The Setup exe (Web Companion Installer) Lavasoft File Malware Analysis
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The Setup.exe (Web Companion Installer) File Analysis

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Setup.exe

Technical Analysis

File Name Setup.exe
File Type
Win32 EXE
Magic Bytes PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows
SSDEEP Hash
12288:tG5knZfFKerr8CGWoOKDtjMF3+nG4nsCGKZ+d+hSOjn4ZSVbsFGxu/:tG50ZfFKUNoOMsGsClZ+dnOMZabsiu/
Scanner Version 1.0.174.174
Database Version 2024-05-03 17:00:24 UTC
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Suspicious File Detected

Detected by 14 security engines - requires caution

This file requires additional checking for potential threats. Based on suspicious indicators, we will soon add it to our virus database.
20%
Detection Rate
545,000
File Size (bytes)
14/71
Engines Detected
2024-05-03
Analysis Date

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File Identification

Hash Type Value Action
MD5
eb5d46a52269ec58aeb0d7fc32ce2930
SHA1
ec1e0604053924bae95218d0db41741198519560
SHA256
2194345123b056ed0927c21f7ea646257f32c8dee0120df4075fd6c6685e7266
SHA512
1d5790d46c2c14e9c7a4cdec52abdc2c3b9574eadbbf3325e41e45863c9802e342d7ceec1bb2a68825e421b3f48d213f63d75963bfb42c932800e94739afd5fd
ImpHash
e00de6e48b9b06aceb12a81e7bf494c9

Security Engines with Detections (14 of 71)

Elastic
malicious (moderate confidence) Malicious
K7GW
Adware ( 005194441 ) Malicious
K7AntiVirus
Adware ( 005194441 ) Malicious
Symantec
Trojan.Gen.9 Malicious
ESET-NOD32
a variant of MSIL/WebCompanion.C potentially unwanted Malicious
Cynet
Malicious (score: 100) Malicious
Avast
FileRepPup [PUP] Malicious
DrWeb
Program.Unwanted.5275 Malicious
Sophos
Generic ML PUA (PUA) Malicious
Webroot
W32.Adware.Gen Malicious
Xcitium
ApplicUnwnt@#1ekysc4illl3i Malicious
Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.WebCompanion Malicious
AVG
FileRepPup [PUP] Malicious
DeepInstinct
MALICIOUS Malicious
57 engines reported no threats - Only engines with detections are shown above for clarity

PE Analysis

Basic Information

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Hash: 5d22a7ff7121dddf8a76e69fbfa77d4f
Fuzzy: 12c3f1debd31ced5359a163aa35b6563
dHash: 00118ac8c4686900
Image Base 0x00400000
Entry Point 0x004148d4
Compilation Time 2011-04-18 18:54:06
Checksum 0x000905c4 (Actual: 0x0008f631)
OS Version 4.0
PEiD Signatures PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows
Digital Signature OK
Imports 4 libraries
OLEAUT32, USER32, SHELL32, KERNEL32
Exports 0 functions
Resources 14 Resources
Sections 5 Sections

Version Information

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FileVersion 12.901.4.1003
ProductVersion 12.901.4.1003
CompanyName Lavasoft
FileDescription Web Companion Installer
InternalName Installer.exe
LegalCopyright c Lavasoft Limited. All Rights Reserved.
OriginalFilename Installer.exe
ProductName Web Companion Installer
Translation 0x0409 0x04b0

PE Sections

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Name Virtual Address Virtual Size Raw Size Entropy Characteristics MD5
.text 0x00001000 104,384 bytes 104,448 bytes 6.61 (Compressed) IMAGE_SCN_CNT_CODE|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_EXECUTE|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ 206B62D600BEB166F8BF863AD5301F8C
.rdata 0x0001b000 17,552 bytes 17,920 bytes 4.38 (Normal) IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ B0314F39355CAB7D4674A0928D3B15F2
.data 0x00020000 23,144 bytes 12,800 bytes 1.38 (Normal) IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_WRITE 8D44C03D32E0C923339CDA9FAE15827A
.sxdata 0x00026000 4 bytes 512 bytes 0.02 (Normal) IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA|IMAGE_SCN_LNK_INFO|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_WRITE 35925CFDC1176BD9FFC634A58B40EC17
.rsrc 0x00027000 29,140 bytes 29,184 bytes 4.66 (Normal) IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ 2C49707F60CC7F0927F0858284C5792F
Entropy Analysis Alert

