installation.exe

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 installation.exe by OUTBROWSE has been detected as adware by 20 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:
589de0d4ab9c7faefc716e4274e1cb18

SHA-1:
11f657a517976eab643e3684c75697d334efca4a

SHA-256:
0bddc4c88ab8d1778b83f40adad82efe26931a42cc11fa90b2c9f1694e45d87b

Scanner detections:
20 / 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:
11/5/2024 9:40:17 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.OutBrowse
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/OutBrowse.lwasp
7.11.218.126

avast!
OutBrowse-G [PUP]
150319-0

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3155

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.AltBrowse.HY
21588

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.2081
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/OutBrowse.AM potentially unwanted application
9.7.0.302.0

F-Secure
Adware.MPLug.HH
11.2015-01-04_4

G Data
Win32.Application.OutBrowse
15.3.25

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.OutBrowse
t3scan.1.8.9.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.202.15424

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.OutBrowse
14.0.0.2268

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OutBrowse
v2015.03.30.09

McAfee
Trojan.Artemis!7115D6FE2828
5600.6811

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.OutBrowse.deioif
0.30.8.659

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.OutBrowse.644032
15.03.27.01

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Bundler.Outbrowse
15.3.30.9

Sophos
Generic PUA PH
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4784459
38552

File size:
628.9 KB (644,032 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

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

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
4/7/2014 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
4/8/2015 12:59:59 AM

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 10:50:52 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:8OlY0y9kKjAvxSM6VJK6yLFIDHosSuOr9xycqV2rBEXlGvYCXYBsOQ5t2lzi/WMU:8OlM9+vxX6VE6+ODWuQHZqV6BEXVCXdx

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:
7.9807

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23.5 KB (24,064 bytes)

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