| File name: | Setup_UniversalAdBlocker.exe |
| Full analysis: | https://app.any.run/tasks/1213e26b-66f6-4377-86f8-3de9b5ad8aff |
| Verdict: | Malicious activity |
| Analysis date: | May 18, 2025, 03:41:35 |
| OS: | Windows 10 Professional (build: 19044, 64 bit) |
| Indicators: | |
| MIME: | application/vnd.microsoft.portable-executable |
| File info: | PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows, Nullsoft Installer self-extracting archive, 5 sections |
| MD5: | 75A64EE38AC50F49C32C8334827659D6 |
| SHA1: | D2F6F7A29EEB02666AF1BED7203EEA995F5768D8 |
| SHA256: | CBAD60F74D68A74480C63BA06A9CCD1F6A923A49DE6DFB1A75D2869382786B8D |
| SSDEEP: | 98304:v00pLhk8sxtncBrRSvwBa9OURcd0i+muhrNjtTky5XgHG4yF8/K5Tku86u9HbVOZ:RIiHq5C0 |
| .exe | | | NSIS - Nullsoft Scriptable Install System (94.8) |
|---|---|---|
| .exe | | | Win32 Executable MS Visual C++ (generic) (3.4) |
| .dll | | | Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (0.7) |
| .exe | | | Win32 Executable (generic) (0.5) |
| .exe | | | Generic Win/DOS Executable (0.2) |
| MachineType: | Intel 386 or later, and compatibles |
|---|---|
| TimeStamp: | 2009:12:05 22:50:52+00:00 |
| ImageFileCharacteristics: | No relocs, Executable, No line numbers, No symbols, 32-bit |
| PEType: | PE32 |
| LinkerVersion: | 6 |
| CodeSize: | 24064 |
| InitializedDataSize: | 164864 |
| UninitializedDataSize: | 1024 |
| EntryPoint: | 0x30fa |
| OSVersion: | 4 |
| ImageVersion: | 6 |
| SubsystemVersion: | 4 |
| Subsystem: | Windows GUI |
| FileVersionNumber: | 3.0.0.0 |
| ProductVersionNumber: | 3.0.0.0 |
| FileFlagsMask: | 0x0000 |
| FileFlags: | (none) |
| FileOS: | Win32 |
| ObjectFileType: | Executable application |
| FileSubtype: | - |
| LanguageCode: | English (U.S.) |
| CharacterSet: | Windows, Latin1 |
| Comments: | - |
| CompanyName: | SecurityXploded |
| FileDescription: | Free Tool to Block or Unblock Ads across all Web Browsers |
| FileVersion: | 3 |
| LegalCopyright: | Copyright © 2007-2015 SecurityXploded, All rights reserved |
| LegalTrademarks: | - |
| ProductName: | UniversalAdBlocker |
| ProductVersion: | 3 |
| SpecialBuild: | - |
PID | CMD | Path | Indicators | Parent process | |||||||||||
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| 924 | "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=unzip.mojom.Unzipper --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=service --no-appcompat-clear --mojo-platform-channel-handle=3892 --field-trial-handle=2292,i,10718989891683497030,5216138252934389785,262144 --variations-seed-version /prefetch:8 | C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe | — | msedge.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: LOW Description: Microsoft Edge Exit code: 0 Version: 122.0.2365.59 Modules
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| 1164 | "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=gpu-process --no-appcompat-clear --gpu-preferences=WAAAAAAAAADgAAAMAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAABgAAAAAAA4AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGAAAAAAAAAAYAAAAAAAAAAgAAAAAAAAACAAAAAAAAAAIAAAAAAAAAA== --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2412 --field-trial-handle=2416,i,16313544583259847520,14113699555407854207,262144 --variations-seed-version /prefetch:2 | C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe | — | msedge.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: LOW Description: Microsoft Edge Exit code: 0 Version: 122.0.2365.59 Modules
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| 1228 | "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=gpu-process --no-appcompat-clear --gpu-preferences=WAAAAAAAAADgAAAMAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAABgAAAAAAA4AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGAAAAAAAAAAYAAAAAAAAAAgAAAAAAAAACAAAAAAAAAAIAAAAAAAAAA== --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2284 --field-trial-handle=2292,i,10718989891683497030,5216138252934389785,262144 --variations-seed-version /prefetch:2 | C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe | — | msedge.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: LOW Description: Microsoft Edge Version: 122.0.2365.59 Modules
