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bundle.exe

Amonetize ltd.

This is the Amonetize download manager which bundles applications with offers for additional 3rd party software, mostly unwanted adware, and may be installed with minimal consent. The application bundle.exe by Amonetize ltd has been detected as adware by 4 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Amonetize Downloader installer. The setup program bundles adware offers using the Amonetize, a Pay-Per-Install (PPI) monetization and distribution download manager. The software offerings provided are based on the PC's geo-location at the time of install.
Publisher:
Amonetize ltd.  (signed and verified)

MD5:
a195c146662ebf8a85b6d4d7bbd9b1c2

SHA-1:
09bcb820dc67378344aaba3988b35648140b86d1

SHA-256:
e91c30a0252ae720a1b2d3dffaee67bec0455bdf226b8e5841fa613ff631184f

Scanner detections:
4 / 68

Status:
Adware

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:
12/23/2024 7:32:18 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.1659
9.0.1.0355

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Amonetizeltd.G
14.8.7.19

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V1214
7.2.355

VIPRE Antivirus
Amonetize
24444

File size:
69 KB (70,696 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Amonetize Downloader

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Amonetize ltd.

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
3/19/2013 12:00:00 AM

Valid to:
6/19/2015 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Amonetize ltd., O=Amonetize ltd., L=Raanana, S=Alberta, C=IL

Issuer:
CN=Thawte Code Signing CA - G2, O="Thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
235E7B2F1D4E0152189F6381E2BA8C97

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
8/8/2013 9:39:21 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
1536:SFED0w7yHhYksyLB/i9T5lyAc42DtVM3xYtVUi0:Siz74hYMf7S

Entry address:
0x28E30

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, A0, 41, 00, 8D, BE, 00, 70, FE, 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, EF, 75, 09, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 73, E4, 31, C9, 83, E8, 03, 72, 0D, C1, E0, 08, 8A, 06, 46, 83, F0, FF, 74, 74, 89, C5, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C9, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C9, 75, 20, 41, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB...
 
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Entropy:
7.8484

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

Code size:
64 KB (65,536 bytes)

The file bundle.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://d4j83swn8t881.cloudfront.net/cl/inst/bundles/Yontoo_Amonetize/.../Bundle.exe

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