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The application wga_remover.exe by Download 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. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.mickyfastdl.com.
Publisher:
Download  (signed and verified)

MD5:
f43785ebb48cc4a918c899e15d37aa30

SHA-1:
2e7350a499e7e5a2822e32352d2cd1e5a1d5049a

SHA-256:
de917374ef0658b34bb7da8d05e0e8211de5f6408a291358d550307462900c13

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

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:
6/17/2024 1:21:16 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP (M)
17.1.9.9

File size:
577.5 KB (591,376 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\wga_remover.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Download

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
3/5/2014 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
3/6/2015 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Download, O=Download, POBox=95185, STREET=5655 Silver Creek Valley Road, STREET=Building, L=San Jose, S=California, PostalCode=95138, C=US

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

Serial number:
36896B9F1FE4BA948408D30CEDEBD165

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/5/2009 11:52:12 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

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, 1C, 45, 00, E8, F1, 2B, 00, 00, A3, 64, 1B, 45, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 98, 37, 43, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, 54, 91, 40, 00, 68, 60, DB, 44, 00, E8, A4, 28, 00, 00, FF, 15, AC, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, A0, 47, 00, 50, 57, E8, 92, 28, 00, 00...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23.5 KB (24,064 bytes)

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

http://www.mickyfastdl.com/downloadJSWrapper.php?refId=10070&subid=wga&publisher_product_name=WGA Remover&product_image_path=http://www.1s2.com/software/wga-remover.jpg&installer_type=exe&installer_path=http://www.wgaremover.com/wgaremover_latest.exe&installer_params=desktop&showSaveDilog=true&openDLfile=true&OptionalText=Click next to Continue&WlcImg=http://1s2.com/software/scr.jpg&WlcDec=Remove Windows Genuine Advantage Notifications.&eula=http://www.wgaremover.com/.../termsconditions.php&Privacy=http://www.wgaremover.com/.../privacypolicy.php

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