internet explorer.exe

Setup

BESt install tll

This is the OutBrowse Revenyou installer which bundles offers for additional third party applications that may be unwanted and installed without consent. The application internet explorer.exe by BESt install tll has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. The program is a setup application that uses the OutBrowse Revenyou installer. The installer is marketed through download protals and search ads as Internet Explorer but will also install additional software offers which include adware, PUPs and browser toolbars.
Publisher:
BESt install tll  (signed and verified)

Product:
Setup

Version:
1.9.3.0

MD5:
1b51a86e7beee2678759483a6d760baf

SHA-1:
8a30b40ab8f305e447f32776a5e2982a05f302b8

SHA-256:
75fd7ebcb8c2eb62f0953b4be76bfa017deba0eda62dec1acb383ffb7bc5b7b9

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Note:
Our current pool of anti-malware engines have not currently detected this file, however based on our own detection heuristics we feel that this file is unwanted.

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:
11/24/2024 6:42:23 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Outbrowse.BEStinstalltll.Installer (M)
16.2.23.11

File size:
1.1 MB (1,146,904 bytes)

Product version:
1.9.3.0

Copyright:
Setup

Original file name:
Ionic.Zip-2015Mar10-000827-339cfc13-6dcd-48d6-a76b-ff491855379f.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
OutBrowse Revenyou

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Authority:
thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
3/8/2015 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
1/27/2016 5:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=BESt install tll, O=BESt install tll, L=Dublin, S=Dublin, C=IE

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

Serial number:
47B53219F51F0C2A261EB0695E1E7E4B

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
3/9/2015 7:08:27 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
8.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:XbSaE4mvt/mLYRBMT5nlJJ6Ibz+MTjw88B0+h:XbSv4mvE8u5nlJJ6+LTk3K+h

Entry address:
0x75F3E

Entry point:
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Entropy:
7.5749

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C# / Basic .NET

Code size:
464 KB (475,136 bytes)

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