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CLick trUst opt

This is the OutBrowse Revenyou installer which bundles offers for additional third party applications that may be unwanted and installed without consent. The application internetexplorer.exe by CLick trUst opt 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:
CLick trUst opt  (signed and verified)

Product:
Setup

Version:
1.9.3.0

MD5:
b3c97f6ec92362636b929204e2b64740

SHA-1:
8d8256e54940ea20d06fa3c5611da43a09affbdb

SHA-256:
00d987320a48d043d1dae8a7b2065dacc1c4aafeb2b142d719cc1f2c0b3d2958

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 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:
1/15/2025 3:53:26 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Outbrowse.Bundler
17.2.22.9

File size:
1.1 MB (1,146,616 bytes)

Product version:
1.9.3.0

Copyright:
Setup

Original file name:
Ionic.Zip-2015Mar08-171642-66094433-116c-46a6-9335-6b5fcfdc7e66.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
OutBrowse Revenyou

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
CLick trUst opt

Authority:
thawte, Inc.

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

Valid to:
1/27/2016 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=CLick trUst opt, O=CLick trUst opt, L=Dublin, S=Dublin, C=IE

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

Serial number:
3EEF44F7DB6886944B95F12758C93575

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
3/8/2015 1:16:43 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
8.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

Entry address:
0x75F3E

Entry point:
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Entropy:
7.5742

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

Code size:
464 KB (475,136 bytes)

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