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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 2 anti-malware scanners. This is a setup and installation application and has been known to bundle potentially unwanted software. This is the uninstaller utility registered in the Windows Control Panel for the program Tube Dimmer by Creative Island Media, LLC. 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:
c4ce669498329e94c658546e5de20f36

SHA-1:
9783e350dc406563bdcca01fa4e4384704a1c381

SHA-256:
ea9ed83f1061f9749ec9205c5c08c4c7f180f5a26ab1c4e0b8dc4f66dfc447f7

Scanner detections:
2 / 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 5:29:21 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.CreativeIslandMedia.J
14.8.7.20

VIPRE Antivirus
SearchDonkey
24232

File size:
501.9 KB (513,912 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\ProgramData\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:
11/20/2013 10:41:25 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:u+SY/u+frH//Uspvoc8c+M97COgFlCBJyJf06SGl+9TFx:u+S0/frf1oU+MorFlguSc+9L

Entry address:
0x3F29C

Entry point:
E8, 23, CF, 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, 9C, 23, 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, 00, 47, 00, 01, 0F, 82, DA, 04, 00, 00, 0F, BA, 25, 9C, 23, 47, 00, 00, 0F, 83, A7, 01, 00, 00, F7, C7, 03, 00, 00, 00, 0F, 85...
 
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Code size:
371.5 KB (380,416 bytes)

Program Uninstaller
Program name:
Tube Dimmer

Display publisher:
Creative Island Media, LLC

Display version:
2.6.49

Uninstall string:
C:\ProgramData\TubeDimmer\uninstall.exe /kb=y /ic=2


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)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to d.betterxperience.com  (54.230.13.123:80)

 
http://d.betterxperience.com/updater/dedu.txt

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