, BE, 80, D3, 40, 00, 8D, 7D, E0, F3, A5, 89, 45, F8, 8B, 45, 0C, 5F, 89, 45, FC, 5E, 85, C0, 74, 0C, F6, 00, 08, 74, 07, C7, 45, F4, 00, 40, 99, 01, 8D, 45, F4, 50, FF, 75, F0, FF, 75, E4, FF, 75, E0, FF, 15, 10, D1, 40, 00, C9, C2, 08, 00, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 51, 53, 56, 8B, 35, D4, D0, 40, 00, 57, FF, 35, E8, 2E, 41, 00, FF, D6, FF, 35, E4, 2E, 41, 00, 8B, D8, 89, 5D, FC, FF, D6, 8B, F0, 3B, F3, 0F, 82...
 
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Code size:
46 KB (47,104 bytes)

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