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7zipinstaller.exe

Nextup

This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application 7zipinstaller.exe by Nextup has been detected as adware by 10 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Adknowledge Fusion installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from i.amazing-sw.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Nextup  (signed and verified)

Version:
1.0.0.19

MD5:
26c2d7dd39519ea6d9081bee52b2b106

SHA-1:
7ae65491bd88592cc530b0c3dbacbff661990674

SHA-256:
5ec73b1fd54094c7850438c790dbe2dba025f142989aec20e91eb685b02de232

Scanner detections:
10 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Description:
This 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:
11/5/2024 1:54:14 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

avast!
Win32:Malware-gen
2014.9-141102

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3304

Baidu Antivirus
PUA.Win32.Verti
4.0.3.14111

ESET NOD32
Win32/Verti (variant)
8.10652

G Data
Win32.Application.Nextup
14.11.24

McAfee
Artemis!26C2D7DD3951
5600.6960

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Nextup.N
14.11.1.6

Sophos
NextUp
4.98

Trend Micro House Call
Suspicious_GEN.F47V0906
7.2.306

VIPRE Antivirus
Rocketfuel Installer
34410

File size:
352.2 KB (360,648 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.19

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Adknowledge Fusion

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\7zipinstaller.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Nextup

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
5/21/2014 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
5/22/2015 4:59:59 PM

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:
10/30/2014 7:30:55 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:zJaW0HdNwQx/i0Bzng3PHIfTPPfzk1xo1A1+B/9AyrVoCvAdQ7wfU2boM:zJDOwQxc36PPfzuxoS1w/9JrLIxfU2bj

Entry address:
0x169440

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, A0, 51, 00, 8D, BE, 00, 70, EE, FF, 57, EB, 0B, 90, 8A, 06, 46, 88, 07, 47, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, ED, B8, 01, 00, 00, 00, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, 01, DB, 73, 0B, 75, 28, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, 1F, 48, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, EB, D4, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C9, EB, 52, 31, C9, 83, E8, 03, 72, 11, C1, E0, 08, 8A, 06, 46, 83, F0, FF, 74, 75, D1, F8, 89, C5, EB, 0B, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B...
 
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Entropy:
7.8181

Packer / compiler:
UPX v0.89.6 - v1.02 / v1.05 -v1.24

Code size:
320 KB (327,680 bytes)

The file 7zipinstaller.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 3 URLs.

http://i.amazing-sw.com/stub/NEXTUP/.../7zipInstaller.exe

http://inst.get-soft.com/dl/27/14518/51/.../

http://inst.get-soft.com/dl/27/14525/27/.../

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