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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 26 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 get1.down1004life.info.
Publisher:
START now  (signed and verified)

MD5:
2d9b8af1aeb78c5ac94e191604cd856f

SHA-1:
16132c843865748a2554401516c236af290de89f

SHA-256:
66a2d41af1d73ab34b37edd5ac84bd8d24b46de6b14989c65312c570e5169e5e

Scanner detections:
26 / 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:
1/13/2025 7:36:37 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
MemScan:Application.Bundler.JU
6375733

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Downloader
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.OutBrowse
2015.02.19

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Outbrowse.Gen
7.11.211.72

avast!
OutBrowse-CS [PUP]
150101-1

AVG
Downloader
2016.0.3194

Bitdefender
MemScan:Application.Bundler.JU
1.0.20.245

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.AltBrowse.HY
21128

Dr.Web
Trojan.OutBrowse.68
9.0.1.05190

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

ESET NOD32
Win32/OutBrowse.BU potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/OutBrowse
2/18/2015

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

G Data
MemScan:Application.Bundler.JU
15.2.25

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.196.15011

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:Downloader.NSIS.OutBrowse
15.0.0.543

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OutBrowse.gen
v2015.02.18.10

McAfee
Program.Adware-OutBrowse.e
16.8.708.2

MicroWorld eScan
MemScan:Application.Bundler.JU
16.0.0.147

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.OutBrowse.dmxjlz
0.30.0.126

Quick Heal
Downloader.NSIS.r5 (Not a Virus)
2.15.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Outbrowse
15.2.18.22

Sophos
OutBrowse Revenyou
4.98

Trend Micro House Call
Suspici.D88B743E
7.2.49

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downloader.OutBrowse
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
37588

File size:
574.4 KB (588,136 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

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

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
START now

Authority:
thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
1/10/2015 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
12/11/2015 7:59:59 PM

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 6:50:52 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:gxx8r0Xnwwi2pyKEyAPis6/E6Cz1+0f7rH/TTpVP4N1n9af1Ejqvr:gxW6vOyZskENJ+A7rH/TTP4NHnQ

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:
7.9675

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 URL.

http://get1.down1004life.info//.../get15?p=19141&d=25269&l=24430&n=1&productname=Java&filename=Java&clickid=w5052A2D1O3CBPDH09TJOC32

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