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Setup (2).exe PUP WebCompanion Analysis

Updated 1 year ago
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Setup (2).exe

Technical Analysis

File Name Setup (2).exe
File Type
PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows
Scanner Version 1.0.155.174
Database Version 2024-01-17 05:02:21 UTC
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PUP.Win32.WebCompanion.ns

Malware family: WebCompanion

WebCompanion is antivirus software developed by Adaware for malware protection and privacy security. It is classified as potentially unwanted due to distribution methods that some users consider intrusive.
N/A
Detection Rate
545,160
File Size (bytes)
2024-01-17
Analysis Date

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File Identification

Hash Type Value Action
MD5
4329e751d1eaf1c42ecf288b5729b1f6
SHA1
9d232f56149dc6d6665f4803ea5cd307453a164f
SHA256
4a8ad32fea2a3fc643955a06422316c15635a0f24c1b43ee91d1bc208fc9fda5
SHA512
0538321643e64476cdf48ee433744e62abd2c7f159028b9733346f5c88a504a85df1bad770f191da3bff23ce6e839b6f1e831ebac1f7b82403d5b81154c046fc
ImpHash
e00de6e48b9b06aceb12a81e7bf494c9

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 0x0009021c (Actual: 0x0008ac44)
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

Digital Signatures

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Entrust Root Certification Authority - G2 Entrust, Inc. (US)
Entrust Root Certification Authority - G2 Entrust, Inc. (US)
Entrust Code Signing Root Certification Authority - CSBR1 Entrust, Inc. (US)
Entrust Extended Validation Code Signing CA - EVCS2 Lavasoft Software Canada Inc. (CA)

Version Information

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FileVersion 12.901.2.991
ProductVersion 12.901.2.991
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 29,132 bytes 29,184 bytes 4.66 (Normal) IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ 80D1267689DD064ED497A799C053CA89
Entropy Analysis Alert

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

Resource Analysis

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Total Resources: 14 (28,276 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 1 828 bytes
2.9%
RT_MANIFEST 1 1,663 bytes
5.9%

Certificate Chain Analysis

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Certificate #1
Subject Entrust Root Certification Authority - G2
Entrust, Inc.
US
Issuer Entrust Root Certification Authority - G2
Serial Number 1246989352
Certificate #2
Subject Entrust Code Signing Root Certification Authority - CSBR1
Entrust, Inc.
US
Issuer Entrust Root Certification Authority - G2
Serial Number 104016719443392582891195013311543612543
Certificate #3
Subject Entrust Extended Validation Code Signing CA - EVCS2
Entrust, Inc.
US
Issuer Entrust Code Signing Root Certification Authority - CSBR1
Serial Number 71361457201517752660581604742734624043
Certificate #4
Subject Lavasoft Software Canada Inc.
Lavasoft Software Canada Inc.
CA
Issuer Entrust Extended Validation Code Signing CA - EVCS2
Serial Number 155432911550719099163106291658133271269
Certificate Verification Status

OK

PUP.Win32.WebCompanion.ns Removal

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