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Tasks

Joltlogic

This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application Tasks.exe by Joltlogic has been detected as adware by 10 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Adknowledge Fusion installer.
Publisher:
Joltlogic  (signed and verified)

Product:
Tasks

Version:
1.0.0.0

MD5:
5dd40ac79acb53291886e54800af0940

SHA-1:
c5e89075a84fd9f22c632ebd2821eda44b7399ad

SHA-256:
95997b9de1dbafe9b21529f591249b3630a65eeab15da66c0040236d17b39440

Scanner detections:
10 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
This installer bundles various adware prorgams that may include toolbars and web browser advertising injectors/extensions.

Description:
This is also known as bundleware, or downloadware, which is an downloader designed to simply deliver ad-supported offers in the setup routine of an otherwise legitimate software.

Analysis date:
4/25/2024 8:27:15 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

avast!
Win32:IBryte-JX [PUP]
150303-0

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3179

ESET NOD32
MSIL/Adware.iBryte.X application
7.0.302.0

K7 AntiVirus
Adware
13.194.14966

McAfee
Trojan.Artemis!B116B814E60A
5600.6835

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.BPlug.djpkri
0.30.0.65070

Qihoo 360 Security
HEUR/QVM03.0.Malware.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Bundler.Adknowledge
15.3.5.21

Trend Micro House Call
Suspicious_GEN.F47V0213
7.2.64

VIPRE Antivirus
AdKnowledge
37550

File size:
1.5 MB (1,619,680 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.0

Copyright:
Copyright © 2014

Original file name:
Tasks.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Adknowledge Fusion

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\browser extensions\tasks.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Joltlogic

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
7/15/2014 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
7/16/2015 4:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Joltlogic, O=Joltlogic, STREET=4600 Madison Ave FL 10, L=Kansas City, S=Missouri, PostalCode=64112, C=US

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

Serial number:
5EE011413A702F6705B25B34B674F3AB

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
3/4/2015 2:29:08 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
8.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:hKbKOYrtXwjja3HSG54DB6d2fFSo/AaNskMWq6uOhHUEJ8vJ6ayBxW84mQxl0Jqm:+q+USG5N2FSohs5WUwNxW/sqOEzz

Entry address:
0x18B422

Entry point:
FF, 25, 00, 20, 40, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.9923

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C# / Basic .NET

Code size:
1.5 MB (1,611,264 bytes)

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