1 section(s) with elevated entropy (≥6.5) - possible compression

Resource Analysis

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Total Resources: 14 (28,284 bytes)
Resource Type Count Total Size Percentage
RT_ICON 7 25,291 bytes
89.4%
RT_DIALOG 1 184 bytes
0.7%
RT_STRING 2 200 bytes
0.7%
RT_GROUP_ICON 2 110 bytes
0.4%
RT_VERSION 1 836 bytes
3%
RT_MANIFEST 1 1,663 bytes
5.9%

Certificate Chain Analysis

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Certificate Information
Product Web Companion Installer
Description Web Companion Installer
File Version 12.901.4.1003
Original Name Installer.exe
Signing Date 11:24 PM 04/09/2024 (614 days ago)
Verification Status Signed
Signers 7270356 Canada Inc.; Entrust Extended Validation Code Signing CA - EVCS2; Entrust Code Signing Root Certification Authority - CSBR1; Entrust.net
Counter Signers DigiCert Timestamp 2023; DigiCert Trusted G4 RSA4096 SHA256 TimeStamping CA; DigiCert Trusted Root G4; DigiCert
Internal Name Installer.exe
Copyright c Lavasoft Limited. All Rights Reserved.
Certificate Chain Summary
Entrust Root Certification Authority - G2 #1 Primary
Validity Period: 2009-07-07 17:25:54 → 2030-12-07 17:55:54
Signature Algorithm: sha256RSA
Serial Number: 4A 53 8C 28
Entrust Code Signing Root Certification Authority - CSBR1 #2 Chain
Validity Period: 2021-05-07 15:43:45 → 2030-11-07 16:13:45
Signature Algorithm: sha256RSA
Serial Number: 4E 40 E4 37 54 ED E6 8C 00 00 00 00 51 D3 94 7F
Entrust Extended Validation Code Signing CA - EVCS2 #3 Chain
Validity Period: 2021-05-07 19:19:52 → 2040-12-29 23:59:00
Signature Algorithm: sha512RSA
Serial Number: 35 AF B7 7B 9D 34 1F 6A FC 8F 84 46 AB 31 35 2B
7270356 Canada Inc. #4 Chain
Validity Period: 2023-09-25 20:01:11 → 2024-09-25 20:01:10
Signature Algorithm: sha256RSA
Serial Number: 7C 14 17 6A A8 E6 35 DF 33 4F 92 8C 95 35 76 90
DigiCert Timestamp 2023 #5 Chain
Validity Period: 2023-07-14 00:00:00 → 2034-10-13 23:59:59
Signature Algorithm: sha256RSA
Serial Number: 05 44 AF F3 94 9D 08 39 A6 BF DB 3F 5F E5 61 16
DigiCert Trusted G4 RSA4096 SHA256 TimeStamping CA #6 Chain
Validity Period: 2022-03-23 00:00:00 → 2037-03-22 23:59:59
Signature Algorithm: sha256RSA
Serial Number: 07 36 37 B7 24 54 7C D8 47 AC FD 28 66 2A 5E 5B
DigiCert Trusted Root G4 #7 Chain
Validity Period: 2022-08-01 00:00:00 → 2031-11-09 23:59:59
Signature Algorithm: sha384RSA
Serial Number: 0E 9B 18 8E F9 D0 2D E7 EF DB 50 E2 08 40 18 5A

✓ This file has been digitally signed and the certificate chain has been verified

  • The signature ensures file integrity and authenticity from the publisher
  • Timestamping proves when the signature was applied
Certificate Verification Status

OK

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14 antivirus engines detected potential threats. This could be a false positive, especially for system tools or packed software. Verify the file source and check if it's digitally signed by a trusted publisher.

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