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FoodBuzz Uninstaller

2298491 Ontario Inc.

The application uninstall.exe, “FoodBuzzUninstall” by 2298491 Ontario has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. This is the uninstaller utility registered in the Windows Control Panel for the program FoodBuzz by foodbuzz.net. This file is typically installed with the program FoodBuzz by Lake Ventures, LLC. which is a potentially unwanted software program.
Publisher:
FoodBuzz.net  (signed by 2298491 Ontario Inc.)

Product:
FoodBuzz Uninstaller

Description:
FoodBuzzUninstall

Version:
1.0.0.0

MD5:
d93c8e1fa8582b48646a3d8a4ff89125

SHA-1:
dcc891e7af3183612c7657cc01b5438cd0376df4

SHA-256:
ff248389b66f8b01393b23f57a33e95cab733ecb8d3033fd0b015326db066323

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Note:
Our current pool of anti-malware engines have not currently detected this file, however based on our own detection heuristics we feel that this file is unwanted.

Analysis date:
4/24/2024 11:02:30 PM UTC  (a few moments ago)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.2298491Ontario.J
14.7.27.14

File size:
443.8 KB (454,408 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.0

Copyright:
Copyright © 2013

Original file name:
uninstall.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\Program Files\foodbuzz\uninstall.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
2298491 Ontario Inc.

Authority:
GoDaddy.com, Inc.

Valid from:
2/15/2013 6:00:24 PM

Valid to:
2/15/2014 6:00:24 PM

Subject:
CN=2298491 Ontario Inc., O=2298491 Ontario Inc., L=Guelph, S=ON, C=CA

Issuer:
SERIALNUMBER=07969287, CN=Go Daddy Secure Certification Authority, OU=http://certificates.godaddy.com/repository, O="GoDaddy.com, Inc.", L=Scottsdale, S=Arizona, C=US

Serial number:
0781DF92848AC5

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
5/2/2013 3:02:02 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:eqc1ktvHMcckXBDmUn0uTRA066uZnAqjucH6BL462An9DNCw0c+g333SfY:eQsYBDmiTRA9dycaGbcNCw0LY

Entry address:
0x56296

Entry point:
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Entropy:
7.0001

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

Code size:
337 KB (345,088 bytes)

Program Uninstaller
Program name:
FoodBuzz

Display publisher:
foodbuzz.net

Display version:
1.0

Uninstall string:
C:\Program Files\FoodBuzz\uninstall.exe


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

FoodBuzz  by Lake Ventures, LLC.
FoodBuzz (foodbuzz.net/2298491 Ontario Inc.) is a web browser extension and toolbar that delivers contextual based advertising as well as modify the user's web browser home and search pages to provide advertising and search.
foodbuzz.net
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