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 self-extracting archive and installer 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:
f3c752991475dc1579ca517fe403c096

SHA-1:
d65ab9a132e2a7efb5d49d38c69a3ff9beb78063

SHA-256:
74163ff6cc5adbe5ce24961e19ece580dc2a4ceac714bbd0c789239705128f67

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 12:50:54 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.DownloadAdmin.Grooveco.Installer (M)
16.5.12.12

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 11:18:38 AM

Valid to:
9/10/2016 11:39:55 AM

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:
11/3/2014 9:12:01 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:yGLVJOFbaPq7JeErrminQ0QNhmZCtyUHeo0TZf4JfZbTlxj4qGRrrAQynvTdcCTZ:XEWiVa0Q0QNttyiAQZbD4rRfZy/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 5 URLs.

http://files4.downloadnet253.com/dl-pure/.../?bc=1188307&checksum=84481&cb=2036992860

http://files4.downloadnet253.com/dl-pure/.../?bc=1188307&checksum=84481&cb=493969513

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