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whitesmoke_brch_cid6721.exe

WhiteSmoke Inc

The application whitesmoke_brch_cid6721.exe by WhiteSmoke Inc has been detected as adware by 8 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 dde.integration.storage.conduit-services.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
WhiteSmoke Inc  (signed and verified)

MD5:
09a9e5b98bb52a4efb700b5d92a0dee7

SHA-1:
4a07b41f22e42118892ea8ef4321e98e52e79581

SHA-256:
fb5510c3a0b1e3ee3f3af7b4e1e48fdb5782cdd8887acf0d3aca8eab20fb267b

Scanner detections:
8 / 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:
4/26/2024 1:50:29 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

avast!
Win32:WhiteSmoke-A [PUP]
2014.9-140719

Dr.Web
Adware.Conduit.6
9.0.1.0200

ESET NOD32
Win32/OpenCandy
8.9025

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Conduit.A
v2014.07.19.10

McAfee
Artemis!09A9E5B98BB5
5600.7065

Reason Heuristics
PUP.WhiteSmoke.X
14.8.7.22

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V1024
7.2.200

VIPRE Antivirus
Conduit
23186

File size:
1.1 MB (1,126,448 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\whitesmoke_brch_cid6721.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
WhiteSmoke Inc

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
7/7/2013 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
8/6/2015 12:59:59 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 7:19:59 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:ziBiQXMrY9b7h4N2MrhGMH0GYbbEU9UZxiL4QIQkFtk:+3FgrhPYboU6iL4QUk

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:
7.9665

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
28 KB (28,672 bytes)

The file whitesmoke_brch_cid6721.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 3 URLs.

http://dde.integration.storage.conduit-services.com/86/607/ct6076386/25f58128f80f4453a8e5c1c66a6dd1ca/Downloads/Prod/DDE1.3.8.0_WM.131002.01/.../WhiteSmoke_brch_cid6721.exe

http://25f58128f80f4453a8e5c1c66a6dd1ca.integration.download.conduit-services.com/Default.ashx?EnvironmentID=1&SessionTracking=true&cid=6721

http://get.whitesmoke.com/getfile.php?file=http://get.whitesmoke.com/getfile.php?file=http://get.whitesmoke.com/.../WhiteSmokeInstaller_9870.exe

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