java.exe

START now

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 25 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:
2deb754c3c156da17169c94ced83eb22

SHA-1:
1a76a4facefdfc67f9ea6c167c4e4738e17357b6

SHA-256:
80ab886ae1383244e70d453552dbbbb39c8aa1feb41fc805fb350f973cdf75db

Scanner detections:
25 / 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:
12/26/2024 1:13:14 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.Outbrowse.1
6450970

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.OutBrowse
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.OutBrowse
2015.02.22

Avira AntiVirus
PUA/Outbrowse.Gen
7.11.211.248

avast!
OutBrowse-AA [PUP]
150203-1

AVG
Potentially harmful program Downloader.DGF
2014.0.4257

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.Outbrowse.1
1.0.20.265

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.AltBrowse.HY
21168

Dr.Web
Trojan.OutBrowse.68
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.Outbrowse
9.0.0.4799

ESET NOD32
Win32/OutBrowse.BU potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/OutBrowse
2/22/2015

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler
11.2015-22-02_1

G Data
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.Outbrowse
15.2.25

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.197.15043

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

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OutBrowse
v2015.02.22.02

McAfee
Program.Adware-OutBrowse.e
16.8.708.2

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.Outbrowse.1
16.0.0.159

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.OutBrowse.dnberl
0.30.0.296

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Outbrowse
15.2.22.2

Sophos
OutBrowse Revenyou
4.98

Trend Micro House Call
Suspici.F4CBE3E4
7.2.53

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downloader.OutBrowse
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4823950
37588

File size:
573.7 KB (587,456 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:

Authority:
thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
1/10/2015 6:00:00 PM

Valid to:
12/11/2015 5:59:59 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 4:50:52 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:WrUVNSArVS7XHqBxLPPx1pH0++BmKVmzpn1pyK04gEQqkWipH8:WrQNDjxymKVs1iEtr

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:
7.9703

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.

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