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vaudix_extension.exe

Julian Pankratov

The is the installer for the WebPick InstalleRex download manager which bundles applications with offers for additional 3rd party software, mostly unwanted adware, and may be installed without consent. The application vaudix_extension.exe by Julian Pankratov has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. This is a setup program which is used to install the application. It is also typically executed from the user's temporary directory. The file has been seen being downloaded from getguidegold.ru.
Publisher:
Julian Pankratov  (signed and verified)

MD5:
af349a20add3f4d9f0cb93f4d1f87561

SHA-1:
68edf0b40546cd2f175076674da86078fbdbf2b8

SHA-256:
e7c5b19d0f1c50d1dd84784c0c30d1e85dd4e6d080acd69c4c9a7ef4cbf605e9

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:
5/16/2024 4:36:52 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.WebPick.JulianPa (M)
16.3.18.9

File size:
1.3 MB (1,385,560 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\{random}.tmp\addons\vaudix_extension.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Julian Pankratov

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
10/14/2013 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
10/15/2014 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Julian Pankratov, O=Julian Pankratov, STREET=Gagarіna 11, L=Kiev, S=Kiev, PostalCode=02094, C=UA

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

Serial number:
00D14C8CC7422B7B416198EEB359191765

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
9/29/2013 3:06:43 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:hUavQvvOvhlzI7UlK9gjJB9QBg85+1cha5KYusqlM6usEGbM1ePHWcANFjXXuKd2:hUaYvmJlzI7UM9g1B9QSN1Ma/usqlMyd

Entry address:
0x1189F

Entry point:
E8, ED, 40, 00, 00, E9, 00, 00, 00, 00, 6A, 14, 68, C0, 90, 42, 00, E8, 4B, 2A, 00, 00, E8, BA, 42, 00, 00, 0F, B7, F0, 6A, 02, E8, 80, 40, 00, 00, 59, B8, 4D, 5A, 00, 00, 66, 39, 05, 00, 00, 40, 00, 74, 04, 33, DB, EB, 33, A1, 3C, 00, 40, 00, 81, B8, 00, 00, 40, 00, 50, 45, 00, 00, 75, EB, B9, 0B, 01, 00, 00, 66, 39, 88, 18, 00, 40, 00, 75, DD, 33, DB, 83, B8, 74, 00, 40, 00, 0E, 76, 09, 39, 98, E8, 00, 40, 00, 0F, 95, C3, 89, 5D, E4, E8, 32, 21, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 08, 6A, 1C, E8, DC, 00, 00, 00, 59, E8...
 
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Entropy:
7.8722  (probably packed)

Code size:
135 KB (138,240 bytes)

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

http://getguidegold.ru/?e=vdx&publisher=438&country=EG&ind=6107138944580941718&exid=0&ssd=13637954725863475213&hid=1595297082484293293&osid=601&channel=0&sfx=1&category_name=VaudiX&install_date=20121113

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