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| 1512 | "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=data_decoder.mojom.DataDecoderService --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=service --no-appcompat-clear --mojo-platform-channel-handle=6328 --field-trial-handle=2292,i,10718989891683497030,5216138252934389785,262144 --variations-seed-version /prefetch:8 | C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe | — | msedge.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: LOW Description: Microsoft Edge Exit code: 0 Version: 122.0.2365.59 Modules
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| 1616 | "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=unzip.mojom.Unzipper --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=service --no-appcompat-clear --mojo-platform-channel-handle=5960 --field-trial-handle=2292,i,10718989891683497030,5216138252934389785,262144 --variations-seed-version /prefetch:8 | C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe | — | msedge.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: LOW Description: Microsoft Edge Exit code: 0 Version: 122.0.2365.59 Modules
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| 2100 | "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Setup_UniversalAdBlocker.exe" | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Setup_UniversalAdBlocker.exe | — | explorer.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: SecurityXploded Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Free Tool to Block or Unblock Ads across all Web Browsers Exit code: 3221226540 Version: 3.0 Modules
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| 3008 | "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=crashpad-handler "--user-data-dir=C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data" /prefetch:4 --monitor-self-annotation=ptype=crashpad-handler "--database=C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Crashpad" --annotation=IsOfficialBuild=1 --annotation=channel= --annotation=chromium-version=122.0.6261.70 "--annotation=exe=C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --annotation=plat=Win64 "--annotation=prod=Microsoft Edge" --annotation=ver=122.0.2365.59 --initial-client-data=0x290,0x298,0x29c,0x28c,0x2a8,0x7ffc89dd5fd8,0x7ffc89dd5fe4,0x7ffc89dd5ff0 | C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe | — | msedge.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Microsoft Edge Version: 122.0.2365.59 Modules
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| 3676 | "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=network.mojom.NetworkService --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=none --no-appcompat-clear --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2604 --field-trial-handle=2416,i,16313544583259847520,14113699555407854207,262144 --variations-seed-version /prefetch:3 | C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe | — | msedge.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: HIGH Description: Microsoft Edge Exit code: 0 Version: 122.0.2365.59 Modules
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| 4108 | "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=network.mojom.NetworkService --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=none --no-appcompat-clear --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2568 --field-trial-handle=2292,i,10718989891683497030,5216138252934389785,262144 --variations-seed-version /prefetch:3 | C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe | msedge.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Microsoft Edge Version: 122.0.2365.59 Modules
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| 4120 | "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --single-argument C:\Program Files (x86)\SecurityXploded\UniversalAdBlocker\Readme.html | C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe | — | Setup_UniversalAdBlocker.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: HIGH Description: Microsoft Edge Exit code: 1 Version: 122.0.2365.59 Modules
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| (PID) Process: | (4892) Setup_UniversalAdBlocker.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\UniversalAdBlocker |
| Operation: | write | Name: | DisplayName |
Value: UniversalAdBlocker v3.0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (4892) Setup_UniversalAdBlocker.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\UniversalAdBlocker |
