playpickle_d249631.exe

Play Pickle

W3i, LLC

Part of an InstallX (InstallIQ) installation, a PUP that may bundle additional adware on the computer. The application playpickle_d249631.exe by W3i has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. The file has been seen being downloaded from dl5.iq8download.com.
Publisher:
Kitara Media LLC  (signed by W3i, LLC)

Product:
Play Pickle

Version:
2.120.1.0

MD5:
af55faf53022528d1e8bb17e7fce14b8

SHA-1:
6bba6154a28191dfd266f1d2d24a98bbb2b8e02c

SHA-256:
4f554c5cdfd8cef91a3d0fe59c2eb30a52d653a4d6ccd63e035c303119592c00

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

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:
5/17/2024 12:36:31 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallX.W3i (M)
16.5.26.16

File size:
1.6 MB (1,636,544 bytes)

Product version:
2.120.1.0

Copyright:
Kitara Media LLC

Original file name:
playpickle.com

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\playpickle_d249631.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
6/18/2011 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
7/1/2013 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN="W3i, LLC", OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O="W3i, LLC", L=Sartell, S=Minnesota, 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:
6A5D73F262C38BBD4578AB6AD713318D

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
11/8/2012 1:34:18 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:rcHp7iFDOfiIUJqvYv41kE23AwF1etfRgFTSojnbIO:QHpODOF10331e5Rgfjbv

Entry address:
0x38D4

Entry point:
E8, 9A, 8F, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, CC, CC, 8B, 4C, 24, 04, F7, C1, 03, 00, 00, 00, 74, 24, 8A, 01, 83, C1, 01, 84, C0, 74, 4E, F7, C1, 03, 00, 00, 00, 75, EF, 05, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8D, A4, 24, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8D, A4, 24, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 01, BA, FF, FE, FE, 7E, 03, D0, 83, F0, FF, 33, C2, 83, C1, 04, A9, 00, 01, 01, 81, 74, E8, 8B, 41, FC, 84, C0, 74, 32, 84, E4, 74, 24, A9, 00, 00, FF, 00, 74, 13, A9, 00, 00, 00, FF, 74, 02, EB, CD, 8D, 41, FF, 8B, 4C, 24, 04, 2B, C1, C3, 8D, 41, FE, 8B, 4C, 24, 04...
 
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Entropy:
6.8273

Code size:
1 MB (1,100,800 bytes)

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