worldedit-5.5.8-zip.exe

Evgen Kugitko

This is a WebPick installer that bundles (with very minimal user consent) a number of adware browser extensions using the JustPlug.it browser framework. The application worldedit-5.5.8-zip.exe by Evgen Kugitko has been detected as adware by 16 anti-malware scanners. This is a setup and installation application and has been known to bundle potentially unwanted software. It will plug into the web browser and display context-based advertisements by overwriting existing ads or by inserting new ones on various web pages.
Publisher:
NirSoft Installer  (signed by Evgen Kugitko)

Product:
NirSoft Installer

Version:
1.4.5.1

MD5:
6efc50ccf73d2d0b40cd53047738af6e

SHA-1:
72a58162b86d9fedd1b7e6524cdd41949b549051

SHA-256:
23d6b7b479aab2fa8712acc3be6195c893c559de43ae3d0f898077c44d018507

Scanner detections:
16 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Injects advertising in the web browser in various formats.

Analysis date:
5/12/2025 10:42:13 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.FileTour
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/BrowseFox.Gen4
7.11.212.90

avast!
Win32:Adware-gen [Adw]
2014.9-150424

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3188

Dr.Web
Trojan.DownLoader12.30297
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/Adware.FileTour.OY application
7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/S-6a54541a
v6.4.7.1.166

IKARUS anti.virus
not-a-virus:AdWare.FakeInstaller
t3scan.1.8.9.0

K7 AntiVirus
Adware
13.198.15068

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.FakeInstaller
14.0.0.2141

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
15.04.24.04

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.Webpick
15.3.1.12

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.XPACK-LNR/Heur!1.5594
23.00.65.15222

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.FakeInstaller
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
39354

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.FileTour.Win32.225
2.0.0.2147

File size:
506.7 KB (518,888 bytes)

Product version:
1.4.5.1

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\worldedit-5.5.8-zip.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
9/24/2014 3:00:00 AM

Valid to:
9/25/2015 2:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Evgen Kugitko, OU=Individual Developer, O=No Organization Affiliation, L=Kiev, S=Kiev, C=UA

Issuer:
CN=Thawte Code Signing CA - G2, O="Thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
4179EA1BEC59D4CA7E66862832555480

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 1:22:17 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
7.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:erwWFQFmoYbDaWeoi7Al5LiRNXgmq2YFWuiqWzqEIB:SFQnfxgMNXgmq2dgWWEI

Entry address:
0x140594

Entry point:
9C, FF, 34, 24, C7, 44, 24, 04, 01, 55, 3A, AF, 9C, 9C, 60, C7, 44, 24, 28, 2D, F9, A6, 97, 52, C7, 44, 24, 08, 76, 68, 64, D0, 8D, 64, 24, 2C, E9, 9C, 6B, 01, 00, 80, CB, 84, C1, CB, 0D, 89, C3, 60, F8, E9, FD, 87, FB, FF, 60, 8D, 74, 16, 1C, 66, 0F, BE, FB, E9, 02, 10, 00, 00, 30, 76, 08, BE, C1, 0E, 5B, D8, 27, 63, E2, B2, 89, 17, 3B, 71, 91, 2D, 27, 79, C1, E7, 81, 1D, 9C, 0A, B8, 1E, 6B, EA, AE, CE, 72, B8, 2A, 8C, 1D, 9C, F0, A7, 2F, 3A, 0F, E2, 2D, 00, E9, 8B, 17, 0B, 7A, 28, 05, 85, E3, CF, 81, 1B...
 
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Code size:
686.5 KB (702,976 bytes)

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