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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 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:
ac8884a1c6bdbb04c205cedb3580ea6c

SHA-1:
6e0b2445f9d3217c7fd7aba4cca8c38c7b58895e

SHA-256:
5da53c585ea34c16fe87bb60ebe09c9ce7fd4946ae49bd0582da0771a06bc401

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:
4/24/2024 9:03:38 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Adware.Agent.NUR
1046

Bitdefender
Adware.Agent.NUR
1.0.20.420

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Adware.Agent.NUR
8.14.03.25.07

F-Secure
Adware.Agent.NUR
11.2014-25-03_3

G Data
Adware.Agent.NUR
14.3.24

MicroWorld eScan
Adware.Agent.NUR
15.0.0.252

nProtect
Adware.Agent.NUR
14.03.23.01

Reason Heuristics
PUP.CreativeIslandMedia.J
14.8.7.20

VIPRE Antivirus
SearchDonkey
27664

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 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
5/22/2014 12:59:59 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 6:48:34 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:g5lOeh5o7Su1+j8Eir14gdrt48swxowEYJlDLpZe6IPzo8:eMe/e2ir1J28swxdjLpZIzo8

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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Entropy:
6.3201

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
83% remove it
 
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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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