additionaloffers-setup.exe

Groovecom

The application additionaloffers-setup.exe by Groovecom has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. This is a setup and installation application and has been known to bundle potentially unwanted software. It is also typically executed from an Internet Explorer cache folder. The file has been seen being downloaded from files4.downloadnet253.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Groovecom  (signed and verified)

Product:
Groovecom

Version:
80.8.8.8035

MD5:
7d310cd6cb412c765addb687872fbf5c

SHA-1:
c8405c28fbdd93dfc4f8861eff0cca2d9b49ae6f

SHA-256:
58b10d6fc45b54f1710629d09c363e23d4a7ff11f1a84a759ecf351aab9a52e2

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Note:
Our current pool of anti-malware engines have not currently detected this file, however based on our own detection heuristics we feel that this file is unwanted.

Analysis date:
12/26/2024 1:09:03 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.DownloadAdmin.Grooveco.Installer (M)
16.5.23.2

File size:
871.3 KB (892,240 bytes)

Product version:
80.8.8.8035

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2015

Original file name:
setup.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\content.ie5\{random}\additionaloffers-setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
GoDaddy.com, Inc.

Valid from:
11/11/2015 8:18:38 PM

Valid to:
9/10/2016 8:39:55 PM

Subject:
CN=Groovecom, O=Groovecom, L=San Francisco, S=California, C=US

Issuer:
CN=Go Daddy Secure Certificate Authority - G2, OU=http://certs.godaddy.com/repository/, O="GoDaddy.com, Inc.", L=Scottsdale, S=Arizona, C=US

Serial number:
00A5A543D1F82F75E7

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
11/4/2014 6:12:01 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:oGLVJOFbaPq7JeErrminQ0QNhmZCtyUHeo0TZf4JfZbTlxj4qGRrrAQynvTdcCTZ:1EWiVa0Q0QNttyiAQZbD4rRfZy/RvaIr

Entry address:
0x2026

Entry point:
E8, D5, B8, 00, 00, E9, D3, B1, 00, 00, FF, 25, B0, 40, 41, 00, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, 83, EC, 20, B9, 1E, 00, 00, 00, 8D, 04, 24, EB, 03, 8D, 49, 00, C6, 00, 00, 40, 83, E9, 01, 75, F7, 53, 55, 8B, 6C, 24, 2C, 56, 8B, C5, 57, 8D, 50, 01, 8A, 08, 40, 84, C9, 75, F9, 2B, C2, 8B, F8, 8D, 5F, 02, 53, FF, 15, F4, F1, 40, 00, 83, C4, 04, 53, 8B, F0, 55, 56, FF, 15, 44, F0, 40, 00, C6, 04, 3E, 00, C6, 44, 3E, 01, 00, 8D, 4C, 24, 10, B8, 14, 04, 00, 00, 51, 89, 74, 24, 1C, C7, 44, 24, 18, 03, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.9690  (probably packed)

Code size:
52.5 KB (53,760 bytes)

The file additionaloffers-setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.

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