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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 9 anti-malware scanners. This is a self-extracting archive and installer and has been known to bundle potentially unwanted software. This is the uninstaller utility registered in the Windows Control Panel for the program Websteroids by Creative Island Media, LLC. This file is typically installed with the program Websteroids by Creative Island Media, LLC which is a potentially unwanted software program.
Publisher:
Creative Island Media, LLC  (signed and verified)

MD5:
a3504bddb6dcc4468040dc815fe6a4a1

SHA-1:
48af7efcaf6ec693fe621e8201431f989b1eb116

SHA-256:
19a8915d892e3829ab45fc5ead27e29c546af4d93b340396bc6987d5fb8632e1

Scanner detections:
9 / 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:
4/26/2024 2:45:36 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Adware.Agent.NUR
1041

Bitdefender
Adware.Agent.NUR
1.0.20.445

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Adware.Agent.NUR
8.14.03.30.12

F-Secure
Adware.Agent.NUR
11.2014-30-03_1

G Data
Adware.Agent.NUR
14.3.24

MicroWorld eScan
Adware.Agent.NUR
15.0.0.267

nProtect
Adware.Agent.NUR
14.03.23.01

Reason Heuristics
PUP.CreativeIslandMedia.J
14.8.7.20

VIPRE Antivirus
SearchDonkey
27668

File size:
512.9 KB (525,176 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\ProgramData\websteroids\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:
3/20/2014 7:48:34 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:S5lOeh5o7Su1+j8Eir14gdrt48swxowEYJlDLpZe6IPzoz:gMe/e2ir1J28swxdjLpZIzoz

Entry address:
0x41243

Entry point:
E8, 7C, D3, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, 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, 54, 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, 30, 47, 00, 01, 0F, 82, DA, 04, 00, 00, 0F, BA, 25, EC, 54, 47, 00, 00, 0F, 83, A7, 01, 00, 00, F7, C7, 03, 00, 00, 00, 0F, 85, B8, 01, 00, 00, F7, C6, 03...
 
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Code size:
380.5 KB (389,632 bytes)

Program Uninstaller
Program name:
Websteroids

Display publisher:
Creative Island Media, LLC

Display version:
2.6.71

Uninstall string:
C:\ProgramData\Websteroids\uninstall.exe /kb=y /ic=1


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

Websteroids  by Creative Island Media, LLC
This is ad-supported (adware) software, part of Injekt, that is very difficult to remove as the publisher will ignore the Windows Add/Remove feature and re-install it after the user reboot their PC.
www.websteroidsapp.com
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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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