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installation.exe

Start Now

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 Start Now has been detected as adware by 7 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:
Start Now  (signed and verified)

MD5:
a4d8db25de0b2dbd6b2cf1618be90c4e

SHA-1:
481a3cd1a93637dbfed65cf6b7c7f450cde0e9a9

SHA-256:
b58a973660c77bb25d55bac57bf264d5b306ea1b6190a09a66198c7a8270dbb8

Scanner detections:
7 / 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:
12/28/2024 7:07:36 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.OutBrowse
2014.12.19

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Outbrowse.Gen
7.11.196.146

ESET NOD32
Win32/OutBrowse.BK potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

F-Secure
Riskware.Gen:Application.Heur.fv1@kGogBlkO
5.13.68

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OutBrowse
v2014.12.18.11

Reason Heuristics
PUP.StartNow.M
14.12.18.9

Trend Micro House Call
Suspici.FB78FCB8
7.2.352

File size:
578.6 KB (592,504 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:
Start Now

Authority:
thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
12/11/2014 3:00:00 AM

Valid to:
12/12/2015 2:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Start Now, O=Start Now, L=Dublin, S=Dublin, C=IE

Issuer:
CN=thawte SHA256 Code Signing CA, O="thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
3E1F0E273F3FF952C7CBBBD1B9B74B0A

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/6/2009 1:50:52 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:vykC/5AadVBnpql54Ia99iRZGDP3AFNbSJsfDDE:v+5AejhI0iRZjPb23

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:
7.9739

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23.5 KB (24,064 bytes)

The file installation.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 3 URLs.

http://dl.file24desktop.com/.../get15?p=233&d=24601&l=1694&n=0&d1=NUMBER,010056967&clickid=010056967017285210855

http://get.getpage1000.info/.../Get?p=233&d=24601&l=1694&n=0&d1=NUMBER&clickid=010056967017285210855&d1=010056967

http://clkoffers.com/.../sa?cid=11021-500252818224000000&pid=11021&q=Ara Mina, Ara Mina baby, Patrick Meneses, Ara Mina celebrity mom, Ara Mina gives

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