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the forest.txt.exe

M417 LTD.

The application the forest.txt.exe by M417 has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. The program is a setup application that uses the NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from zone.speedyshareltd.netdna-cdn.com.
Publisher:
M417 LTD.  (signed and verified)

MD5:
46b21dc6eed71724dd0ac8487323e72f

SHA-1:
6202d150322d79a8e9677f38bd5bf54922551854

SHA-256:
ca57ebcc75a8bb794be9f38bf12e849586dbd35ac982c5465ffc3ac6f1761a5f

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:
4/20/2024 9:28:42 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.M417.Installer (M)
16.1.25.13

File size:
97.9 KB (100,240 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\the forest.txt.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
M417 LTD.

Authority:
StartCom Ltd.

Valid from:
8/12/2013 5:14:35 AM

Valid to:
8/12/2015 2:35:02 PM

Subject:
E=INFO@M417LTD.NET, CN=M417 LTD., O=M417 LTD., L=London, S=Greater London, C=GB, Description=Q1G5XvtHln8BTB3V

Issuer:
CN=StartCom Class 2 Primary Intermediate Object CA, OU=Secure Digital Certificate Signing, O=StartCom Ltd., C=IL

Serial number:
0AB5

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/5/2009 7:50:41 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
1536:3LXB65939tY6HBg4sXJ/JaURJDATpRd20zCj/LnV8g9F3u8lzAk7AlTGS:3Lk395hYXJ/thiT0n/9NlzZ8D

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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Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
22.5 KB (23,040 bytes)

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

http://zone.speedyshareltd.netdna-cdn.com/dl64/351/.../VGhlK2ZvcmVzdC50eHQuZXhl

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