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OUTBROWSE

This is the OutBrowse Revenyou installer which bundles offers for additional third party applications that may be unwanted and installed without consent. The application file installer.exe by OUTBROWSE has been detected as adware by 12 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the OutBrowse Revenyou installer. The setup routine uses the RevenYou.Com Pay Per Install platform (OutBrowse) which bundles additional software offers inclduing toolbars, extensions, PC utilities as well as other PUPs.
Publisher:
OUTBROWSE  (signed and verified)

MD5:
d7c7b3d2e53ba201bc66878b0d07280e

SHA-1:
d7d9ee411ca131b170748502f53ef8722014214a

SHA-256:
61b3102d4cc718bcf81166ff178010d78c4e208b6a572a4a662f0eb946c65c33

Scanner detections:
12 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Bundles additional adware offers during download and installation using the OutBrowse installer.

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:
11/27/2024 1:19:30 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.OutBrowse
2014.10.17

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/OutBrowse.lwasp
7.11.179.12

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3319

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.2081
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/OutBrowse.AY
8.10576

G Data
Win32.Application.Outbrowse
14.10.24

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.184.13704

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.OutBrowse
15.0.0.494

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Outbrowse
v2014.10.17.12

Reason Heuristics
PUP.OUTBROWSE.O
14.10.16.22

Sophos
OutBrowse Revenyou
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4784459
33706

File size:
559.6 KB (573,008 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
OutBrowse Revenyou (using Nullsoft Install System)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\file installer.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
OUTBROWSE

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
4/6/2014 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
4/7/2015 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=OUTBROWSE, O=OUTBROWSE, STREET=Bialik Number: 143, L=Ramat Gan, S=Israel, PostalCode=5252337, C=IL

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
00A5F03C3A375C11FD6C1C160EE8BFF923

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/5/2009 5:50:52 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:NyMPmbebtASMs3V+EkdARMnts1I/lOMscF2+Igh6/wUWtGo:NTu3SMmodARMtyI/lDs4mwU

Entry address:
0x30FA

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 60, 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, F1, 2B, 00, 00, A3, 64, EB, 42, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 98, 8F, 42, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, 54, 91, 40, 00, 68, 60, E3, 42, 00, E8, A4, 28, 00, 00, FF, 15, AC, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, 40, 43, 00, 50, 57, E8, 92, 28, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.9732

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23.5 KB (24,064 bytes)

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

http://get.file14desktop.com/.../Get?p=3916&d=22334&l=21516&n=1&filename=file installer&x=2&r=zM78XzGU

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