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whitesmoke.exe

WhiteSmoke Inc

The application whitesmoke.exe by WhiteSmoke Inc has been detected as adware by 10 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from 25f58128f80f4453a8e5c1c66a6dd1ca.integration.download.conduit-services.com.
Publisher:
WhiteSmoke Inc  (signed and verified)

MD5:
5357ac8f1a48e89326666e24b2b80641

SHA-1:
32df2f26bca7be7789a7a5c73d8dcbc3aaf193a8

SHA-256:
d37bba6c889f9d30731988b4afe2fb84ce88cbf0cfaf2a63b304d541c0469c45

Scanner detections:
10 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Packages the OpenCandy software bundler that offers to install additional software and may include web browser add-ons and toolbars which display advertising (based on publisher settings and geo context).

Analysis date:
4/17/2024 11:15:25 PM UTC  (a few moments ago)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

avast!
Win32:WhiteSmoke-A [PUP]
2014.9-131223

Bkav FE
W32.Cloddc6.Trojan
1.3.0.4562

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.Conduit.~A
17284

Dr.Web
Adware.Conduit.6
9.0.1.0357

ESET NOD32
Win32/OpenCandy
7.9057

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Conduit.A
v2013.12.23.06

McAfee
Artemis!5357AC8F1A48
5600.7273

Reason Heuristics
PUP.WhiteSmoke.K
14.8.7.22

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V1108
7.2.357

VIPRE Antivirus
Conduit
23434

File size:
1.1 MB (1,126,560 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
WhiteSmoke Inc

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
7/7/2013 3:00:00 AM

Valid to:
8/6/2015 2:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=WhiteSmoke Inc, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=WhiteSmoke Inc, L=Wilmington, S=Delaware, C=US

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)10, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
55439B87CB55E81147C072F06F4F77EF

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
2/24/2012 9:19:59 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:Biu+MPEs0WnuCqw6sRHu6jFLvIXnzTRop3mAOK81xGloSVlsaG6YTj:opkEs00dHu+FEXWp941Irl9ZI

Entry address:
0x39E3

Entry point:
81, EC, D4, 02, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 57, 6A, 20, 33, ED, 5E, 89, 6C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, D8, 91, 40, 00, 89, 6C, 24, 14, FF, 15, 30, 80, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B8, 80, 40, 00, 55, FF, 15, C0, 82, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, B8, 2E, 47, 00, E8, 37, 2A, 00, 00, 55, 68, B4, 02, 00, 00, A3, D0, 2D, 47, 00, 8D, 44, 24, 38, 50, 55, 68, 1C, 93, 40, 00, FF, 15, 84, 81, 40, 00, 68, 04, 93, 40, 00, 68, C0, AD, 46, 00, E8, 19, 27, 00, 00, FF, 15, B4, 80, 40, 00, 50, BF, A0, 30, 4C, 00, 57, E8, 07, 27, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.9666

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
28 KB (28,672 bytes)

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

http://25f58128f80f4453a8e5c1c66a6dd1ca.integration.download.conduit-services.com/Default.ashx?EnvironmentID=1

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