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Installer.exe

Installer

Amonetize ltd.

This is the Amonetize download manager which bundles applications with offers for additional 3rd party software, mostly unwanted adware, and may be installed with minimal consent. The application Installer.exe by Amonetize ltd has been detected as adware by 8 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Amonetize Downloader installer. The setup program bundles adware offers using the Amonetize, a Pay-Per-Install (PPI) monetization and distribution download manager. The software offerings provided are based on the PC's geo-location at the time of install.

File name:

Installer.exe

Publisher:

Amònetíze ltd. (signed by Amonetize ltd.)

Product:

Installer

Version:

1.1.2.41

MD5:

396eddb820c4bda8ec3d34849346ccfc

SHA-1:

3e961bd6c756cb6e4d71a6154363c140144d29eb

SHA-256:

2547f1690f5c9ac07fbfb4042451df41cccc941758199557500465f4b792a747

Scanner detections:

8 / 68

Status:

Adware

Explanation:

This setup file is a re-distribution of the original program that bundles various adware offers during installation including toolbars and browser search extensions.

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:

12/24/2024 1:32:31 AM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Avira AntiVirus

ADWARE/Adware.Gen2

7.11.115.100

Boost by Reason

PUP.Installer.Amonetizeltd.J

2013.11.17.18

Dr.Web

Adware.Downware.1528

9.0.1.0321

ESET NOD32

Win32/Amonetize (variant)

7.9087

Malwarebytes

PUP.Optional.Amonetize.AS

v2013.11.17.06

Reason Heuristics

PUP.Installer.Amonetizeltd.J

14.8.7.19

Sophos

Amonetize

4.95

VIPRE Antivirus

Amonetize

23656

File size:

149 KB (152,608 bytes)

Product version:

2.1.12

Original file name:

Installer.exe

File type:

Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:

Amonetize Downloader

Language:

English (United States)

Common path:

C:\users\{user}\downloads\installer.exe

Digital Signature

Signed by:

Amonetize ltd.

Authority:

Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:

3/18/2013 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:

6/18/2015 4:59:59 PM

Subject:

CN=Amonetize ltd., O=Amonetize ltd., L=Raanana, S=Alberta, C=IL

Issuer:

CN=Thawte Code Signing CA - G2, O="Thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:

235E7B2F1D4E0152189F6381E2BA8C97

File PE Metadata

Compilation timestamp:

8/27/2013 1:39:04 PM

OS version:

5.1

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):

3072:zOydPDW9VFTB/ec62B1/lFSya1wQTDwWwB33dB:zOys9VFxuasy6wQHwW6HdB

Entry address:

0x5AB60

Entry point:

60, BE, 00, B0, 43, 00, 8D, BE, 00, 60, FC, FF, 57, 83, CD, FF, EB, 10, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 8A, 06, 46, 88, 07, 47, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, ED, B8, 01, 00, 00, 00, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, 01, DB, 73, 0B, 75, 28, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, 1F, 48, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, EB, D4, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C9, EB, 52, 31, C9, 83, E8, 03, 72, 11, C1, E0, 08, 8A, 06, 46, 83, F0, FF, 74, 75, D1, F8, 89... 
[+]

Entropy:

7.7984

Packer / compiler:

UPX 2.90LZMA]

Code size:

128 KB (131,072 bytes)

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

http://cdn4.otherdownload.com/Launcher.exe

The executing file has been seen to make the following network communications in live environments.

TCP (HTTP):

Connects to www.soledownload.com (54.225.181.84:80)

TCP (HTTP):

Connects to www.activemonetizer.com (23.23.96.46:80)

http://www.activemonetizer.com/index.php?Net2=v2.0.50727&Net4=&OSversion=NT5.1SP3&Slv=&Sysid=B2229155&Sysid1=B2229155&X64=N&admin=Y&browser=IEXPLORE.EXE&chver=&exe=ikjut__13044&offver=&lang_DfltUser=04

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