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Software Jockey

This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application uninstall.exe by Software Jockey 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 Adknowledge Fusion installer.
Publisher:
Software Jockey  (signed and verified)

Version:
1.0.5413.13183

MD5:
f3e085734db1cb69abd42074f045f52d

SHA-1:
02b545ab245cc4e64d876dfd90e48105072c9f2a

SHA-256:
77dbfbd3cd9dc59aada5e1e879581dd1955f5cef5bb576621f3957d602f5b3cf

Scanner detections:
1 / 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:
5/20/2024 6:40:25 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Adknowledge.SoftwareJockey.Bundler (M)
16.2.16.23

File size:
4.2 MB (4,415,344 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.5413.13183

Original file name:
Installer.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Adknowledge Fusion

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\Program Files\search extensions\uninstall.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Software Jockey

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
3/24/2014 7:00:00 AM

Valid to:
3/25/2015 6:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Software Jockey, O=Software Jockey, STREET="4600 Madison Ave, 10th FL", 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:
3481FC293A085AD3BA94D30DC9CC2E95

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
10/27/2014 3:19:39 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
8.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:RzITJPwLJVJeTo46GAB3vWGIVbjwBi2afDIbwNIvFFecLM5pKyCY2ktQsYjTtw6j:R8NoLPJDtJal5fDINmcY5QU2pR1oC

Entry address:
0x42B959

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

Code size:
4.2 MB (4,364,800 bytes)

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