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thewebblocker.exe

The application thewebblocker.exe has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 3 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) installer, however the file is not signed with an authenticode signature from a trusted source. The installer uses the InstallMonetizer platform which will donwload and install adware toolbars and other potentially unwanted software offers during setup. The file has been seen being downloaded from software-files-a.cnet.com and multiple other hosts.
MD5:
31c2cc11abb8e014cf9e68ca33e2394c

SHA-1:
82d16414aa1a49f06dc45994bcaada689718979c

SHA-256:
c7eb281f8b2c344ea760b7616d413331617aa1b410ee36f622d3203e23d4b2cb

Scanner detections:
3 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Explanation:
Uses the InstallMonetizer distribution platform to bundle adware.

Analysis date:
4/27/2024 1:24:50 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallMonetizer.AN
8.9050

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallMonetizer.Bundle (M)
16.3.10.15

ViRobot
Backdoor.Win32.A.Ceckno.2386341
2011.4.7.4223

File size:
2.3 MB (2,386,341 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Common path:
C:\users\john\thewebblocker.exe

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/5/2009 5:50:52 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:INxhEMkqTitVRHvXGcA+IWFCmIZwAZ9CsAS2Nt:uHkqTWfvGPJ+IZwAzC73

Entry address:
0x30FA

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, 18, EC, 42, 00, E8, F1, 2B, 00, 00, A3, 64, EB, 42, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 98, 8F, 42, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, 54, 91, 40, 00, 68, 60, E3, 42, 00, E8, A4, 28, 00, 00, FF, 15, AC, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, 40, 43, 00, 50, 57, E8, 92, 28, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.9957

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23.5 KB (24,064 bytes)

The file thewebblocker.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.

http://software-files-a.cnet.com/s/software/13/16/35/.../TheWebBlocker.exe

http://thewebblocker.com/TheWebBlocker.exe

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