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updater.exe

Savings Wave

Engaging Apps

This is the installer application for a 50onRed advertising supported software package (displays ads in the browser and may hijack the home and search pages of the web browser). The application updater.exe, “Savings Wave Updater” by Engaging Apps has been detected as adware by 11 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Nullsoft Install System installer. It is built using the Crossrider cross-browser extension toolkit. While the file utilizes the Crossrider framework and delivery services, it is not owned by Crossrider.
Publisher:
Innovative Apps  (signed by Engaging Apps)

Product:
Savings Wave

Description:
Savings Wave Updater

Version:
1.1.2.1

MD5:
d058c065c072bc9c11496863c9c40afd

SHA-1:
7c69d02bcce75ba76c8b279588d206ff2d1f4576

SHA-256:
b6a4b7d4ba6feab7f258bd56711fa0b663c363f40f17147bab1adbe850a79bd3

Scanner detections:
11 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Browser extension that injects additional advertisements (banner and text links) on web pages.

Analysis date:
4/26/2024 5:44:26 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.ScrambleWrapper
7.1.1

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Dr.Web
Trojan.Crossrider1.27002
9.0.1.0312

ESET NOD32
Win32/Packed.ScrambleWrapper.E potentially unwanted
9.11565

G Data
Win32.Trojan.Agent.IC6RB7
15.11.25

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.203.15784

McAfee
Artemis!D058C065C072
5600.6587

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Crossrider.dgkojd
0.30.24.1357

Reason Heuristics
PUP.50OnRed.EngagingApps.Installer (M)
15.11.8.16

Sophos
AppRider
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
GamePlayLabs
39880

File size:
469.3 KB (480,568 bytes)

Copyright:
Copyright Innovative Apps

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Nullsoft Install System

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\content.ie5\{random}\updater.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Engaging Apps

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
6/4/2013 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
6/5/2014 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Engaging Apps, O=Engaging Apps, L=Philadelphia, S=Pennsylvania, C=US

Issuer:
CN=Thawte Code Signing CA - G2, O="Thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
632EEBD9B987BC680D444D8675A26545

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
2/19/2012 4:01:49 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.22

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:vtobMIyFkDpuV3qcgH9r0bt6mxfznHHp4SALel9hxz:vtFIyFkAacgmg2znmLA3z

Entry address:
0x4327

Entry point:
55, 89, E5, 57, 56, 53, 81, EC, AC, 01, 00, 00, FF, 15, 74, 93, 42, 00, C7, 04, 24, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, 58, 94, 42, 00, 53, C7, 04, 24, 00, 00, 00, 00, FF, 15, 98, 94, 42, 00, 56, A3, 40, 7B, 42, 00, C7, 04, 24, 08, 00, 00, 00, E8, 8D, 3B, 00, 00, A3, 9C, 7B, 42, 00, 8D, 85, 84, FE, FF, FF, 57, C7, 44, 24, 10, 00, 00, 00, 00, C7, 44, 24, 0C, 60, 01, 00, 00, 89, 44, 24, 08, C7, 44, 24, 04, 00, 00, 00, 00, C7, 04, 24, 01, B3, 40, 00, FF, 15, AC, 94, 42, 00, 83, EC, 14, C7, 44, 24, 04, 02, B3, 40, 00, C7...
 
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Code size:
34.5 KB (35,328 bytes)

The file updater.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://download.my-apps-repository.com/installer_ie_enabler/12765/.../0/.../0/updater.exe

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