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ultimatezipcracker-setup.exe

Tucows Inc.

The application ultimatezipcracker-setup.exe by Tucows has been detected as adware by 12 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) installer. While running, it connects to the Internet address hwcdn.net on port 80 using the HTTP protocol.
Publisher:
Tucows Inc.  (signed and verified)

MD5:
933b35a3077568fd8d5cc89e59551e21

SHA-1:
c9a9e5b616c8489e61cb3a5215b3a235740027a9

SHA-256:
4c2f804a2be84576b6e303de22bfc4a784fd76612cdc5e622f71a01d7280ec29

Scanner detections:
12 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Bundles additional software, mostly toolbars and other potentially unwanted applications using the Vittalia monitization installer.

Analysis date:
4/24/2024 10:53:19 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
PUA/DownloadAdmin.Gen
8.3.1.6

avast!
DownloadAdmin-C [PUP]
150602-1

AVG
Tucows
2016.0.3076

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.DownloadAdmin.ARK
22473

Dr.Web
Adware.DownloadAdmin.4, Trojan.Vittalia.81
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/DownloadAdmin.G potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

F-Secure
Adware:W32/WebInstallBundle
5.14.151

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.205.16253

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Nsis.Downware.dlgjls
0.30.24.2086

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.Tucows
15.6.16.22

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4783369
40830

File size:
1.2 MB (1,212,472 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\ultimatezipcracker-setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Tucows Inc.

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
8/20/2013 9:00:00 PM

Valid to:
8/20/2016 8:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Tucows Inc., O=Tucows Inc., STREET=96 Mowat Ave., L=Toronto, S=Ontario, PostalCode=M6K 3M1, C=CA

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

Serial number:
4A452F2DD2EEA6072814A28EF2F01AEE

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/22/2012 3:07:51 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:eg44A3isJxwzKcfYXQGByv/LmYeicKLIi8CtcRxEi9uqhRkLC0GzGF:f4zEKcfYAGgv/i5i5aRWi9ukqJGzi

Entry address:
0x333B

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, B0, 73, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 30, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, C0, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 88, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, B8, 3C, 42, 00, E8, 2C, 25, 00, 00, 53, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, A3, C0, 3B, 42, 00, 8D, 44, 24, 38, 50, 53, 68, 43, 74, 40, 00, FF, 15, 64, 71, 40, 00, 68, 38, 74, 40, 00, 68, C0, 33, 42, 00, E8, 1D, 24, 00, 00, FF, 15, BC, 70, 40, 00, 50, BF, 00, 90, 42, 00, 57, E8, 0B, 24, 00, 00...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23 KB (23,552 bytes)

The executing file has been seen to make the following network communications in live environments.

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to st-sh-us-dc3-002.s.dss.vg  (208.91.197.27:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-230-53-72.jfk6.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.53.72:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-230-53-18.jfk6.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.53.18:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-192-55-153.jfk6.r.cloudfront.net  (54.192.55.153:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-192-54-80.jfk6.r.cloudfront.net  (54.192.54.80:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-192-54-171.jfk6.r.cloudfront.net  (54.192.54.171:80)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to s3-1.amazonaws.com  (54.231.80.171:443)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to hwcdn.net  (69.16.175.10:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-54-208-23-129.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (54.208.23.129:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a72-246-43-24.deploy.akamaitechnologies.com  (72.246.43.24:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a23-67-243-96.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.67.243.96:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a23-67-243-67.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.67.243.67:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a23-13-171-27.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.13.171.27:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a1plpkivs-v03.any.prod.ash1.secureserver.net  (72.167.239.239:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a173-223-204-43.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (173.223.204.43:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to 50.22.63.138-static.reverse.softlayer.com  (50.22.63.138:80)

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