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wordfree.exe

The application wordfree.exe has been detected as adware by 2 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Nullsoft Install System installer, however the file is not signed with an authenticode signature from a trusted source. It is also typically executed from the user's temporary directory. The file has been seen being downloaded from dl.getwordfree.com.
MD5:
7602004370df887f5e6f7e598679bbe3

SHA-1:
f39f42ecf554e23aae11cdab148bd152504dfb15

SHA-256:
2b5e39dc6287ac6c358e7cf9a4926cc194e35a9c82be0edef63d79fe3fa4ea4d

Scanner detections:
2 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
This is part of the Crossrider Internet browser extension framework which may modify the user's web browser settings including changing the home and search pages.

Note:
Crossrider is the owner of a platform that enables the creation of cross-browser extensions by developers but is not the owner of this detected application.

Analysis date:
5/16/2024 7:57:41 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Bkav FE
HW32.Packed
1.3.0.4959

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Downloader.I
14.11.21.2

File size:
3.3 MB (3,421,471 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Nullsoft Install System

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\{random}.tmp\a2jvmjtbuo\tm5xiedbjw\wordfree.exe

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/14/2011 12:14:11 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.21

CTPH (ssdeep):
98304:OBk2dVDcpILYdYYX42VdJYKrl7evV/KyPYTFr:O24c6L4YYXZVYKJMwFr

Entry address:
0x4323

Entry point:
55, 89, E5, 57, 56, 53, 81, EC, AC, 01, 00, 00, FF, 15, 74, 83, 42, 00, C7, 04, 24, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, 58, 84, 42, 00, 53, C7, 04, 24, 00, 00, 00, 00, FF, 15, 98, 84, 42, 00, 56, A3, 40, 6B, 42, 00, C7, 04, 24, 08, 00, 00, 00, E8, 8D, 3B, 00, 00, A3, 9C, 6B, 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, 84, 42, 00, 83, EC, 14, C7, 44, 24, 04, 02, B3, 40, 00, C7...
 
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Entropy:
7.9966  (probably packed)

Code size:
34.5 KB (35,328 bytes)

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

http://dl.getwordfree.com/.../wordfree_final.exe

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