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tubehelpersetup_2.exe

AD ROCKS, INC.

The application tubehelpersetup_2.exe by AD ROCKS, INC has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 6 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) installer. This is a malicious Bitcoin miner. Bitcoin-mining malware is designed to force computers to generate Bitcoins for cybercriminals' use and consumes computing power. The file has been seen being downloaded from websvc.tubehelper.net.
Publisher:
TubeHelper  (signed by AD ROCKS, INC.)

Product:
TubeHelper

Version:
1.0.0.2

MD5:
f9f4bced2c4d7ad2fc894c375b61be72

SHA-1:
11480e97584acf90c403c8eb05496f201e65f278

SHA-256:
e8ab35c6d74e6e17c0ecda6ec014ce521305563a7bdb20c3ba338acf4f4fd0d7

Scanner detections:
6 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Explanation:
The program will mine for BitCoins using the computer's GPU in the background and may be installed and run without the user's knowledge.

Analysis date:
4/26/2024 12:59:49 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

avast!
Multi:BitCoinMiner-C [PUP]
2014.9-150805

Baidu Antivirus
Hacktool.Win32.BitCoinMiner
4.0.3.1585

ESET NOD32
Win32/BitCoinMiner.BY potentially unsafe (variant)
9.12038

IKARUS anti.virus
Trojan.Crypt
t3scan.1.9.5.0

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.207.16770

McAfee
Artemis!F9F4BCED2C4D
5600.6683

File size:
1.9 MB (2,029,592 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.2

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\tubehelpersetup_2.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
AD ROCKS, INC.

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
3/28/2013 9:00:00 AM

Valid to:
5/26/2015 8:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN="AD ROCKS, INC.", O="AD ROCKS, INC.", L=LAS VEGAS, S=Nevada, C=US

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

Serial number:
7F4E299FFB40CC3A1887D7BEC75F060A

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/6/2009 7:50:52 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:TgOM/XhwW7vTgTT1ThIq2IT/qmu5wfm7Kp9MPfTg:TgOM/Xhwc0tThI1IT/qmu5Gm7KETg

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:
7.8902

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23.5 KB (24,064 bytes)

The file tubehelpersetup_2.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://websvc.tubehelper.net/websvc/.../TubeHelperSetup_2.exe

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