| Operation: | write | Name: | Publisher |
Value: SecurityXploded | |||
| (PID) Process: | (4892) Setup_UniversalAdBlocker.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\UniversalAdBlocker |
| Operation: | write | Name: | DisplayVersion |
Value: 3.0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (4892) Setup_UniversalAdBlocker.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\UniversalAdBlocker |
| Operation: | write | Name: | DisplayIcon |
Value: "C:\Program Files (x86)\SecurityXploded\UniversalAdBlocker\UniversalAdBlocker.exe" | |||
| (PID) Process: | (4892) Setup_UniversalAdBlocker.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\UniversalAdBlocker |
| Operation: | write | Name: | UninstallString |
Value: "C:\Program Files (x86)\SecurityXploded\UniversalAdBlocker\Uninstall.exe" | |||
| (PID) Process: | (4892) Setup_UniversalAdBlocker.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\UniversalAdBlocker |
| Operation: | write | Name: | URLInfoAbout |
Value: http://www.securityxploded.com | |||
| (PID) Process: | (4892) Setup_UniversalAdBlocker.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\Cache\Content |
| Operation: | write | Name: | CachePrefix |
Value: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (4892) Setup_UniversalAdBlocker.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\Cache\Cookies |
| Operation: | write | Name: | CachePrefix |
Value: Cookie: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (4892) Setup_UniversalAdBlocker.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\Cache\History |
| Operation: | write | Name: | CachePrefix |
Value: Visited: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (4892) Setup_UniversalAdBlocker.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts\.html\OpenWithProgids |
| Operation: | write | Name: | htmlfile |
Value: | |||
PID | Process | Filename | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4892 | Setup_UniversalAdBlocker.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Installmanager.exe | binary | |
MD5:6E7F1514369EDDB4E5021B70C36DF366 | SHA256:FAC7A5B81367AD1F812E2E09F318635C4C2984FCC51B42E4C45CBE59CCEACF39 | |||
| 4892 | Setup_UniversalAdBlocker.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\nsmBB25.tmp\isWelcome.ini | binary | |
MD5:9D2BD569029F8C546EBF966AF44C54D2 | SHA256:DA42F25D2438686218F67EAA50325FC6FD4384D32A34A81E348F07BC10CD2542 | |||
| 4892 | Setup_UniversalAdBlocker.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\nsmBB25.tmp\leftimg.bmp | image | |
MD5:800A6DC38364A42D1FD2F1C73D0C9759 | SHA256:AD0BC1C700CDC260B55A560C37FA3AF1628FBF197229FE2D62593732FCA0DC3C | |||
| 4892 | Setup_UniversalAdBlocker.exe | C:\Program Files (x86)\SecurityXploded\UniversalAdBlocker\Uninstall.exe | executable | |
MD5:C90DFA77F391A834347D65C5F3BD69EF | SHA256:72761DFD108F5FD7E0441C916DCC9141D3D3856CB3802CFB34F73818407AA98C | |||
| 4892 | Setup_UniversalAdBlocker.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\nsmBB25.tmp\UserInfo.dll | executable | |
MD5:7579ADE7AE1747A31960A228CE02E666 | SHA256:564C80DEC62D76C53497C40094DB360FF8A36E0DC1BDA8383D0F9583138997F5 | |||
| 4892 | Setup_UniversalAdBlocker.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\nsmBB25.tmp\Finish.ini | binary | |
MD5:DA8F3DA5429FED132DF4ACA3D8E28714 | SHA256:BBCD9F8029258F06571985A665106CFC6BCB146840D676E577F8289373B1ADC7 | |||
| 4892 | Setup_UniversalAdBlocker.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\nsmBB25.tmp\InstallOptions.dll | executable | |
MD5:325B008AEC81E5AAA57096F05D4212B5 | SHA256:C9CD5C9609E70005926AE5171726A4142FFBCCCC771D307EFCD195DAFC1E6B4B | |||
| 4892 | Setup_UniversalAdBlocker.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\nsmBB25.tmp\Confirm.ini | binary | |
MD5:1E610E27961C153733775E2376DCEDDC | SHA256:669B1E53B446C0839AD29C9C7D4AC06F749755602A8AB5C6E848888A642C7BF6 | |||
| 4892 | Setup_UniversalAdBlocker.exe | C:\Program Files (x86)\SecurityXploded\UniversalAdBlocker\SecurityXploded_License.rtf | text | |
MD5:316CC59FE8FAD0FF382DE96ACDAB2894 | SHA256:4CC7B7DC863DA1DFAF197BF4198518C9FBDB088D6DE7790793F7715772A8A890 | |||
| 4892 | Setup_UniversalAdBlocker.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\nsmBB25.tmp\inetc.dll | executable | |
