uninstalltrustedads.exe

PrivDog

Adtrustmedia, LLC

The application uninstalltrustedads.exe by Adtrustmedia has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. The program is a setup application that uses the NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) installer. This is the uninstaller utility registered in the Windows Control Panel for the program PrivDog by privdog.com.
Publisher:
Adtrustmedia, LLC  (signed and verified)

Product:
PrivDog

Version:
2.0.0.47

MD5:
b5f84f8fb5ac61f454d70d1c1c61fb6d

SHA-1:
f196a3408e3f1cdba3a13924a66a769f9da3edb1

SHA-256:
158cdffe29db2137c299054005a7e6eaedb316040ee1c07cd5c5289653bb3df1

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Explanation:
Displays advertising 'Trusted Advertisements' in the user's web browser in pages that normally would not show ads. Ads from AdTrustMedia are indicated by "AT-M Ad" displayed on the bottom right of the advertisement.

Analysis date:
5/11/2024 12:26:48 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Adtrustmedia.T
14.6.27.17

File size:
317.6 KB (325,176 bytes)

Product version:
2.2.0.14

Copyright:
2012-2013 (c) AdTrustMedia. All rights reserved.

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\adtrustmedia\privdog\uninstalltrustedads.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
11/14/2013 4:00:00 AM

Valid to:
11/15/2014 3:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN="Adtrustmedia, LLC", O="Adtrustmedia, LLC", STREET="41 Watchung Plaza #330", L=Montclair, S=New Jersey, PostalCode=07042, C=US

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
4969CFD545F605E70D3F1290BB4893DB

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/6/2009 2:50:52 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:Ze34VsJqajMajGmwBCjJklsxTnm9WBPXs:iJyafwBCjuOxjyWts

Entry address:
0x30FA

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 60, 91, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 30, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 7C, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 18, EC, 42, 00, E8, F1, 2B, 00, 00, A3, 64, EB, 42, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 98, 8F, 42, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, 54, 91, 40, 00, 68, 60, E3, 42, 00, E8, A4, 28, 00, 00, FF, 15, AC, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, 40, 43, 00, 50, 57, E8, 92, 28, 00, 00...
 
[+]

Entropy:
6.9087

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23.5 KB (24,064 bytes)

Program Uninstaller
Program name:
PrivDog

Display publisher:
privdog.com

Display version:
2.2.0.14

Uninstall string:
"C:\Program Files\AdTrustMedia\PrivDog\UninstallTrustedAds.exe"


Remove uninstalltrustedads.exe - Powered by Reason Core Security