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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 installation.exe by OUTBROWSE has been detected as adware by 15 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:
6f15a7144ac858c5d79848bcc4e9215e

SHA-1:
9d522ee630ebeded4b5a1e92c4e6dacebe369bf4

SHA-256:
63ecdc1d9126f3157fe04f248729c8fd61d76748c7f08e8c0a5943a65adf6231

Scanner detections:
15 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Description:
This is an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:
12/25/2024 8:11:52 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3353

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.2081
9.0.1.0255

ESET NOD32
Win32/OutBrowse.AQ
8.10555

G Data
Win32.Application.Outbrowse
14.9.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of adblock 2.0.9.exe (Adware)
2014.11.8.16

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.OutBrowse
t3scan.1.7.8.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.183.13662

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.OutBrowse
14.0.0.3260

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OutBrowse
v2014.09.12.11

McAfee
Adware-OutBrowse.a
5600.7009

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.OutBrowse.deioif
0.28.2.62483

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.OutBrowse.579288
14.10.12.01

Reason Heuristics
PUP.OUTBROWSE.M
14.9.12.22

Sophos
OutBrowse Revenyou
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4784459
33706

File size:
565.8 KB (579,336 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:
OUTBROWSE

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
4/6/2014 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
4/7/2015 6:59:59 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 4:50:52 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:WRwaj40CnrtGdpxCpo3bQlX74v+BsoCIr+0w/0PzjyOIgDON199bnAM:WT40ZxC+3MF4OsYr+kPymDMPnA

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:
7.9766

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://get.file16desktop.com/DownloadManager/Get?p=13490&d=19079&l=18238&n=1&productname=DownInstall&d1=1&exeurl=http://aihdownload.adobe.com/bin/live/install_flashplayer11x32_mssd_aih.exe&dynamicname=Adobe Flash Player&tyurl=http://downinstall.com/.../Adobe Flash Player?utm_source=ry

http://get.file16desktop.com/DownloadManager/Get?p=13490&d=19079&l=18238&n=1&productname=DownInstall&d1=1&exeurl=http://aihdownload.adobe.com/bin/live/install_flashplayer11x32_mssd_aih.exe&dynamicname=Adobe Flash Player&tyurl=http://downinstall.com/.../Adobe Flash Player?utm_source=ry

http://get.file16desktop.com/DownloadManager/Get?p=13490&d=19079&l=18238&n=1&productname=DownInstall&d1=1&exeurl=http://aihdownload.adobe.com/bin/live/install_flashplayer11x32_mssd_aih.exe&dynamicname=Adobe Flash Player&tyurl=http://downinstall.com/.../Adobe Flash Player?utm_source=ry

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