MD5:7569B23F19A0F5CB4C1D3B30A296C4BB | SHA256:615BF32E15AAA8D58832DF2298F75DD2B29EA5F25BF152C99630315CB618A31A | |||
PID | Process | Method | HTTP Code | IP | URL | CN | Type | Size | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
— | — | GET | 200 | 2.20.245.137:80 | http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
— | — | GET | 200 | 2.23.246.101:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
4892 | Setup_UniversalAdBlocker.exe | GET | 200 | 160.202.73.231:80 | http://securityxploded.net/installer_im.php?id=2575 | unknown | — | — | unknown |
6112 | UniversalAdBlocker.exe | GET | 301 | 104.26.15.162:80 | http://www.securityxploded.com/product_versions.xml | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
6940 | svchost.exe | HEAD | 200 | 2.22.242.122:80 | http://msedge.b.tlu.dl.delivery.mp.microsoft.com/filestreamingservice/files/3aeadfbf-fadd-43ac-a5d9-c143db5f63d8?P1=1747705131&P2=404&P3=2&P4=ep8zdQnvu0alJQz0QY0SHXnYaoRwv0LjyBdl80piPRQOXzugqjlq60%2fGeVpCMVJima1a%2fyxVIneuA4foB9xTzg%3d%3d | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
7760 | SIHClient.exe | GET | 200 | 2.23.246.101:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20ECC%20Update%20Secure%20Server%20CA%202.1.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
7760 | SIHClient.exe | GET | 200 | 2.23.246.101:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20ECC%20Product%20Root%20Certificate%20Authority%202018.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
6940 | svchost.exe | GET | 206 | 2.22.242.122:80 | http://msedge.b.tlu.dl.delivery.mp.microsoft.com/filestreamingservice/files/3aeadfbf-fadd-43ac-a5d9-c143db5f63d8?P1=1747705131&P2=404&P3=2&P4=ep8zdQnvu0alJQz0QY0SHXnYaoRwv0LjyBdl80piPRQOXzugqjlq60%2fGeVpCMVJima1a%2fyxVIneuA4foB9xTzg%3d%3d | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
6940 | svchost.exe | GET | 206 | 2.22.242.122:80 | http://msedge.b.tlu.dl.delivery.mp.microsoft.com/filestreamingservice/files/3aeadfbf-fadd-43ac-a5d9-c143db5f63d8?P1=1747705131&P2=404&P3=2&P4=ep8zdQnvu0alJQz0QY0SHXnYaoRwv0LjyBdl80piPRQOXzugqjlq60%2fGeVpCMVJima1a%2fyxVIneuA4foB9xTzg%3d%3d | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
6940 | svchost.exe | GET | 206 | 2.22.242.122:80 | http://msedge.b.tlu.dl.delivery.mp.microsoft.com/filestreamingservice/files/3aeadfbf-fadd-43ac-a5d9-c143db5f63d8?P1=1747705131&P2=404&P3=2&P4=ep8zdQnvu0alJQz0QY0SHXnYaoRwv0LjyBdl80piPRQOXzugqjlq60%2fGeVpCMVJima1a%2fyxVIneuA4foB9xTzg%3d%3d | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
PID | Process | IP | Domain | ASN | CN | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4 | System | 192.168.100.255:137 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
— | — | 40.127.240.158:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | whitelisted |
— | — | 2.20.245.137:80 | crl.microsoft.com | Akamai International B.V. | NL | whitelisted |
— | — | 2.23.246.101:80 | www.microsoft.com | Ooredoo Q.S.C. | QA | whitelisted |
4 | System | 192.168.100.255:138 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
2104 | svchost.exe | 20.73.194.208:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | NL | whitelisted |
3216 | svchost.exe | 172.211.123.250:443 | client.wns.windows.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | FR | whitelisted |
4892 | Setup_UniversalAdBlocker.exe | 160.202.73.231:80 | securityxploded.net | QUICKPACKET | US | suspicious |
6112 | UniversalAdBlocker.exe | 104.26.15.162:80 | www.securityxploded.com | CLOUDFLARENET | US | whitelisted |
6112 | UniversalAdBlocker.exe | 104.26.15.162:443 | www.securityxploded.com | CLOUDFLARENET | US | whitelisted |
Domain | IP | Reputation |
|---|---|---|
settings-win.data.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
crl.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
www.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
google.com |
| whitelisted |
client.wns.windows.com |
| whitelisted |
securityxploded.net |
| unknown |
www.securityxploded.com |
| whitelisted |
config.edge.skype.com |
| whitelisted |
edge.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
business.bing.com |
| whitelisted |
PID | Process | Class | Message |
|---|---|---|---|
4892 | Setup_UniversalAdBlocker.exe | Potentially Bad Traffic | ET USER_AGENTS Observed Suspicious UA (NSIS_Inetc (Mozilla)) |