install.exe

OUTbrowse Ltd

This is the OutBrowse Revenyou installer which bundles offers for additional third party applications that may be unwanted and installed without consent. The application install.exe by OUTbrowse has been detected as adware by 16 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. The file has been seen being downloaded from getgp.download-desktop-file.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
OUTbrowse Ltd  (signed and verified)

MD5:
62bc8715f2ee0e6603aea7435785057a

SHA-1:
0089f66ea9a0e914d4ad71565be640f549f1393d

SHA-256:
8425065a6f7886fd92b58f67721ef79fdfbf3db24a86ab651bf8921f9bb7eacf

Scanner detections:
16 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

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 4:03:04 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.OutBrowse
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/OutBrowse.lwasq
7.11.199.206

avast!
PUP-gen [PUP]
150102-1

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3237

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.28499
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/OutBrowse.AN potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.OutBrowse
t3scan.1.8.5.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.1814554

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.OutBrowse
15.0.0.543

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OutBrowse
v2015.01.06.11

McAfee
Program.Adware-OutBrowse.a
16.8.708.2

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.OutBrowse.deioif
0.30.0.64448

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.OutBrowse.578280
15.01.05.01

Reason Heuristics
PUP.OUTbrowse.H
15.1.6.23

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.OutBrowse
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
36340

File size:
564.7 KB (578,280 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

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

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
8/18/2014 8:30:42 AM

Valid to:
8/19/2015 8:30:42 AM

Subject:
CN=OUTbrowse Ltd, OU=Tech, O=OUTbrowse Ltd, L=Ramat Gan, S=Israel, C=IL

Issuer:
CN=GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - SHA256 - G2, O=GlobalSign nv-sa, C=BE

Serial number:
11218698DE6360060E5B84AA941E48BB9A93

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/5/2009 4:50:52 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:ds0vUjCMjnGaft+rCYRu42+bkQ/IHJIbIUEq+J4kl/nDIGXozGxfynv:d/AXDftmCYT7YQ/Ie6v4us1ax+

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:
7.9765

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23.5 KB (24,064 bytes)

The file install.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.

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