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internet_explorer.exe

Start Playing

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 Start Playing 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. It is also typically executed from an Internet Explorer cache folder. The file has been seen being downloaded from get.down1227group.info.
Publisher:
Start Playing  (signed and verified)

MD5:
563800ba50776e236df468f9f68ec435

SHA-1:
e156220421ba55f76f4cb6ded84a1ce906dd4a8b

SHA-256:
dd9d1f21cd1445e8c8dab7ca197b593909a046f6fb5dbbbcb55ce0664427d587

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 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:
12/25/2024 6:17:45 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Outbrowse.StartPlaying.Bundler (M)
16.2.27.9

File size:
609.9 KB (624,584 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

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

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\content.ie5\{random}\internet_explorer.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Start Playing

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
1/14/2015 2:43:40 AM

Valid to:
10/22/2015 8:57:40 AM

Subject:
CN=Start Playing, O=Start Playing, L=Dublin, C=IE

Issuer:
CN=GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - SHA256 - G2, O=GlobalSign nv-sa, C=BE

Serial number:
112148ECE298BAB6D0ECDE90587F415A4159

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:jdXbb1eVUi5BZs1NEx8ptqOaY9gFZRXe7B84oStp5hA1o3spCPehH0zKa:jdX85WNESpAwgHRXMB3E1pwP0Ul

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:
7.9469

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23.5 KB (24,064 bytes)

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

http://get.down1227group.info/1426041261/1426041261/get1?p=1955&d=1782&l=1701&n=1&productname=Internet Explorer&d1=147722&d2=429&exeurl=http://download.microsoft.com/download/3/A/2/3A2B7E95-24EF-44F6-A092-C9CF4D1878D0/IE11-Windows6.1.exe&filename=Internet_Explorer&dynamicname=Internet Explorer&tyurl=http://www.postdownload.net/.../redirect.php?id=btv204vj3m8j5vjqg6apfqkp1d1mspsdlhj723r13t4sf9v6f0i0-3992462b6a79caf44e01ef0d86c07122&d=downloadnet.org&p=Internet Explorer&pid=3&bex=1&countryid=265&icon=1

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