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45213745.exe

Nextup

This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application 45213745.exe by Nextup has been detected as adware by 8 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Adknowledge Fusion installer. It is also typically executed from the user's temporary directory. The file has been seen being downloaded from inst.greatappsfree.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Nextup  (signed and verified)

Version:
1.0.0.7

MD5:
4d4c9eed328cbc3b0b308481e4e97540

SHA-1:
d2e7f056425e1739e82cbdf8f72a369dafbb41e6

SHA-256:
fee194280efed94a3a41a2a899d2b3a8cc4e57932ce1b0129dae6659572d03d9

Scanner detections:
8 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
This installer bundles various adware prorgams that may include toolbars and web browser advertising injectors/extensions.

Description:
This is also known as bundleware, or downloadware, which is an downloader designed to simply deliver ad-supported offers in the setup routine of an otherwise legitimate software.

Analysis date:
11/5/2024 9:26:51 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3409

ESET NOD32
Win32/Verti (variant)
8.10119

G Data
Win32.Application.Nextup
14.7.24

McAfee
Artemis!4D4C9EED328C
5600.7065

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Nextup.I
14.7.18.18

Sophos
NextUp
4.98

Trend Micro House Call
Suspicious_GEN.F47V0717
7.2.199

VIPRE Antivirus
Rocketfuel Installer
31380

File size:
596 KB (610,328 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.7

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Adknowledge Fusion

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\45213745.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Nextup

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
5/22/2014 3:00:00 AM

Valid to:
5/23/2015 2:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Nextup, O=Nextup, STREET=10900 NE 8TH ST, STREET=STE 1000, L=Bellevue, S=WA, PostalCode=98004, C=US

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
00C705E6F899AC0C37A4458683DB2745BB

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
7/16/2014 10:40:58 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:9BNOBHebJTxTtCvsjAF712QAuJxf+khD9MmLwtg3GU3rI/9ZhWT6KUjPj:4IJTxTtCvYAGZGREbU7IlWT6KUjL

Entry address:
0x22695

Entry point:
E8, 86, A5, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, 6A, 0C, 68, 60, EE, 47, 00, E8, 55, 2C, 00, 00, 6A, 0E, E8, C6, 9E, 00, 00, 59, 83, 65, FC, 00, 8B, 75, 08, 8B, 4E, 04, 85, C9, 74, 2F, A1, 94, 7F, 48, 00, BA, 90, 7F, 48, 00, 89, 45, E4, 85, C0, 74, 11, 39, 08, 75, 2C, 8B, 48, 04, 89, 4A, 04, 50, E8, A5, B4, FF, FF, 59, FF, 76, 04, E8, 9C, B4, FF, FF, 59, 83, 66, 04, 00, C7, 45, FC, FE, FF, FF, FF, E8, 0A, 00, 00, 00, E8, 44, 2C, 00, 00, C3, 8B, D0, EB, C5, 6A, 0E, E8, 92, 9D, 00, 00, 59, C3, CC, 8B, 54, 24, 04, 8B...
 
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Code size:
399.5 KB (409,088 bytes)

The file 45213745.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 4 URLs.

http://inst.greatappsfree.com/dl/27/28045/27/.../

http://inst.greatappsfree.com/dl/27/17480/27/.../

http://i.greatappsfree.com/stub/NEXTUP/.../7zipInstaller.exe

http://inst.greatappsfree.com/dl/27/14519/27/.../

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