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This is the OutBrowse Revenyou installer which bundles offers for additional third party applications that may be unwanted and installed without consent. The application java.exe by START now has been detected as adware by 14 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the OutBrowse Revenyou installer. According to AVG, this software downloads additional adware offers during setup. The file has been seen being downloaded from get.down1702.info and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
START now  (signed and verified)

MD5:
02cae00265fd8702f8f35233fd287120

SHA-1:
08b95513e18c35215c8920331fee88a8c3a7ded3

SHA-256:
bb8e3c7279de6ecacf68de6d3660eb4ef9e2fb3c54d12ccf975b1f5ff4cc0959

Scanner detections:
14 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

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:
11/23/2024 2:20:56 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
MemScan:Application.Bundler.JU
6355271

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Outbrowse.Gen
7.11.202.226

AVG
Downloader
2016.0.3225

Bitdefender
MemScan:Application.Bundler.JU
1.0.20.95

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
MemScan:Application.Bundler.JU
9.0.0.4799

ESET NOD32
Win32/OutBrowse.BS potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

F-Secure
Riskware.MemScan:Application.Bundler.JU
5.13.68

G Data
MemScan:Application.Bundler.JU
15.1.24

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.191.14683

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OutBrowse
v2015.01.19.08

MicroWorld eScan
MemScan:Application.Bundler.JU
16.0.0.57

Reason Heuristics
PUP.STARTnow
15.1.19.8

Sophos
OutBrowse Revenyou
4.98

Trend Micro House Call
Suspici.D13D3815
7.2.19

File size:
575.6 KB (589,448 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

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

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
START now

Authority:
thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
1/11/2015 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
12/12/2015 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=START now, O=START now, L=Dublin, S=Dublin, C=IE

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

Serial number:
13F235DA9F0A910A71AE486F7547520F

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/5/2009 11:50:52 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:TsSc5f0V5iPd5lAurV6EGEEfSxoapDe3buf+RZjNuqYBj:Taf9HlVrV6EPpmPcb

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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Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23.5 KB (24,064 bytes)

The file java.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 4 URLs.

http://get.down1702.info/.../get15?p=19141&d=25269&l=24430&n=1&productname=Java&filename=Java&clickid=wQU831HTAIOT0BHHGEO2GI22

http://get.seepage1000.info/.../Get?p=19141&d=25269&l=24430&n=1&productname=Java&filename=Java&clickid=wQU831HTAIOT0BHHGEO2GI22

http://yz0fi.voluumtrk.com/3304bb7e-a794-4b18-a140-519924221710?cid=wcy9HuaDj5J/Kv3uki1SyBsoJ7DTR0TdXyBfU1ViMAvl/P2B6jKoUG0yExiVdMrzzQOEkQckm9c6TxzLZqa3MrmTFJ0m8nqYqogvW6OeYqpoG 4g0Z4pEyqgjIZc4IJJAu8Ck6TepyssoWw7EjMdngZyNY2rg88Y0ZCCdnw FqcHHnZUwnYGyz0pWz3ptdjd3sLXG/.../KsZaeZUdOtes5GeggNA=

http://secure.distapp07.com/o/.../setup.exe

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