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uninstall.exe

Creative Island Media, LLC

This is the uninstall module for the Injekt branded web browser extension program which injects advertising in the web browser as well as modifies the browser settings. The uninstaller is registered within Control Panel > Add/Remove Programs. The application uninstall.exe by Creative Island Media has been detected as adware by 3 anti-malware scanners. This is a self-extracting archive and installer and has been known to bundle potentially unwanted software. This file is typically installed with the program Tube Dimmer by Creative Island Media, LLC which is a potentially unwanted software program.
Publisher:
Creative Island Media, LLC  (signed and verified)

MD5:
e1f3531b556c9096eab1b63bf7ffcac1

SHA-1:
36e1fc3f4d07ad581f0635d53549e4658db96cc5

Scanner detections:
3 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Injects display ads (banner ads), in-text ads, interstitial ads, or other types of ads in the web browser as well as alters the browsers settings (home page, search, DNS, and security protocols).

Analysis date:
4/23/2024 4:30:57 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

G Data
Win32.Application.TubeDimmer
14.9.24

Reason Heuristics
PUP.CreativeIslandMedia.J
14.9.10.13

VIPRE Antivirus
SearchDonkey
26692

File size:
503.9 KB (515,960 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\Documents and Settings\{user}\Application data\tubedimmer\uninstall.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Creative Island Media, LLC

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
5/21/2013 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
5/22/2014 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN="Creative Island Media, LLC", OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O="Creative Island Media, LLC", L=San Diego, S=California, C=US

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)10, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
68F23F4D2767F6491DEA9186F2E5CB89

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/18/2013 2:58:51 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:Nc6deQZtVp/1pvKgS3rNNx1/KBm9P5o/p/dr1zt:K4e8BvM7NNx13t5o/p/Pzt

Entry address:
0x3F8CC

Entry point:
E8, 85, D3, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, 57, 56, 8B, 74, 24, 10, 8B, 4C, 24, 14, 8B, 7C, 24, 0C, 8B, C1, 8B, D1, 03, C6, 3B, FE, 76, 08, 3B, F8, 0F, 82, 68, 03, 00, 00, 0F, BA, 25, EC, 34, 47, 00, 01, 73, 07, F3, A4, E9, 17, 03, 00, 00, 81, F9, 80, 00, 00, 00, 0F, 82, CE, 01, 00, 00, 8B, C7, 33, C6, A9, 0F, 00, 00, 00, 75, 0E, 0F, BA, 25, 60, 10, 47, 00, 01, 0F, 82, DA, 04, 00, 00, 0F, BA, 25, EC, 34, 47, 00, 00, 0F, 83, A7, 01, 00, 00, F7, C7, 03, 00, 00, 00, 0F, 85...
 
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Code size:
373 KB (381,952 bytes)

The file uninstall.exe has been discovered within the following program.

Tube Dimmer  by Creative Island Media, LLC
This software is part of the Injekt, LLC brands of web browser extensions that inject advertisements (banners and popups) in the user's web browser. From the site: "Tube Dimmer works by installing a browser extension in Internet Explorer, Firefox and Google Chrome.
www.tubedimmerapp.com/about.html
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The executing file has been seen to make the following network communications in live environments.

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to update.betterxperience.com  (54.218.62.24:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to d.pullupdate.com  (54.230.15.37:80)

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