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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 24 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.
Publisher:
START now  (signed and verified)

MD5:
6b112762fcc1dbd7f0bf9e55f1cec17b

SHA-1:
d7fb5aefa19d2d290e9077b290ce67f1d602bd8f

SHA-256:
00d310d561e20a2e094c408c56771f779524bb7b6b553fa9911fa7276242f787

Scanner detections:
24 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

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:
12/26/2024 1:45:39 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
MemScan:Application.Bundler.JU
6489972

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Downloader
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Outbrowse.Gen
7.11.206.52

AVG
Downloader
2016.0.3213

Bitdefender
MemScan:Application.Bundler.JU
1.0.20.150

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Dr.Web
Trojan.OutBrowse.68
9.0.1.05190

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

ESET NOD32
Win32/OutBrowse.BS potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/OutBrowse
1/30/2015

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

G Data
MemScan:Application.Bundler.JU
15.1.25

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.193.14817

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

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OutBrowse.gen
v2015.01.30.08

McAfee
Adware-OutBrowse.e
5600.6869

MicroWorld eScan
MemScan:Application.Bundler.JU
16.0.0.90

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.OutBrowse.dmxjlz
0.30.0.65070

Quick Heal
Downloader.NSIS.r5 (Not a Virus)
1.15.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Outbrowse
15.1.30.20

Sophos
OutBrowse Revenyou
4.98

Trend Micro House Call
Suspici.D88B743E
7.2.30

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downloader.OutBrowse
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
36694

File size:
574.4 KB (588,144 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

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

Language:
Language Neutral

Digital Signature
Signed by:
START now

Authority:
thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
1/10/2015 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
12/11/2015 6:59:59 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 5:50:52 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:oRx8r0Xnwwi2pyKEyAPis6/E6Cz1+0f7rH/TTpVP4N1n9af1EjqvS:oRW6vOyZskENJ+A7rH/TTP4NHnN

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)

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