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deusexe.aptxpgwbas01.77.exe

Download Admin

This is the Tightrope WebInstall which bundles applications with offers for additional 3rd party software, mostly unwanted adware, and may be installed with minimal consent. The application deusexe.aptxpgwbas01.77.exe by Download Admin has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. The program is a setup application that uses the Tightrope WebInstall installer.
Publisher:
Download Admin  (signed and verified)

MD5:
f16c270406f38cdf69f60b38d94ed5f4

SHA-1:
96deeb37dcdf40896be25ee1973242277efda29a

SHA-256:
14e3d412974c6cc75176d6fbe5cf4c5b486f36ff4b18d72b771bab33d2ddea93

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.

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:
12/26/2024 4:48:29 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Tightrope (M)
16.7.23.11

File size:
3.6 MB (3,766,536 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Tightrope WebInstall (using Nullsoft Install System)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\deusexe.aptxpgwbas01.77.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Download Admin

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
6/21/2009 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
5/30/2010 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Download Admin, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=Download Admin, L=San Francisco, S=California, C=US

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2009-2 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)09, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
0B3C4C63AB2E7D3D56CCC830179F66F0

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
11/20/2008 2:28:21 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:I/WrBm3CUlWF84/15WuOQuNw/mUwmQUS2Y2gEuTzxB3zMsXcQHcszn7VcWh7NEvd:Rm3keg153Zaw/LwmG2DgEsx1HcG2cJz

Entry address:
0x30E3

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 58, 91, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 30, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 7C, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 18, EC, 42, 00, E8, 23, 2B, 00, 00, A3, 64, EB, 42, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 90, 8F, 42, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, 4C, 91, 40, 00, 68, 60, E3, 42, 00, E8, DA, 27, 00, 00, FF, 15, AC, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, 40, 43, 00, 50, 57, E8, C8, 27, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.9991

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23 KB (23,552 bytes)

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